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INSTALLATION
ReliefValve
Plug
To Household
Water System
Built-in
Check Valve
Tank
Switch
Adapter
From
Weft
Plastic
Pipe
Figure 2 - Typical Installation
- Captive
Air e
Pressure Tank
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NOTE:
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1 1/4"
Check Va_e
used if
h°dz°ntal
piping
is
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Drive
Pipe
Drive
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Point
Plastic
P
Well Seal
Foot Valve
Dug or Cased Well
Relief
Valve
Priming
To Household
Water System
AVC Port
From
Well
Air Volume
Control Tube
Built-in
Check Valve
Figure 3 - Typical Installation
- Standard
Pressure Tank
Pump
Installation
SEARS jet pumps
can be used with Captive
_
Tanks
as shown
in Figure 2.
For mounting
pump
to tank, purchase
tank fitting Kit
No. 2788.
CRAFTSMAN
Captive
Air* Tanks are precharged
with
air at the factory.
Check
the tank Owner's
Manual
to
find if air charge
needs
adjustment.
Your pump
re-
quires
30 pounds
for proper
operation.
The jet pump
can also be mounted
on standard
hori-
zontal tanks. A kit consisting
of all necessary
piping,
el-
bows,
and other fittings,
is furnished
with the tank for
mounting
pump
using
this method.
See Figure
3.
Instructions
are included
with tank.
Air Volume
Control
-
Included
With
Standard
Horizontal
Tank
There is a 1-1/4" x 1/4" reducer bushing and a 1/4" x 1-1/2"
nipple supplied in the fittings package. Use the one that fits
into the air volume control tapping in the end of the tank
as shown in Figure 3. Use pipe compound
on male threads.
Screw the air volume control on to the 1/4" fitting and the
right angle compression
fitting into the bottom
tapping of
the air volume control.
Remove
the 1/4" pipe
plug, Key No. 13, Page 10, on
the jet portion
of the pump
body near the check valve.
Insert a 1/4" compression
fitting into this tapping.
Cut
tubing
to length
and assemble
the two fittings
in the
air volume
control
and pump
body. Use nuts, sleeves,
and inserts
furnished.
Priming
the Pump
I_'
CAUTIONI
Never
run
pump
dry. Running
pump
without
water
may cause
pump
to overheat,
dam-
aging
seal and possibly
causing
burns
to persons
handling
pump.
Fill pump with water before starting.
[AWA_
Never
run
pmnp
against
closed
dis-
charge.
To do so can
boil
water
inside
pump,
causing
hazardous
pressure
in unit,
risk
of ex-
plosion
and
possibly
scalding
persons
handling
pump.
DO NOT START MOTOR UNTIL PUMP HAS BEEN
FILLED WITH WATER.
1.
Remove
the priming
plug.
fill pump
with water.
Replace
priming
plug.
If a priming
tee and plug
have been provided
at the well head for a long hor-
izontal run, be sure this tee is filled and the plug re-
placed,
using pipe compound
on plug threads.
See
Figure 1, Page 3.
2.
Start the pump. Water win be pumped
in a few min-
utes; the time depending
upon the depth
to water,
and the distance
of horizontal
run. If pump
does
not prime,
check for a possible
leak on the suction
side of the pump.
Reprime.
Check
to be sure suc-
tion lift - distance
from water level to pump
- does
not exceed
20 feet.
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