Alarko OPTIMA, Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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3. GENERAL
3.1 Description of the Pump
Alarko Optima is a brand new type of circulation pump which regulates its speed
according to the system needs by the ECM (Electronic Commutated Motor)
technology and the controller on it, as well as saves energy with its various
types of operating mode choices. The operating modes are manual, constant
pressure and variable pressure. See section 7.1 and 9. The pump operates
according to the operating mode and head settings which are set from the
controller.
The main components and their materials are given in the following figure and
table.
Figure 3.1: Cross-section Drawing of the Pump
Table 3.1: List of the Main Components