First Degree Fitness Viking Rower, Owner'S Manual

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Tank filling and water treatment proce-
dures
.
Note: 17 litres of water is required for maximum filling.
1. Remove Tank Plug from the top of the tank.
2. Place a large bucket of water next to the Viking
rower and position siphon with the rigid hose in the
bucket and the flexible hose into the tank as shown.
Note: Make sure small breather valve on the top of
the siphon is closed before filling.
3. Begin filling tank by squeezing siphon. Use Level
Gauge decal on side of tank to measure volume of
water in tank. Note: The amount of resistance is
dictated by the amount of water in the tank; for ex-
ample, 9 litres of water equals light resistance, 17
litres of water provides heaviest resistance. Impor-
tant: Do not overfill tank!
4. After filling tank to the desired water level, open the
valve on the top of the siphon to allow excess water
to escape.
5. Ensure that tank plug is replaced once filling and
water treatment procedures are complete.
Tips on Siphon use : Putting the fill bucket higher
than the tank will allow the siphon to "self-pump"
when adding water to the tank.
Water Treatment Proce-
dures:
Add Chlorine tablet.
Add very small amount of blue
dye to colour water. Important!
Do not add blue dye for at least
72 hours following Chlorine
treatment. The blue dye adds
visual appeal as well as cutting
down the amount of light
reaching the tank water, thus
extending the amount of time
between water treatments.
Blue dye
Tank Plug
Tank filling and water treatment
In areas where tap water quality is known
to be poor, FDF recommends the use of
distilled water.
Tank Plug
Siphon