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General
Information
Thank you for purchasing your
Hydromatic
®
pump. To help
ensure years of trouble-free
operation,
please
following manual carefully.
Before Operation:
Read the following instructions
carefully. Reasonable care and
safe methods should be practiced.
Check
local
codes
requirements before installation.
Attention:
This manual contains important
information for the safe use of
this product.
Read this manual
completely before using this
product and refer to it often for
continued
safe
product
DO NOT THROW AWAY OR
LOSE THIS MANUAL. Keep it
in a safe place so that you may
refer to it often.
WARNING: Before handling
these pumps and controls,
always disconnect the power
first. Do not smoke or use
sparkable electrical devices or
flames in a septic (gaseous) or
possible septic sump.
Pump
Warning
To reduce risk of electrical shock:
1. Risk of Electrical Shock:
This pump has not been
investigated
for
swimming pool areas.
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2. Risk of Electrical Shock:
Connect only to a properly
grounded receptacle.
Septic tank is to be vented
in accordance with local
plumbing codes.
Do not smoke or use sparkable
electrical devices or flame in a
read
the
septic (gaseous) or possible
septic sump.
If a septic sump condition
exists and if entry into sump is
necessary, then (1) provide
proper safety precautions per
OSHA requirements and (2)
and
do not enter sump until
these precautions are strictly
adhered to.
Do not install pump in location
classified as hazardous per
N.E.C., ANSI/NFPA 70-2001.
Failure to heed above cautions
could result in injury or death.
use.
Installation
Instructions
These
must be followed for satisfactory
performance of your pump:
1. Provide
(recommended
sump diameter is 18").
2. Do not set pump directly on
the bottom of the sump if it is
not solid. Raise the pump by
placing bricks or concrete
blocks underneath it.
3. Make sure sump is free of
string, cloth, nails, gravel, etc.
before installing pump.
4. Pump is to be connected to a
properly grounded, grounding
type receptacle only.
5. Do not remove ground pin
from electrical plug.
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6. Do not use an extension cord.
important
instructions
proper
sump
minimum
7. For proper automatic operation,
make sure the pump power
cord is plugged into the
piggyback receptacle on the
diaphragm switch cord.
8. Connect to separate electrical
circuit taken directly from
main switch.
9. Use steel or plastic pipe for all
connecting
lines
pump and sewer outlet.
NOTE: Some city regulations
do not allow installing a pump
with plastic pipe. Check local
regulations.
10.In applications where the
pump may sit idle for months
at a time, it is recommended
that the pump(s) be cycled
every month to ensure the
pumping system is working
properly when needed.
11.Hydromatic
check
should
be
installed
discharge pipe at least 12"
above the discharge outlet
of the pump.
12.For greater protection, an
audible alarm, such as the
Hydromatic Q Alert, should be
used with all pump installations
to indicate a high water
condition exists.
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