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FEATURES
This pump is of rugged and durable construction, designed for long lasting
operation and its plastic body provides good anti corrosive properties. The motor
is provided with built in overload protection.
For your information the chart, on page 9 shows the flow rate for the pump at
various heads. HEAD is the distance, or height, from the surface of the water to
the point of discharge)
This pump is designed to pump clean water such as fish ponds, swimming pools,
flooded cellars etc.
IMPORTANT:
The Pump is NOT designed for pumping slurry, sludge, mud or heavily polluted
water, and should NOT be used for PERMANENT INSTALLATION in fish ponds or any
water containing chemicals or other acidic contaminants including salt water.
Whenever the pump is used to pump contaminated water, e.g. to drain fish ponds
etc., you must ALWAYS immerse it in clean water and run it for a few minutes on
completion, to ensure it is completely cleansed of all contaminants.
The maximum depth to which this pump should be submerged is 8 Metres.
This pump is suitable for permanent or semi-permanent installations, e.g.
installations where it is necessary to maintain a water at a particular level.
As the water level rises, so will the float. At a certain point the switch will operate
and start the pump. As the water level falls, so will the float until the switch operates
again and stops the pump.
You can adjust the level at which the
pump cuts out by sliding the float switch
cable through the slots in the handle.
Shorten or lengthen it as required. The
shorter it is, the earlier the pump will cut
out, and the water therefore will be
deeper at this point. Similarly, it will cut in
earlier and the water will therefore be
shallower when it does so.
ALWAYS check its operation before use.
Theoretically, the pump will drain a sump down to a depth of 5mm, but this will
depend upon the float switch setting.
You should never allow the pump to operate for longer than 10 minutes with the
pump body exposed....that is....when the water level is below 70mm.
The pump is provided with a vent valve in order to prevent an air lock when
plunging the pump into the water. It may take up to 1 minute before all air is
expelled, once the pump is submerged.