hen designing a lube system, how do I determine bearing groupings?
The lube system designer must recognize where all of the lube points on a machine are located and when it is preferable to group them together to be serviced by a local secondary divider valve. Usually, the grouped points will be within a 5 to 6 foot radius, allowing one main supply line from the master divider valve to the secondary divider valve serving the grouped points. This avoids the alternative of running multiple lines to each remote lube point from the master divider valve. See Bulletin #20101, “Designing a Series-Flo System”.
