EN-12
INSTALLATION AND USE
7. Start the Filter
1. Check your installation.
Before turning the filter on, be sure that:
a.
The
purge valve is in the closed (vertical) position
, and its
rubber cap is secured in place by the lock nut.
b.
All top
lid fasteners are well tightened.
c.
The
IN and OUT valves are fully open
(valve levers should be vertical).
d.
The
intake strainer is fully submersed
in water.
e.
There are
2 gallons (8 liters) of water in the canister.
VERY IMPORTANT:
You need to know that as soon as the unit
is plugged in, it will start, and will immediately go through its
automatic priming sequence.
2. Plug the unit into an electrical outlet.
The electronic automatic priming sequence will begin.
This is what will happen:
a.
The pump will run for 2 minutes to fill the filter canister
with aquarium water.
b.
The pump will stop for 2 minutes to evacuate air from
the filter canister.
c.
The pump will start again; it will remain on and will run
continuously until it is unplugged.
This sequence will repeat itself
every time the unit is
unplugged and plugged back in.
Approximately every 24 hours:
The pump will stop for
2 minutes to evacuate any air that may have become
trapped inside the unit.
