HALE HP 400, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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HP SERIES
PORTABLE PUMPS
USER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
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10. RECOIL STARTER: The recoil starter
is located on the engine behind the
protective grill. To gain access to the
recoil starter the pump panel below
the instrument panel must be
opened on the portable models.
11. PUMP DRAIN: The pump drain is a
petcock type valve located below
the suction connection of the pump
at the lowest point of the pump
volute. This valve is used to drain all
water from the pump after use and
prior to storage.
12. DISCHARGE VALVE DRAIN: The
discharge valve drain is a petcock
type valve located below the outlet
of the discharge valve. This valve is
used to relieve the pressure in the
discharge hose before disconnecting
the hose.
13. LIGHT AND CHARGING SOCKET:
An optional marine grade light and
charging socket is located on the top
cover of the HP series portable
pumps. This socket has a waterproof
plug type cover that is removed to
enable use of the optional light mast
(Hale P/N 200-2100-02-0). The socket
is also used to plug in the optional
trickle charger (Hale P/N 200-0750-01-
0) to maintain the charge on the
pump's 12 volt battery.
14. EXHAUST PRIMER ASSEMBLY: The
exhaust primer assembly is located
on the outlet of the muffler. Located
on the exhaust primer assembly is a
1/4 turn valve. Under normal
operation conditions, when the
pump is being operated from draft,
the handle on the 1/4 turn valve will
be in the open position (in-line with
the tubing). When the pump is being
DISCHARGE VALVE
DRAIN PETCOCK
PUMP DRAIN PETCOCK
FUEL PRIMER BULB
FUEL FILTER