Inst.300 Viron EVO Pool & Spa Pump V01_12
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OPERATION
1. Prime pump if hair and lint pot is dry as follows
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Close off valve on suction line if present. Remove lint pot
lid. Fill lint pot and chamber with water. Replace and secure lint pot lid and seal.
2. Open all valves, allowing water to flow through pump.
3. Switch on power to pump, motor to start.
4. If some flow of water does not establish within on half minute, switch off and prime pump again. If pump
does not prime within 3 attempts, check all suction connections for sealing. If these are satisfactory, a
check or foot valve is required to hold water for prime.
5. If the water flow through pump is always tedious to obtain at start-up after cleaning the lint basket, then an
examination of the system to establish a reason and correct the cause is recommended. Eg. Check valve,
air leaks, faulty seal, cracked lint pot lid, etc.
6. The Viron EVO has 3 factory preset speed settings
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Low, Medium and High. High should be used when
backwashing, manually vacuuming the pool or operating spa jets or some water features such as
waterfalls. Medium speed can be used for gentle spa jet action, when suction cleaner is connected to the
skimmer or filtration for the pool. Low is the recommended setting for everyday filtration of your pool
when a cleaner is not connected.
7. The Viron EVO will automatically start on High for the first 5 minutes to assist in priming and substantially
fill the hair and lint pot with water. After 5 minutes the pump will revert to the last speed it was set at
before it was turned off.
8. During normal operation, it is recommended that the pump be operated on Low for 12 hours per day. This
will achieve the lowest operating costs with the lowest noise level. Should your pool have areas where
water is not turning over when pump is on Low, increase the speed setting.
Notes:
The appliance is not intended for use by person including young children or infirm persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience or knowledge, unless they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
Please ensure that young children are supervised to ensure that they do not play with the pump.
To avoid a safety hazard, the supply cord if damaged, must only be replaced by AstralPool, or its service agent or
a suitably qualified person.
Hours of Operation
On low speed your Viron pump makes very little noise and is unlikely to be intrusive to you or your neighbours.
Generally, your pool filter pump should operate for a minimum of 8 hours a day to provide sufficient skimming
(thereby reducing the amount of debris that falls to the bottom of the pool) and to allow the chlorinator to provide
sufficient chlorine to sanitise your pool.
Greater energy savings occur when to operating the pump for longer periods at the lowest speed instead of
operating for shorter periods at a higher speed.
SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE SPEEDS
General Rules:
The total volume of water in your pool should be turned over at least once a day.
If operating for longer periods of time, you may be able to turn the output of your salt chlorinator to a lower
level. Check your chlorine level frequently to ensure you do not over or under chlorinate your swimming
pool.
Low Speed
is factory pre set and is the recommended setting for your daily filtration flow rate
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enough to
gentle turn the water over once per day and circulate the water completely around your pool.
Medium Speed
is generally set up as your special purpose flow rate. For example, an infloor cleaning
system will require higher pressures and flow rates to operate and medium speed can be set up to operate
