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OPERATION
Hazardous suction. Can trap hair or body parts, causing severe
injury or death by drowning.
Do not block pump or strainer
suction with body.
Small children using pool must ALWAYS
have close adult supervision!
Do not run pump against closed discharge valve. To do so
can boil water in pump body, which cause pump to explode and can cause
severe burns to people working on pump.
NEVER run pump dry. Running pump dry may damage seals,
causing leakage and flooding. Fill pump with water before starting motor.
Before removing strainer cover:
1. STOP PUMP before proceeding.
2. CLOSE SHUTOFF VALVES in suction and discharge pipes.
3. RELEASE ALL PRESSURE from pump and piping system.
After pressure test, release all pressure before removing strainer cover!
NOTICE:
Provide adequate ventilation. Ambient air temperature should be
104°F (40°C) or less.
NOTICE:
To prevent corrosion damage, store pool chemicals in another room
away from pump.
Priming Pump
Hazardous Pressure!
Before removing strainer cover, remove
vent plug in cover or open filter tank air release valve and release all pressure
from system.
In a flooded suction system open suction/discharge valves to prime. If pump is
not in a flooded suction system, remove strainer cover; fill strainer and pump
with water.
If necessary, use a wrench on flats when removing wing nuts.
When installing cover, clean O-Ring sealing surface on strainer body, and
lubricate with petroleum jelly as follows:
A. O-Ring;
B. Sealing surfaces of strainer cover and body;
C. Threads and faces of wing nuts.
This will prevent corrosion, improve seal, and ease maintenance.
Center strainer cover when installing it (especially when pressure testing).
Hand tighten wing nuts. When tightening, alternate back and forth between
nuts to compress O-Ring evenly.
Maximum wing nut torque is 25 ft.-lbs. (3.5 kg.-m).
Start pump; it should prime now.
If pump does not prime, make sure that all valves are open, suction pipe end
is under water and that there are no leaks in suction pipe. See
Troubleshooting Guide, Page 13.
NOTICE:
To avoid corrosion damage to pump and strainer, do not add chemi-
cals to system anywhere on suction side of pump (including into skimmers).
Do not pour chemicals into strainer. Follow chemical manufacturer’s instruc-
tions when mixing or adding chemicals to system.
Hazardous
suction.
