Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION - TM-55-1905-223-24-70008

TM 55-1905-223-24-7

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

General Information............................................................................................................ 1-1

Equipment Description and Data........................................................................................ 1-3

Principles of Operation ...................................................................................................... 1-16

SECTION I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1-1. Scope. The scope of this manual is as follows:

a. Type of Manual. Unit, intermediate direct support, and intermediate general support maintenance manual

b. Number and Equipment Name. The equipment covered by this manual is the Reverse Osmosis Watermaker

Model PW800, installed aboard the LCU 2000 Class watercraft. See FIGURE 1-1 .

c. Purpose of Equipment. The reverse osmosis desalinator converts seawater into drinking water.

1-2. Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports. Department of the Army forms and procedures used for

equipment maintenance are those prescribed by DA Pam 738-750, the Army Maintenance Management System.

1-3. Destruction of Army Materiel. Refer to TM 750-244-3 for instructions covering the destruction of Army materiel

to prevent enemy use.

1-4. Reporting Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIR). If your equipment needs improvement, let us

know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don't like about your equipment. Let us

know why you don't like the design. Put is on an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to: Commander, U.S. Army

Troop Support Command; ATTN: AMSTR-QX; 4300 Goodfellow Blvd.; St. Louis, Missouri 63120-1798. We'll send you a

reply.

1-5. Preparation for Storage or Shipment. Administrative storage of equipment issued to and used by Army

activities will have preventive maintenance performed in accordance with the Preventive Maintenance Checks and

Services (PMCS) charts before storing. When removing the equipment from administrative storage, the PMCS should be

performed to assure operational readiness. Repacking of equipment for shipment or short term storage is covered in

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