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Before First Use of This Product. • Safety Instructions • Installation • Operation Save This Manual For • Service Hints Future Reference. • Repair Parts Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A. PRINTED IN U.S.A. F642-6189 Form No. (Rev. 4/24/96)
PARTS LIST AND ILLUSTRATION .........11 FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY For one year from the date of purchase, Sears will repair or replace this pump, free of charge, if defective in materials or workmanship. This warranty does not cover repairs or replacement parts necessary because of abuse or negligence including failure to install, adjust and oeprate this pump according to the instructions in the owner’s manual.
Wire pump through a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter and/or property damage. (GFCI - required by the National Electrical Code for above ground pools). A GFCI is available from the Sears Electrical Department.
INSTALLATION Pump mount must: Teflon Taping Instructions: Be solid - level - rigid - vibration free. (To reduce vibration Use only new or clean PVC pipe fittings. and pipe stress, bolt pump to mount.) Wrap male pipe threads with one to two layers of teflon Allow pump inlet height to be as close to water level as tape, winding tape clockwise as you face start of thread.
ELECTRICAL Ground motor before Bond motor to pool structure. Use a solid copper con- WARNING connecting to electrical ductor, size No. 8 AWG (8.4 mm ) or larger. Run wire from power supply. Failure to external bonding lug (see Figure 2) to reinforcing rod or ground pump motor can mesh.
Distance in Feet from Meter to Motor 0’ 101’ 201’ Max. Fuse Pump 100’ 200’ 300’ Load Rating Model Volts/Hz/Ph Amps Amps* Wire Size (AWG) 115/60/1 14.0 390.26280 230/60/1 115/60/1 17.4 390.26290 1-1/2 230/60/1 *Time delay fuse rating for motor circuits.
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OPERATION Draining Pump 1. Pump down water level WARNING below all inlets to the pool. To avoid dangerous or fatal electrical shock hazard, turn OFF power to motor before draining pump. 2. Remove trap cover and use low pressure air to blow ac- cumulated water from the Hazardous voltage.
PUMP SERVICE Pump should only be serviced by qualified person- Pump Reassembly/Installing New Seal: nel. 1. Carefully examine the seal “L” cup and tank body Be sure to prime pump (Page 6) before starting up O-Ring (Key No. 5, Page 11). Replace if material shows after service.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Read and understand Mechanical Troubles / Noise WARNING safety and operating 1. Make sure suction and discharge piping are supported. instructions in this manual 2. Securely mount pump on concrete platform for qui- before doing any work on etest performance.
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REPAIR PARTS To order parts, call: 228 0893 Sears Product Service 1-800-366-7278 Part 390.26280 390.26290 Description 1 H.P. 1-1/2 H.P. Motor - 60 Cycle - 115/230V C218-313C C218-314C Screw, #10-32 x 1/2” Lg. U30-692SS U30-692SS Bonding Lug U17-568 U17-568 Water Slinger...
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Maintenance Agreement or to inquire • Product Type about an existing Agreement • Model Number call 9 am - 5 pm, Monday-Saturday 1-800-827-6655 • Part Number • Part Description REPAIR SERVICES America's Repair Specialists Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 U.S.A.