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This section describes how to install the IntelliPro pump.
IMPORTANT! Only qualified, licensed personnel should install pump and wiring.
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Pump mount must be located away from corrosive or flammable chemicals.
Before installation
Ventilation: Allow enough ventilation to maintain air temperature at less than the maximum ambient
temperature rating (Max. Amb.) listed on the motor model plate. If this pump is installed in an enclosure or
pump house, the enclosure must have adequate ventilation and air circulation to keep the temperature in the
enclosure at or below the rated ambient temperature for the motor whenever the pump is running.
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Solid, level, rigid, vibration free, and non-combustible. (To reduce vibration and pipe stress, bolt
pump to mount.)
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Allow pump suction inlet height to be as close to water level as possible
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Allow use of short, direct suction pipe (To reduce friction losses)
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Allow for gate valves in suction and discharge piping
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Have adequate floor drainage to prevent flooding
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Be protected from excess moisture
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Allow adequate access for servicing pump and piping
Fire and burn hazard. Modern motors run at high temperatures. To reduce the risk of fire,
WARNING!
do not allow leaves, debris, or foreign matter to collect around the pump motor. To avoid burns when
handling the motor, let it cool for 20 minutes before trying to work on it.
Use Teflon tape or Plasto-Joint Stik (Lake Chemical Co., Chicago, Illinois) for making all threaded
NOTICE:
connections to the pump. Do not use pipe dope; pipe dope will cause stress cracking in the pump.
Pump suction and discharge connections have molded in thread stops. DO NOT try to screw pipe
NOTICE:
in beyond these stops.
Teflon Taping Instructions
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Use only new or clean PVC pipe fittings
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Wrap male pipe threads with one to two layers of Teflon tape. Cover entire threaded portion of pipe
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Do not overtighten or tighten past thread stop in pump port!
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If leaks occur, remove pipe, clean off old tape, rewrap with one to two additional layers of tape and
remake the connection
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Support all piping connected with pump!
Section 2
Installation
IntelliPro Installation and User's Guide
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