Safety
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Important Safety Instructions
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS - This manual contains
important instructions that should be followed during
installation, operation, and maintenance of the product.
This is the safety alert symbol. When you see this
symbol on your pump or in this manual, look for one of
the following signal words and be alert to the potential
for personal injury!
indicates a hazard which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
indicates a hazard which, if not avoided,
can result in death or serious injury.
indicates a hazard which, if not avoided,
can or may result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE addresses practices not related to personal injury.
Carefully read and follow all safety instructions in this
manual and on pump.
Keep safety labels in good condition. Replace missing or
damaged safety labels.
To avoid risk of serious bodily injury due to electrical
shock or burns and property damage due to flooding,
read the safety instructions carefully before installing
pump.
Battery acid is corrosive. Do not spill on
skin, clothing, or battery charger. Wear eye and head
protection when working with battery. Connect and
disconnect DC output terminals only after removing the
charger from the AC outlet. Never allow the DC
terminals to touch each other.
Hazardous Voltage. Can cause severe or
fatal electrical shock. Do not plug in or unplug battery
charger while standing on a wet floor or in water. Be sure
one hand is free when plugging in or unplugging charger.
If basement floor is wet, disconnect power to basement
before walking on floor.
Risk of flooding. Do not run pump dry. To
do so will damage seals and can cause leaking and
property damage.
Follow local and/or national plumbing and electrical
codes when installing the system. A ground fault circuit
interrupter (GFCI) is recommended for use on any
electrical appliance submerged in water.
Use this system only for backup sump pump duty in a
residential application. It is not designed as a primary
sump pump.
Do not lift pump by electrical cord.
Risk of electrical shock. Do not lift the
pump by the electrical cord; lift pump only by the
discharge pipe, lifting ring or handle on the pump. Lifting
by the cord can damage the cord.
Pump clear water only with this pump.
Pump is permanently lubricated at the factory. Do not try
to lubricate it!
Keep battery charger and battery box off of the floor and
in a dry, cool, well ventilated area.
NOTICE: If a Carbon Monoxide (CO) sensor is installed,
it must be at least 15 feet away from battery charger
in order to avoid nuisance CO alarms. Please refer
to your CO detector’s installation guidelines for more
information.
To avoid danger of fire or explosion, keep sparks and
flame (pilot light) away from battery.
Maximum vertical pumping distance is 15 feet (4.6M) for
Model FPDC30.
Make sure sump is clear of debris. Debris can damage
the pump which can result in flooding.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The battery backup sump system is not a substitute for
your primary sump pump. It is designed to temporarily
backup your primary sump pump during a power outage
or other problem which prevents normal operation of
the primary pump. Do not use this system to pump
flammable liquids or chemicals. Pump clear water only
with this pump.
Keep the battery charger dry and protected from damage.
This system is designed to work with a deep cycle sealed
maintenance free lead-acid AGM battery. It will also
work with a flooded lead acid battery. Gell and Sealed
flooded lead acid batteries are not recommended. In
an emergency (such as an extended power outage)
which depletes the system deep cycle battery, your
automobile battery may be temporarily substituted. Be
sure to replace the system deep cycle battery as soon
as possible. Use of an automobile battery instead of a
deep cycle battery in this system will significantly reduce
the system’s total performance. Automobile batteries
are not designed for this type of application and will be
quickly ruined by the repeated charge/discharge cycling.
NOTICE: This system is not designed for applications
involving salt water, brine, or where fish may be present!
Use with these will void warranty.
California Proposition 65 Warning
This product and related accessories contain
chemicals known to the State of California to cause
cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
