Hypertherm Echion User Manual

Installation
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Installation
Connect the water and the air
Name of connection and symbol (on the tag)
 Factory-installed connection  Fitting required (not included)
Cutting water out
This tubing carries high-pressure water from the
intensifier to the cutting table.
Connect 1 end of the high-pressure tubing to the
cutting head.
Put the other end of the tubing through the hose
access hole on the side of the pump.
Connect the tubing to the high-pressure tee
inside the pump frame.
 3/8-inch high-pressure female  3/8-inch high-pressure male
Put the other utility hoses and lines into the pump through the larger cutout .
Cutting water in
This line carries low-pressure water from a water
softener, a reverse osmosis system, a well, or a
public utility to the pump.
Connect 1 end of this line to the supply water.
Connect the other end to the inlet-water
solenoid or to the boost pump , if equipped.

All low-pressure water connections use
push-to-connect fittings.
 1/2-inch NPT female  1/2-inch NPT male
Waste water out
This hose carries water from the bleed-down
valve to a drain.
Connect 1 end of this hose to the drain.
Connect the other end to the brass tee on the
bleed-down valve assembly.

To make maintenance of the bleed-down valve
easier, make this connection easy to remove.
 1/2-inch NPT female  1/2-inch NPT male
Compressed air
The bleed-down valve uses compressed air to
operate.
Connect a compressed air hose to the solenoid
valve mounted to the frame near the
bleed-down valve.
 1/8-inch NPT female  1/8-inch NPT male
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Hypertherm Echion Specifications

General

Brand	Hypertherm
Model	Echion
Category	Water Pump
Language	English