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WINTERIZING
D
D
D
D
A
A
A
A
N
N
N
N
G
G
G
G
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
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Hazardous pressure. To avoid severe injury or major property damage, follow instructions below exactly.
CAUTION
!
Do not remove or damage safety and instruction labels during cleaning. Replace any decals which may
have been damaged.
WARNING
!
Explosion hazard. Purging the system with compressed air can cause components to explode, with risk
of severe injury or death to anyone nearby. Use only a low pressure (below 5 PSI), high volume blower when air purging the pump,
filter or piping.
NOTICE
Filter must be protected from the weather and drained if freezing is anticipated. Allowing filter to freeze can
cause damage to filter and WILL VOID THE WARRANTY!
1. Stop pump.
2. Open air release valve.
3. Remove drain plugs from ports or open valves at “Tank Drain Ports”.
4. Drain ALL piping to and from filter.
a) Gravity drain system as far as possible.
b) Protect areas which retain water with non-toxic propylene glycol antifreeze (RV antifreeze) or pipeline Anti-Freeze.
5. Turn to Page 7 for filter disassembly instructions.
6. Remove filter element and store in a warm, dry area.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
1. Chlorine residual too low
— maintain proper residual (consult pool professional for recommendation).
2. Flow rate too high
— restrict flow to rated capacity of filter (see instruction decal on filter).
3. Filter too small
— install larger filter or additional filter.
4. Unstable water
— consult pool professional.
5. Filter element not cleaned properly or plugged with algae, iron, calcium, etc
— see “Special Cleaning Instructions”.
6. Heavy or improper application of powdered chlorine or chlorine pills that contain a binder
— see “Special
Cleaning Instructions”.
7. Algae in pool
— apply heavy dose of chlorine or algaecide as recommended by pool manufacturer. Continue until
algae is controlled.
SHORT CYCLE:
NOTICE
Time between cleanings will vary with each installation. The following causes and remedies are for
cycle times shorter than normal.
NOTICE
Some pool disinfectants may clog filter media. To maximize media life and filter cycle time, closely follow
disinfectant manufacturer’s instructions when cleaning pool or filter.
