Specification
Patented "Buck" Cyclone Cleaner
with Easy-Clean Trash House
Model EC-1

General

One Patented Buck Cyclone Cleaner of exclusive Ross & White Company side draw type design, designed for feeding trash to specially designed trash house as generally shown on the print of drawing 76042-1. Each cyclone cleaner assembly shall consist generally of the following:

• 1. A plenum fabricated from formed 12 gauge members all welded to make a structural frame work sufficiently rigid to support 4" I-beam bellows track, cantilevered load of extendible bellows assembly and imposed load of side duct work. Unit to be mounted on 12 gauge formed leg assembly. Each leg to have a 3/8" thick base plate drilled to receive 1/2" diameter cinch anchor bolts.
• 2. Bellows assembly fabricated from heavy neoprene 16 oz. nylon reinforced impregnated vinyl, constructed with aluminum stays and mounting strips to form an accordion type retractable assembly. Foam rubber padding covered with the same material as used for the bellows firmly attached to the outer perimeter of the bellows to assure proper fit to the vehicle door. The complete assembly shall be hung from a swivel suspension frame attached to overhead trolley tracks riding on overhead rails, an integral part of the plenum housing requiring no additional outside supports.
• 3. (2) Trunnion mount air cylinders - (1) 2" bore x 24" stroke, (1) 2" bore x 27" stroke.
• 4. Air controls factory mounted and piped on side of plenum housing including air solenoid control valve, adjustable flow control, moisture trap, air reducing valve and air cylinder lubricator.
• 5. Fan Unit - (2) special 28" diameter, 5-steel blade type propellers, driven by 5 horsepower air-over motors for operation on 208/230/460 volt, 3 phase, 60 hertz current. Each fan to be capable of moving 10,000 CFM free air. Air movement through bus to be 20,000 CFM. Fans to be mounted in aerodynamically designed orifice ring. Orifice rings to be part of a 12 gauge formed housing. Housing or fan box to have an access panel sized to permit maintenance of motors. Housing to be flanged for gasket, and bolted connection to trash house and Buck cleaner.
• 6. Prewired control panel in NEMA #12 enclosure with all motor starters, relays, fuse blocks, terminal strips, and mainline through the door disconnect switch.
• 7. (2) Air sweep handguns supplied with 50'-0" of heavy duty 3/8" air hose.
• 8. (2) Projector type floodlights complete with swivel receptacles for lighting step well of bus.
• 9. Wetting spray assembly consisting of galvanized pipe, complete with nozzles properly programmed to wet down debris and dust inside trash house when unit is in operation, equipped with a normally closed flow of water to spray nozzles while unit is operating.
• 10. Trash house to be fabricated in sections. The lower support section to utilize 4" square tubing on 1/2" base plates as upright legs. Trash ramp and chute to be framed with 4" channel structure. Ramp and chute to be a 10 gauge weldment. Trash chute to discharge into a lower room sized for a 5'-8" x 4'-0" wide x 4'-6" high trash container. Upper and lower sections of trash house fabricated with monolithic fiberglass reinforced plywood panels. Stated material shall be 3/4" CC Grade APA plywood with exterior glue, reinforced with 18 oz. per yard woven roving fiberglass bonded to wood with an interior/exterior finish of Dupont Tedlar Film 1.5 mils thick, color white.

All splice plates and corners to be 10 gauge formed galvanized through-bolted and caulked with exterior weather proof polysulfide caulking. Roof of trash house fitted with (10) galvanized roof panels consisting of angular frame and galvanized 1/2-16 mesh hardware cloth.

Finish

All fabricated sections of lower house assembly, upper house support assembly, roof can and screen supports, shroud box assembly, carriage trash and trolley, bellows frame, fan guard, cylinder brackets and trolley support shall be hot-dipped galvanized after fabrication per ASTM A123 or A385. Metallic surfaces not suitable for galvanizing shall be coated with 95% zinc primer and covered with durable machine enamel. Erection bolts shall be plated and Grade 5.

Drawings, Erection and Operation

Provide shop drawings for approval of the architect as specified, and as soon as practical after receipt of formal order. Provide foundation drawings to be followed by complete roughing-in drawings for electrical wiring, plumbing and air piping to serve the unit. Before substantial completion of the contract, provide the Owner with operating instructions data, maintenance data and repair parts information.

Manufacturer Qualification

The manufacturer must have at least five years of experience in supplying similar interior cleaning systems to bus properties in the United States and must have made at least three installations with the last year.

Warranty

The wash equipment shall be warranted against defective parts and faulty workmanship for a period of twelve months from the date of start-up. This warranty shall consist of the replacement and installation of defective assemblies or parts without cost to the owner for a period of 90 days. From 91 days to 365 days after start-up, the warranty shall consist of replacement of parts only at no cost to the owner. This warranty shall not cover malfunctions of valves due to foreign objects in the supply lines, malfunctions due to freezing, malfunctions due to maladjustments of controls because of tampering by unauthorized personnel, or malfunctions due to misuse or abuse of the equipment.

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