
The Saniflo™ VC pump is an air operated, positive displacement, electrically controlled pump. These drawings show the flow
pattern through the pump upon its initial stroke. It is assumed the pump has no fluid in it prior to its initial stroke.
FIGURE 1 Once the control panel is
turned on, the compressed air sup-
plied to the panel is directed to the
vacuum generator(s) located within the
control panel. The vacuum generated
by the vacuum generator(s) is applied
to the vertical column of the Saniflo™
VC pump. This vacuum removes atmo-
spheric pressure from the vertical col-
umn drawing the process medium into
the pump past the inlet flap valve and
into the vertical column. The process
medium will continue to rise within the
vertical column of the pump until the
process medium reaches the conductiv-
ity sensor in the pump cap assembly.
FIGURE 2 Once the process medium
reaches the conductivity sensor at the
top of the vertical column, the control
panel senses the process medium and
changes the direction of the air flow.
Now the compressed air supplied to
the controller is switched away from the
internal vacuum generator(s) and directed
into the vertical column of the pump.
Once the compressed air is supplied
to the top of the process medium, the
hydraulic force will discharge the pro-
cess medium from the vertical column.
These same forces will close the inlet
flap valve and open the discharge flap
valve simultaneously causing the pro-
cess medium to move downstream.
FIGURE 3 The discharge stroke length
is controlled by the timer dial located on
the right side of the Saniflo™ VC con-
trol panel. By adjusting the timer dial,
the length of the time the compressed
air is supplied directly to the process
medium within the vertical column can be
adjusted. Once the time has been set,
the compressed air will be directed onto
the process medium for the set time and
then the control panel will redirect the
air to the vacuum generator(s). Once air
is redirected to the vacuum generator(s)
the process medium is once again drawn
up the vertical column towards the con-
ductivity sensor. This constitutes one
complete pumping cycle.
mid stroke
disCharge flap
opening
inlet flap
Closing
down stroke
disCharge flap
open
inlet flap
Closed
up stroke
disCharge flap
Closed
inlet flap
open
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