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Thank you for purchasing your
Hydromatic
®
pump. To help
ensure years of trouble-free
operation, please read the
following manual carefully.
Before Operation:
Read the following instructions
carefully. Reasonable care and
safe methods should be practiced.
Check local codes and
requirements before installation.
Attention:
This manual contains important
information for the safe use of
this product. Read this manual
completely before using this
product and refer to it often for
continued safe product use.
DO NOT THROW AWAY OR
LOSE THIS MANUAL. Keep it
in a safe place so that you may
refer to it often.
WARNING: Before handling
these pumps and controls,
always disconnect the power
first. Do not smoke or use
sparkable electrical devices or
flames in a septic (gaseous) or
possible septic sump.
To reduce risk of electrical shock:
1.
Risk of Electrical Shock:
This pump has not been
investigated for use in
swimming pool areas.
2.
Risk of Electrical Shock:
Connect only to a properly
grounded receptacle.
Septic tank is to be vented
in accordance with local
plumbing codes.
Do not smoke or use sparkable
electrical devices or flame in a
septic (gaseous) or possible
septic sump.
If a septic sump condition may
exist and if entry into sump is
necessary, then (1) provide
proper safety precautions per
OSHA requirements and (2)
do not enter sump until
these precautions are strictly
adhered to.
Do not install pump in location
classified as hazardous per
N.E.C., ANSI/NFPA 70 - 2001.
Failure to heed above cautions
could result in injury or death.
General
Information
Pump
Warning
5. Do not remove ground pin
from electrical plug.
6. Do not use an extension cord.
7. For proper automatic
operation, make sure the pump
power cord is plugged into
the piggyback (1ø only)
receptacle on the wide angle
switch cord. 3ø proper panel
connections required.
8. Connect to separate electrical
circuit taken directly from
main switch.
9. Use steel or plastic pipe for all
connecting lines between
pump and sewer outlet.
NOTE: Some city regulations
do not allow installing a pump
with plastic pipe. Check local
code regulations.
10.In applications where the
pump may sit idle for months
at a time, it is recommended
that the pump(s) be cycled
every month to ensure the
pumping system is working
properly when needed.
11.Hydromatic check valve
should be installed in
discharge pipe.
12.An audible alarm system such
as the Q Alert (indoor use
only) for high water conditions
should be installed in every
pump for greater protection.
Contact your Hydromatic
distributor for additional
panel applications.
Pump
Installation
These important instructions
must be followed for satisfactory
performance of your pump:
1. Provide proper sump
(recommended minimum
sump diameter is 24" for
SHEF50 & 30" for SHEF100).
2. Do not set pump directly on
the bottom of sump if it is not
solid. Raise the pump by using
bricks or concrete blocks
underneath it or as your local
code requires.
3. Make sure sump is free of
string, cloth, nails, gravel, etc.
before installing pump.
4. Risk of electrical shock —
connect only to a properly
grounded receptacle.