Pump and Sand Filter System

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1 Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

2 Technical Suppor Sanford, Norh Carolina (8 AM o 5 PM ET) Moorpark, California (8 AM o 5 PM PT) Phone: (800) Fax (800) Web sies: visi wwwpenairpoolcom and sariepoolcom Conens Warnings and Imporan Safey Precauions i Secion 1: Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Overview 1 Valve Posiion and Waer Flow Direcions 2 Secion 2: Insallaion 3 Secion 3: Operaion and Mainenance 10 Iniial Sar-Up 10 Mainenance 11 Cleaning 12 Filer Backwash Procedure 13 Chemical Cleaning 14 Replacemen of Valve Top and Diverer Assembly 15 Winerizing he Sysem 16 Secion 4: Troubleshooing 17 Secion 5: Technical Daa and Replacemen Pars Penair Waer Pool and Spa, Inc All righs reserved This documen is subjec o change wihou noice 1620 Hawkins Ave, Sanford, NC (919) Wes Los Angeles Ave, Moorpark, CA (805) Penair Waer Pool and Spa is a regisered rademark of Penair Waer Pool and Spa, Inc and/or is affiliaed companies in he Unied Saes and/or oher counries Filer-Cleanse is a rademark of Advanis Technologies Inc and Klean I is a regisered rademark of BioLab, Inc Unless noed, names and brands of ohers ha may be used in his documen are no used o indicae an affiliaion or endorsemen beween he proprieors of hese names and brands and Penair Waer Pool and Spa, Inc Those names and brands may be he rademarks or regisered rademarks of hose paries or ohers P/N Rev A - 12/09/09 Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

3 i WARNINGS AND IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH CAN RESULT IF THIS PUMP AND SAND FILTER IS NOT INSTALLED AND USED CORRECTLY INSTALLERS, POOL OPERATORS AND POOL OWNERS MUST READ THESE WARNINGS AND ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS PUMP AND SAND FILTER This pump and sand filer sysem is inended for use in swimming pool applicaions Mos saes and local codes regulae he consrucion, insallaion, and operaion of public pools and spas, and he consrucion of residenial pools and spas I is imporan o comply wih hese codes, many of which direcly regulae he insallaion and use of his produc Consul your local building and healh codes for more informaion IMPORTANT NOTICE - Aenion Insaller: This Insallaion and User s Guide ( Guide ) conains imporan informaion abou he insallaion, operaion and safe use of his pump and sand filer This Guide should be given o he owner and/or operaor of his equipmen Before insalling his produc, read and follow all warning noices and insrucions in his Guide Failure o follow warnings and insrucions can resul in severe injury, deah, or propery damage Call (800) for addiional free copies of hese insrucions Please refer o wwwpenaircom for more informaion relaed o hese producs Waer emperaure in excess of 100 F (377 C) may be hazardous o your healh Prolonged immersion in ho waer may induce hyperhermia Hyperhermia occurs when he inernal emperaure of he body reaches a level several degrees above normal body emperaure of 986 F (37 C) Effecs of hyperhermia include: (1) Unawareness of impending danger (2) Failure o perceive hea (3) Failure o recognize he need o leave he spa (4) Physical inabiliy o exi he spa (5) Feal damage in pregnan women (6) Unconsciousness resuling in danger of drowning The use of alcohol, drugs, or medicaion can grealy increase he risk of faal hyperhermia in ho ubs and spas To reduce he risk of injury, do no permi children o use or operae his pump and sand filer When seing up pool waer urnovers or flow raes he operaor mus consider local codes governing urnover as well as disinfecan feed raios DO NOT increase pump size; his may increase he flow rae hrough he sysem and exceed he maximum flow rae saed on he drain cover If his pump and sand filer is inended for use in oher han single-family dwellings, a clearly labeled emergency swich shall be provided as par of he insallaion The swich shall be readily accessible o he occupans and shall be insalled a leas 5 fee (152 m) away, adjacen o, and wihin sigh of, his pump and sand filer sysem Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

4 ii WARNINGS AND IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS High Pressure from he sand filer can cause severe injury or major propery damage due o ank separaion Release all pressure and read insrucions before working on he sand filer If he filer clamp is adjused under pressure, he ank can separae, causing serious injury or major propery damage BEFORE WORKING ON FILTER! (1) Sop pump (2) Open air release valve (3) Release all pressure from sysem RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR ELECTROCUTION: PUMPS REQUIRE HIGH VOLTAGE WHICH CAN SHOCK, BURN, OR CAUSE DEATH BEFORE WORKING ON PUMP! Always disconnec power o he pool pump a he circui breaker before servicing he pump Failure o do so could resul in deah or serious injury o service person, pool users or ohers due o elecric shock A pool or spa pump mus be insalled by a qualified pool and spa service professional in accordance wih he Naional Elecrical Code and all applicable local codes and ordinances Improper insallaion may creae an elecrical hazard which could resul in deah or serious injury o pool users, insallers, or ohers due o elecrical shock, and may also cause damage o propery Pumps improperly sized or insalled or used in applicaions oher han for which he pump was inended can resul in serious personal injury or deah These risks may include bu no be limied o elecric shock, fire, flooding, sucion enrapmen or serious injury or propery damage caused by a srucural failure of he pump or oher sysem componen Never exceed he maximum saed pump flow raing Only use a pumping sysem raed for he corresponding flow FAILURE TO DO SO CAN RESULT IN HAIR OR BODY ENTRAPMENT WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH If in doub abou he raing of your sysem, consul a qualified pool service professional Pumps are no a subsiue for properly insalled and secured pool drain covers An ANSI/ASME A approved anienrapmen drain cover mus be used for each drain Pools and spas should uilize a minimum of wo drains per pump Regularly inspec all covers for cracks, damage and advanced weahering If a cover becomes loose, cracked, damaged, broken or is missing, close he pool or spa immediaely, shu off he pump, pos a noice and keep he pool or spa closed unil an appropriae VGB 2008 cerified cover is properly insalled Covers deeriorae over ime due o exposure o sunligh and pool chemicals This cover mus be replaced wihin seven (7) years from insallaion (or earlier if he cover becomes damaged in any way) Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

5 F iii WARNINGS AND IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SUCTION ENTRAPMENT HAZARD Pool and spa pumps move large volumes of waer, which can pose exreme danger if a person s hair comes in close proximiy o a drain ha is no he proper size for he pump or pumps Hair Enanglemen When he hair angles or knos in he drain cover, rapping he swimmer underwaer This hazard is presen when he flow raing of he cover is oo small for he pump or pumps Limb Enrapmen When a limb is sucked or insered ino an opening resuling in a mechanical bind or swelling This hazard is presen when a drain cover is missing, broken, loose, cracked or no properly secured Body Enrapmen When a porion of he body is held agains he drain cover rapping he swimmer underwaer This hazard is presen when he drain cover is missing, broken or he cover flow raing is no high enough for he pump or pumps Evisceraion/Disembowelmen When a person sis on an open pool (paricularly a child wading pool) or spa oule and sucion is applied direcly o he inesines, causing severe inesinal damage This hazard is presen when he drain cover is missing, loose, cracked, or no properly secured Mechanical Enrapmen When jewelry, swimsui, hair decoraions, finger, oe or knuckle is caugh in an opening of an oule or drain cover This hazard is presen when he drain cover is missing, broken, loose, cracked, or no properly secured Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

6 iv WARNINGS AND IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safey Ac imposes cerain new requiremens on owners and operaors of swimming pools and spas Pools or spas consruced on or afer December 20, 2008, shall uilize: (A) No submerged sucion oules, a graviy drainage sysem wih ASME/ANSI cover(s), one or more unblockable oules; or (B) A muliple main drain sysem wihou isolaion capabiliy wih sucion oule covers ha mee ASME/ANSI A Sucion Fiings for Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, and Ho Tubs and eiher: (i) A safey vacuum release sysem (SVRS) meeing ASME/ANSI A Manufacured Safey Vacuum Release Sysems (SVRS) for Residenial and Commercial Swimming Pool, Spa, Ho Tub, and Wading Pool Sucion Sysems and/or ASTM F2387 Sandard Specificaion for Manufacured Safey Vacuum Release Sysems (SVRS) for Swimming Pools, Spas and Ho Tubs or (ii) A properly designed and esed sucion-limiing ven sysem or (iii) An auomaic pump shu-off sysem Pools and spas consruced prior o December 20, 2008, wih a single submerged sucion oule shall use a sucion oule cover ha mees ASME/ANSI A and eiher: (A) A muliple main drain sysem wihou isolaion capabiliy, or (B) A safey vacuum release sysem (SVRS) meeing ASME/ANSI A and/or ASTM F2387, or (C) A properly designed and esed sucion-limiing ven sysem, or (D) An auomaic pump shu-off sysem, or (E) Disabled submerged oules, or (F) Sucion oules shall be reconfigured ino reurn inles For informaion abou he Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safey Ac, conac he Consumer Produc Safey Commission a (301) or visi wwwcpscgov NOTE: Always urn off all power o he pool pump before insalling he cover or working on any sucion oule Two Speed Pump Conrols Noice (Tile 20 Compliance) Please read he following imporan Safey Insrucions When using wo-speed pumps manufacured on or afer January 1, 2008, he pump's defaul circulaion speed MUST be se o he LOWEST SPEED, wih a high speed override capabiliy being for a emporary period no o exceed one normal cycle, or wo hours, whichever is less Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

7 Secion 1 Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Overview 1 This sysem operaes under pressure and if assembled improperly or operaed wih air in he waer circulaion sysem i can separae and resul in an acciden causing serious bodily injury A warning label has been affixed o he filer and should no be removed Keep safey labels in good condiion and replace if missing or illegible (For free labels call, (919) ) Pumps and filers should never be esed or subjeced o air or gas under pressure All gases are compressible and under pressure creae a danger Serious bodily injury or propery damage could occur if he pump or filer is subjeced o air or gas pressure The sysem consiss primarily of a cenrifugal pump, a high rae sand filer wih conrol valve, a connecing hose and a mouning base Your cenrifugal pump is driven by an elecric moor The moor is direcly aached o he pump impeller As he elecric moor urns i causes he impeller o urn and his causes he waer o flow The waer flows ino he hair and lin po inle and hrough he baske assembly o presrain large paricles The flow hen eners he cener of he pump housing The flow goes hrough he impeller ino he saionary diffuser, ou he pump discharge por, hrough he connecing hose and ino he filer conrol valve Dir is colleced in he filer as he waer flows hrough he conrol valve a he op of he filer and is direced downward ono he op surface of he filer sand bed The dir is colleced in he sand bed and he clean waer flows hrough he lower piping a he boom of he filer up hrough he cener pipe ino he conrol valve a he op of he filer Clean waer hen reurns hrough he piping sysem o he pool The pressure will rise and he flow o he pool will be lowered as he dir is colleced in he filer Evenually, he filer will become so plugged wih dir ha i will be necessary o perform he backwash procedure I is imporan o know when o backwash he filer For backwashing informaion, see page 12 and 13 The six (6) operaing posiion and one (1) Winerize posiion valve is designed o provide all he necessary posiions required o operae, mainain, roubleshoo and service your sand filer Air enering he filer and a valve clamp no closed properly can cause he valve o separae and could cause serious bodily injury and/or propery damage To preven equipmen damage and possible injury, always urn pump off before changing valve posiion Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

8 2 This filer operaes under high pressure When any par of he circulaing sysem (eg, clamp, pump, filer, valves, ec) is serviced, air can ener he sysem and become pressurized Pressurized air can cause he lid or conrol valve o separae which may resul in serious injury, deah, or propery damage To avoid his poenial hazard, follow hese insrucions 1 Before reposiioning valves and before beginning he assembly, disassembly, or adjusmen of he clamp or any oher service of he circulaing sysem: (a) Turn he pump off and shu off any auomaic conrols o ensure he sysem is no inadverenly sared during he servicing; (b) Open manual air relief valve; (c) Wai unil all pressure is relieved, pressure gauge mus read zero (0) 2 Whenever insalling he filer clamp, follow he filer valve and clamp insallaion insrucions exacly 3 Once service on he circulaing sysem is complee, follow sysem resar insrucions exacly 4 Mainain circulaion sysem properly Replace worn or damaged pars immediaely (eg, clamp, pressure gauge, relief valve, o-rings, ec) 5 Be sure ha he filer is properly mouned and posiioned according o insrucions provided Valve Posiion and Waer Flow Direcions FILTER: From pump, hrough valve, downward hrough filer sand bed, up hrough cener pipe o valve reurn por, and back o he pool for normal filer acion and vacuuming pool hrough filer BACKWASH: From pump, hrough valve, down hrough cener pipe, up hrough filer sand o valve, and ou wasepor This posiion is used for cleaning filer by reversing flow RINSE: From pump, hrough valve, downward hrough filer sand, up hrough cener pipe o valve and ou wase por This posiion is used for sar up cleaning and reseling filer bed afer backwashing WASTE: From pump, hrough valve, bypasses filer and goes o wasepor This posiion is for vacuuming direcly o wase, lowering pool level, or draining pool CLOSED: NO FLOW IN THIS POSITION - DO NOT USE THIS SETTING WITH PUMP OPERATING RECIRCULATING: From pump, hrough valve, bypass filer and goes o reurn por and back o pool This posiion is for circulaing waer wihou going hrough filer Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

9 WINTERIZING: Valve posiion for a winerized sand filer, see page 16 3 Please noe ha a sand filer removes suspended maer and does no saniize he pool The pool waer mus be saniized and he waer mus be balanced for sparkling clear waer Pool chemisry is a specialized area and you should consul your local pool service specialis for specific deails In general proper pool saniaion requires a free chlorine level of 1 o 2 PPM and a ph range of 72 o 76 Your filraion sysem should be designed o mee your local healh codes As a minimum, you mus be sure ha your sysem will urnover he oal volume of waer in your pool a leas wice in a weny-four (24) hour period Failure o operae your filer sysem or inadequae filraion can cause poor waer clariy obsrucing visibiliy in your pool and can allow diving ino or on op of obscured objecs, which can cause serious personal injury or drowning Secion 2 Insallaion 1 Read and undersand all insrucions before aemping o insall, operae, or mainain your pump and sand filer sysem 2 Provide space and lighing for rouine mainenance access Locae he sysem close o he pool See Figure 1 for ypical insallaion Noe: Insall elecrical conrols (eg, on/off swiches, imers, conrol sysems, ec) a leas five (5) fee from he filer This will allow you enough room o sand clear of he filer during sysem sar up Sysems ha are unassembled should be assembled a his poin See special insrucions A hrough G A Make sure all elecrical breakers and swiches o he pump are swiched off, and disconnec he communicaion cable from he pump before insalling he base B Remove all individual componens from caron and inspec for any visible damage If caron or pars are damaged conac seller or freigh company C Place he sysem suppor base on he ground close o he final locaion of he uni See Figure 1 on he nex page Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

10 4 This filer operaes under pressure Wih he valve clamped properly and operaed wihou air in he sysem, his filer will operae in a safe manner Air enering he filer and he valve no clamped correcly can cause he valve o separae, which could cause serious personal injury and/or propery damage Always urn pump off before changing valve posiions Changing valve posiions while he pump is running can damage he conrol valve, which may cause serious injury or propery damage Figure 1 D Examine he boom of he filer and confirm he orienaion of he small mouning prorusions on he ank E Align he prorusions on he ank wih he corresponding recesses in he filer suppor porion of he base and place he filer on he base Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

11 F The pump may now be aached o he pump suppor side of he base The pump should be oriened as indicaed in Figure 2 5 PUMP END OF SYSTEM BASE FILTER END OF SYSTEM BASE RELEASE LATCH ORIENT THE PUMP WITH THE STRAINER POT FACING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ARROW Figure 2 CLAW FASTENERS G Slide he pump foo beween he claw faseners and he release lach See Figure 3 Sea he pump by pushing down on i unil he release lach clicks ino place on he pump foo See Figure 4 The pump should be posiioned as indicaed in Figure 5 Insall he wo push-in faseners hrough he slos in he foo of he moor, ino he wo holes in he base near he release lach Release lach Claw fasener Figure 3 Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

12 6 3 Now, move he sysem o is final posiion The sysem mus be placed on level solid earh The enire sysem filled wih sand and waer can weigh several hundred pounds Release lach Claw fasener Figure 4 Pump foo 4 Be cerain o insall he precise amoun of filer sand lised on your filer nameplae You mus use only No 20 sandard silica sand having a uniformiy coefficien of 175 or less No 20 silica sand has a paricle size of inches (45 o 55mm) Before pouring he sand ino he filer, look inside and check he lower under drain for broken or loose laerals (or fingers), which may have been accidenally damaged by rough handling during shipmen Replace any pars as necessary 5 Insall he sand guide in he op of he filer and fill he ank abou half full of waer Pour he sand ino he op of he filer a a slow rae so ha he weigh of he sand does no damage he laerals Afer he required amoun of sand has been insalled, remove and discard he sand guide Wash away all sand around he opening a he op of he ank Figure 5 Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

13 6 Be sure op of filer is free of any sand or debris and valve o-ring is in place on valve body Insall valve so ha he por locaions are in he desired final posiion See Figure 1 (see page 4) 7 Be sure ha he valve is firmly pushed ino he op of he ank and ha he flange of he ank and he flange of he valve are conacing each oher See Figure 6 7 TYPICAL CLAMP HALF VALVE FLANGE Figure 6 TANK FLANGE 8 The plasic clamp can now be insalled Place he clamp half over he valve flange and he ank flange as shown in Figure 6 Inser he valve screws and nus ino he clamp half making sure ha he nus are locaed in he special hexagonal reainer slos on he clamps See Figure 7 Figure 7 9 Tighen clamp screws firmly and visually check he valve ank and clamp assembly o insure ha he join is correcly assembled High Pressure: Improper ank valve assembly could cause he valve o separae and cause serious injury and/or major propery damage Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

14 8 10 Valve pors are labeled wih he locaion of where hey should be conneced ie pump por mus go o pump discharge, wase por mus go o wase line, and reurn por mus go o he pool reurn 11 The filer uni has a maximum operaing pressure lised on he filer nameplae DO NOT OPERATE his uni above he maximum operaing pressure of he valve or he filer Never connec he filer and valve uni o a pump which can generae a pressure ha exceeds he operaing pressure of he filer or valve 12 Use sealan on all apered male connecions of pipes and fiings Use only sealan compounds suied for plasic pipe Suppor pipe o preven srains on filer, pump, or valve DO NOT USE PETROLEUM BASE PRODUCTS NOTICE: All valve inernal hreads are apered excep he air bleeder connecion Do no over ighen apered hreaded connecion 13 Insall pressure gauge in ¼ NPT por direcly across from he pump por of he valve 14 Never sore pool chemicals wihin 10 fee of your pool filer, pump, or valve Pool chemicals should be sored in a cool, dry, well venilaed area Chemical fumes and/or spills can cause serious corrosion o he filer and pump srucural componens Srucurally weakened componens can cause filer, pump or valve aachmens o separae and could cause serious bodily injury or propery damage The sysem s cenrifugal pump operaes wih elecrical volage, and can generae boh vacuum and pressure in he waer sysem When properly wired and plumbed, his pump will operae in a safe manner High volage can cause serious or faal injury Always insall a suiable GFCI a he power source of his uni as an added safey precauion Aricle of he NEC requires ha a GFCI be used if his pump is used wih a sorable pool 15 Avoid over ighening he pipe hreads when connecing fiings o he pump or valve Proper procedure is o apply a pipe sealan o he hread and hen insall hand igh plus one (1) urn DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN 16 The pump sucion line should no be smaller han he pipe on he inle of he pump 17 Elecrical connecion of he pump should be performed by a qualified pool and spa service professional in accordance wih he Naional Elecrical Code or your local elecrical code Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

15 9 R ecommended C ircui B reaker a nd W iring D aa M o o r H P B ra nch Ci r c ui V ol s /Hz/P hase D i s a nce in F ee o f B ra nch Ci r c ui 0-50 F F 3 / 4 15 A MP 115/60/ 1 N o 14 N o 14 M in S er iv ce 1 15 A MP 115/60/ 1 N o 12 N o 12 W ir e 1-1/2 20 A MP 115/60/ 1 N o 12 N o 10 S i z e 1-1/2 15 A MP 230/60/ 1 N o 14 N o 14 T o M o o r Blockage of sucion fiings can cause serious or faal injury due o drowning To reduce he risk of injury, do no permi children o operae his produc Never work on he pump while i is running or power is sill conneced High volage can cause serious or faal injury A suiable ground faul inerruper should always be insalled a he power supply source of his uni Be sure o ground he moor before connecing o elecrical AC power supply Failure o ground he moor can cause serious or faal elecrical shock hazard DO NOT ground o a gas supply pipe line 18 Use lug on op of moor frame o bond ogeher moor and all meallic pars of pool, spa, or ho ub srucure and all elecrical equipmen, meal condui, and meal piping wih a solid copper conducor no less han No 8 AWG 19 The pump moor mus be wired for he proper volage in accordance wih he wiring diagram supplied wih he moor Noe: Wiring he moor wih he incorrec supply volage will cause damage o he moor and void warrany 20 The wiring o he moor should be kep as shor as possible and large enough NOT o cause excessive volage drop which could damage your pump Use he char above as a guide o ensure adequae volage is supplied o he pump 21 The produc may be furnished wih a 6 f hree (3) prong es cord The cord is provided for your convenience o allow you o check he pump operaion before insalling he sysem on he pool The es cord should NOT be used for permanen connecion When checking he pump operaion, do no run he pump longer han 30 seconds Damage o he pump s mechanical seal could resul if ran longer han 30 seconds Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

16 10 FOR CORD AND PLUG-CONNECTED UNITS RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK: Connec only o a ground ype recepacle proeced by a Ground Faul Circui Inerruper (GFCI) Conac a qualified elecrician if you canno verify ha he recepacle is proeced by GFCI Do No Bury Cord Locae cord o minimize abuse from lawn mowers, hedge rimmers, and oher equipmen To reduce he risk of elecrical shock, replace damaged cord immediaely To reduce he risk of elecrical shock, Do No Use an exension cord o connec uni o elecrical supply; provide a properly locaed oule Secion 3 Operaion and Mainenance Iniial Sar-Up 1 Clean a new pool before filling i wih waer Excessive dir and large paricles can cause damage o he pump and sand filer sysem 2 Verify he backwash line is open so ha waer is free o come from he pool and flow ou he backwash line Se he valve in Backwash posiion This filer operaes under pressure Wih he valve clamped properly and operaed wihou air in he sysem, his filer will operae in a safe manner Air enering he filer and he valve no clamped correcly can cause he valve o separae, which could cause serious personal injury and/or propery damage Always urn pump off before changing valve posiions Changing valve posiions while he pump is running can damage he conrol valve, which may cause serious injury or propery damage Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

17 11 3 Make sure he pump po is full wih waer before saring he pump Keep all air vens on underside of moor (or moor enclosure) free of debris o ensure proper cooling of moor 4 Check valve clamp on filer for proper assembly Noe: See insrucions under Insallaion secion of his manual if in doub 5 Open manual air bleeder on filer STAND CLEAR OF FILTER and sar he pump, allowing i ime o prime Noe: Insall elecrical conrols (eg, on/off swiches, imers, conrol sysems, ec) a leas five (5) fee from he filer This will allow you enough room o sand clear of he filer during sysem sar up 6 Close he air bleeder on he filer when a seady sream of waer emerges Noe: Pool Filer Sand is ypically prewashed and should no require exensive backwashing However, he shipping process may cause excessive abrasion which could require an exended backwash cycle a iniial sar-up; coninue o backwash for hree (3) minues To preven equipmen damage and possible injury, always swich pump off before changing valve posiion 7 Sop he pump Se he valve o he Filer posiion 8 Ensure all sucion and pool reurn lines are open so ha waer is free o come from he pool and reurn o he pool 9 Open he manual air bleeder on he filer STAND CLEAR OF THE FILTER and sar he pump 10 Close he air bleeder on he filer when a seady sream of waer emerges 11 The filer has now sared is filering cycle Be sure he waer is reurning o he pool and ake noe of he operaing pressure when he filer is clean Mainenance Proper care and mainenance of he pump and sand filer sysem will add many years of enjoymen o he pool Follow hese suggesions for long rouble free operaion Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

18 12 1 To clean he exerior of he pump and sand filer sysem of dus and dir, wash wih a mild deergen and waer and hen hose off Do no use solvens 2 If inernal filer mainenance is required, sand may be removed by removing he enire drain spigo from he boom of he filer and flushing wih a garden hose 3 The filer is a pressure vessel and should never be serviced while under pressure Always relieve ank pressure and open air bleeder on filer before aemping o service he filer 4 When resaring he filer always open he manual air bleeder on he filer and STAND CLEAR OF FILTER 5 The srainer baske in he pump should be inspeced and cleaned wice each week Remove he clear lid and he baske, and clean debris from baske Inspec he lid o-ring; if damaged, replace The pump seal requires no lubricaion The pump moor should only be serviced by a moor service cener Cleaning 1 The filer on a new pool should be backwashed, and cleaned afer he firs 48 hours of operaion o clean ou consrucion debris There are hree differen ways o idenify when he filer needs backwashing: a) The mos accurae indicaor on pool sysems wih a flow meer is o backwash when he flow decreases 30% from original (clean filer) flow For example, if he original flow was 60 GPM, he filer should be backwashed when he flow is reduced by abou 20 GPM (or 30%) o 40 GPM b) A more subjecive and less accurae indicaor is o observe he amoun of waer flowing from he flow direcionals locaed in he wall of he pool The filer should be backwashed once i is deeced ha he flow has been reduced c) The mos commonly used bu leas accurae indicaor is o backwash when he filer gauge reading increases 10 psi over he iniial (clean filer) reading 2 I is imporan no o backwash he filer solely on a imed basis such as every hree days I is also imporan o noe ha backwashing oo frequenly acually causes poor filraion Facors like weaher condiions, heavy rains, dus or pollen, and waer emperaures all affec he frequency of backwash As you use your pool, you will become aware of hese influences Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

19 Filer Backwash Procedure 13 1 Sop pump To preven equipmen damage and possible injury, always swich pump off before changing valve posiion 2 Be sure he sucion and backwash lines are open so ha waer is free o come from he pool and flow ou he backwash line Se conrol valve o Backwash posiion 3 STAND CLEAR OF FILTER and sar pump 4 Backwash filer for approximaely hree (3) minues or unil backwash waer is clean 5 Sop pump and se valve o Rinse posiion 6 STAND CLEAR OF FILTER and sar pump 7 Rinse he filer for approximaely 30 seconds 8 Sop pump and se valve o Filer posiion 9 Be sure he pool reurn line is open so ha waer may flow freely from he filer back o he pool 10 Open manual air bleeder on filer STAND CLEAR OF FILTER and sar pump 11 Close manual air bleeder on filer when a seady sream of waer emerges from he bleeder 12 The filer has now sared is filering cycle Be sure he waer is reurning o he pool and ake noe of he filer pressure 13 The filer pressure in Sep 12 above should no exceed he pressure originally observed on he filer when i was iniially sared If afer backwashing, he pressure is 4 o 6 psi above he sar condiion i will be necessary o chemically clean he sand bed Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

20 14 Chemical Cleaning 1 I is recommended ha one of he following cleaners be used: FILTER-CLEANSE - Advanis Technologies, Inc KLEEN IT - BioLab, Inc These cleaners will remove oils, scale and rus from he sand bed in one cleaning operaion 2 Mix a soluion following he manufacurer's insrucions on he label 3 Backwash he filer wih he valve as described above 4 If he filer is below pool level, swich pump off and close he appropriae valves o preven draining he pool 5 Swich off pump, open filer drain and allow filer o empy Place valve in Backwash posiion 6 Afer filer has drained, close filer drain and remove he pump srainer po lid 7 Be sure he backwash lines are open 8 Swich he pump on and slowly pour he cleaning soluion ino he pump srainer wih he pump running If filer is below pool, open shu off valve slighly o allow pump o run 9 Coninue adding soluion unil he sand bed is sauraed wih cleaning soluion 10 Swich off he pump and leave filer in Backwash posiion Allow he filer o sand overnigh (12 hours) 11 Replace he pump lid and follow backwash procedure as described above 12 Do no allow he cleaning soluion o ge ino he pool Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

21 Replacemen of Valve Top and Diverer Assembly If he filer conrol valve sops funcioning properly, he problem can usually be correced by replacing he op and diverer assembly as described below 1 Swich off pump and open air bleeder o relieve all inernal pressure 2 Se valve handle o Winerize posiion 3 Remove he six (6) cover screws, washers and nus 4 Lif off valve op and diverer assembly Noe: Valve diverer assembly has he sealing gaske aached o he diverer When handling he diverer use cauion o preven he sealing surface from being damaged during handling 5 Clean valve body sealing surface wih a sof clean lin free cloh Inspec surface for damage such as scraches or nicks If surface is damaged, he valve body mus be replaced 6 Carefully lubricae he new valve op replacemen O-Ring wih a silicone based lubrican or soapy waer DO NOT use vaseline or a peroleum based lubrican Improper ank valve assembly could cause he valve o separae and cause serious injury or propery damage 7 Place he new valve op handle in he Winerize posiion Insall he new valve op and diverer assembly Be sure he small recess on he lid and he small bump on valve body are aligned Insall all six (6) screws wih backup washer under he screw head Insall he nus on each screw and finger ighen all six (6) screws The screws should be ighened progressively by ighening diamerically opposie screws and following a crisscross paern Tighen all six (6) valve op aachmen screws snug DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN 15 Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

22 16 Winerizing he Sysem 1 Allowing waer o freeze in he sysem will damage he sysem and cause poenial waer damage/flooding and poenial propery damage In areas ha have freezing winer emperaures, proec he pool equipmen by backwashing he filer 2 Afer backwashing, shu he pump off, open he manual air bleeder on he valve and move he handle o Winerize posiion 3 Remove he drain cap on he boom of he filer The filer will drain very slowly During he shudown season, i is recommended o leave he drain plug ou The conrol valve should be lef in he Winerize posiion during he shudown season so ha he rubber seal of he valve diverer has no pressure on i Failure o do so can damage he valve diverer seal which can cause propery damage from leaking waer 4 Drain all waer from he pump housing and piping when freezing emperaures are expeced Remove boh drain plugs from he pump o allow he pump o drain compleely 5 If possible, remove he pump and place i in an inside dry locaion 6 For an oudoor unproeced locaion i is bes o proec he equipmen in a weaher proof enclosure 7 I is recommended o cover he equipmen wih a arpaulin or plasic shee o preven deerioraion from he environmen DO NOT WRAP THE PUMP MOTOR WITH PLASTIC, his will cause condensaion o form inside he moor 8 In insallaions where he pump canno be drained a 40% Propylene Glycol 60% waer soluion will proec o -50 F (-455 C) Noe: Do no use ani-freeze soluions excep Propylene Glycol; as oher ani-freeze are highly oxic and will damage he pump Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

23 Secion 4 Troubleshooing 17 P roblem C aus e A cio n P ool wa e r no uf c ie n ly cl e s 1 an a Pool chemis g ae gr o wh r y no adequa e o in hi b i M ai n a e chnic in pool chemis a n r y or consul ser v ic e 2 Too fr e quen a backwash cycl e A o w pr c ondi o 3 I mpr o per amoun or wro ng sand si z e C heck 4 I n adequa e u r n over ra e s er v ic e e ssur e o buil d o 10PSI above cl e an fil n bef o r e backwashi n g sand bed dep h and sand si z e or consul pool e chnic a n e r R un sys e m fo r lo nger ime or consul deale r or pool s er v ic e e chnic a n H ig her f il e r pr e ssur e 1 I n suf ic e n backwashin g B ackwash un ef u en r u ns cl e ar 2 Sand bed pl u ggin g wi h min er a l deposi s C hemic al ly cl e an fil e r 3 Par a ll y cl o sed valv e or re s r ic o n O pen valv e or re move obs r u c io n in re u r n li n e S hor f il e r cycle s 1 I mpr o per backwashin g B ackwash un ef u en r u ns cl e ar a 2 Pool chemis g ae gr o wh r y no adequa e o in habi M e ai n a in pool chemis chnic a n r y or consul pool ser v c e 3 Pl u gged sand bed M anuall y re move o p 1" sur c hemic all y cl e an as re qui r e 4 Flo w ra e o o hi g h R es r ic f lo w o capaci y of f a ce of sand bed and d il e r R e u r n fl o w o pool d min is hed, l o w fi p r e ssur e 1 e r 2 Obs r u c io n in h e pump hair and li n po C le an baske in s r a Obs r u c io n in pump D is assembl e and cl e an pump n er 3 Obs r u c io n in suc io n lin e o pump C le an ski mmer baske Remove obs r u c io n in li n es O pen valv es in suc io n li n e S and re u r n in g o pool 1 Bro ken under d r a in la e r a R epl a ce br o ken or damaged la e r a ls 2 Backwash ra e o o hi g h R educe backwash flo w ra e i f i l l f i l l i i i i i i l i i f l i l f l l l i f i Secion 5 Technical Daa and Replacemen Pars Noe Please see he provided inser shee for Technical Daa and Replacemen Pars informaion specific o your pump and filer Pump and Sand Filer Sysem Insallaion and User s Guide

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