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StandardEditionSectionInquiry #QuestionReply686 First Edition, February 1996 Chapt. would like to have a confirmation on the material that should be used for the leveling pads to be utilized under the pump baseplate leveling jackscrews. In fact in the grouting checklist, Chapter 5, Section - Mounting Plate Design Verification, stainless steel is indicated as material for the leveling pads. However in Figure G-1 of Chapter 5, carbon steel is indicated the material. We consider that either SS or CS materials could be used. Please jackscrew leveling pads should be constructed of stainless steel as indicated in Chapter 5, Paragraph and as indicated in Section 4, Grouting Checklists, Paragraph , under Mounting Plate Design Verification. The material designation shown in Figure G-1 is incorrectly shown as carbon steel and will be corrected in the next edition of the steel is selected due to the potential for corrosion of carbon steel. After the mounting plate jackscrews are removed when the grout has cured, the jackscrew holes are to be sealed to exclude contamination.

Standard Edition Section Inquiry # Question Reply 686 First Edition, February 1996 Chapt. 4 2.4.3 686-I-01/03 Chapter 4, Section 2.4.3, talks about the vertical distance from the machine centerline to the" base". Is the base the base of the machine(

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