North Star M157594AF.1 Owner's Manual page 23

Connect your If using tap water:
water supply Follow these instructions when supplying water from a pressurized source
such as city tap water:
Acquire a suitable garden hose and attach to the water supply:
1. Acquire a suitable garden hose:
2. Attach garden hose to water supply. Make sure it is not kinked.
Check adequacy of water supply:
1. Water supply should be standard tap water.
2. Make sure the water is clean. Debris can cause excess pump wear and
3. Make sure the water supply is steady and capable of flowing at a rate
Attach garden hose to the water inlet on the pump:
1. Attach garden hose to the water inlet on the pump for city tap water.
2. Confirm rubber washer and inlet screen are in the pump inlet before
3. OPEN the city tap water ball valve and CLOSE the tank feed ball valve,
Operation
a. The water supply garden hose must have an inside diameter of at
least 5/8". If the hose is more than 100 ft. long, the diameter
must be at least 3/4".
b. Always use a flexible rubber hose for your water supply. Do not
use rigid piping.
c. The use of a backflow preventer on the water supply hose is
recommended and may be required by local code.
reduce performance.
20% over the rated flow of your pump. An insufficient water supply
will damage your pump. Use a stopwatch to time how long it takes to
fill a 5 gallon bucket with your garden hose. It should take less than 62
seconds.
See "Machine Component Identification" section of this manual for
location of water inlet.
attaching the garden hose.
as illustrated in the diagram below.
Close this ball
valve
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Open this ball valve