Davey RainBank mkII Installation Instructions Manual

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AUSTRALIA

Davey Support Centre

6 Lakeview Drive,

Scoresby, Australia 3179

Ph:

1300 367 866

Fax:

1300 369 119

Website: davey.com.au

Davey Water Products Pty Ltd

Member of the GUD Group

ABN 18 066 327 517

® Davey and RainBank are registered trade marks of Davey Water Products Pty Ltd.

NEW ZEALAND

Davey Support Centre

7 Rockridge Avenue,

Penrose, Auckland 1061

Ph:

0800 654 333

Fax:

09 527 7654

Website: daveynz.co.nz

P/N 401336-11 supersedes P/N 401336-10

2009

WINNER

• InstallatIon

For any assistance or after sales service contact your Davey

Dealer. For help in locating your closest dealer contact your

• operatIon

appropriate Davey Support Centre listed on the

• trouble shootIng

back of this booklet.

YEARS

ATS 5200.446 Lic WMKA 22042

InstallatIon

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Page 1 Davey Water Products Pty Ltd Member of the GUD Group ABN 18 066 327 517 ® Davey and RainBank are registered trade marks of Davey Water Products Pty Ltd. YEARS © Davey Water Products Pty Ltd 2013. P/N 401336-11 supersedes P/N 401336-10...
Page 2 Davey Dealer from which you purchased the Davey product. Alternatively you can phone our Customer Service line on 1300 367 866 in Australia, or 0800 654 333 in New Zealand, or send a written letter to Davey at the address products servicing specific and emerging market opportunities.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
® before you start Installation instruction pump outside tank option pump inside tank option Float switch installation Installation of submersible pumps priming pumps Maintaining rainbank ® trouble shooting rainbank ® Warnings plumbers tips Davey guarantee contact Details...
Page 4: About Rainbank ® The Easy Way To Save Water
RainBank may allow you to claim ® a high quality australian made Davey tank rebates (when installed on rainbank automatic water controller. ® 2. Fit first flush devices to all down pipes to ensure clean water inside the tank (dirty existing homes).
Page 5: Two Types Of Installation - Quick Reference
Note: When installing a rainbank ® Davey. the use of the system to and/or associated pump system inside a pump flammable, corrosive and other building, allowance for possible high pressure materials of a hazardous nature is leakage Must be made.
Page 6: How Rainbank ® Works
OTHER SYMPTOMS: hoW raInbank Works ® What are the advantages of RainBank over conventional Mains water pressure and flow too 1. When there is demand for water ® Mains water is still in use when air-gap systems? low. possible cause - there is a check from your toilet, washing machine or pump is running.
Page 7: How To Install Rainbank
Tank: above ground SYMPTOM: PUMP WIll NOT SWITCH ON hoW to Install raInbank Pump: outside tank ® Float switch: must be installed inside 1. Pump not plugged in. 8. Pump is faulty. of tank plug pump into base of rainbank to confirm if the fault is within the ®...
Page 8 To House 4. Rock or debris caught inside RainBank ® call your plumber to fit a Y strainer - rainbank will need to be returned ® to Davey. • Integrated installation incorporated as part of tank system. Mains In To House...
Page 9: Before You Start
IMPORTANT MAINTENANCE gasket lubrication. If unsure consult PRECAUTIONS your Davey dealer for advice. • Davey pump motors are fitted with an automatic thermal overload switch that stops the motor if the motor gets too hot to avoid damaging it. this automatically re-starts the motor when the temperature within the pump has dropped to a safe level.
Page 10 • Double check valve assemblies are Type 4 installations. External suction rainbank to your home is within the available from Davey and should be ® pump drawing from below ground following pipe length limits: installed if the tank is partially or fully tank.
Page 11: Installation Instruction
‘rain Water’ referral to Davey. the use of signage or a green tap marked ‘rW’. rainbank to pump flammable, ®...
Page 12: Pump Outside Tank Option
MoDel no. krb1,2,3&4 Do not pull on power lead. Fit a rope to handle for lowering and raising pump. PVC pipe 4. Davey recommends the fitting of Cable tie floating inlets to submersible pumps to minimize any possibility of sludge Handle intake.
Page 13 ® distances between your rainwater tank and pump, a 10m float switch (top and side entry) extension lead (Davey part no. 14186) will need to be added. up to 4 float switch extension leads can be added between the pump and the rainwater float switch lead.
Page 14: Pump Inside Tank Option
Step 4 – align the rainbank for easy ® fitting to the plumbing. Fit Davey wall note: to allow for the correct operation bracket. of your rainbank and for ®...
Page 15 Step 4 – align the rainbank for easy ® fitting to the plumbing and fit Davey wall bracket if required. IMPORTANT • under australian standard 3500 Step 5 – connect rainbank to your ®...
Page 16 Note: In order to carry out routine maintenance to the rainbank Must be easily to do this for all types of Davey pump ® should be at least 100mm above the base accessible to the end user or home owner.
Page 17 (top and side entry) extension ® the three-pin socket underneath between the pump and the rainwater lead (Davey part no. 14186) will need to rainbank ® tank. this facilitates easy removal be added. up to 4 float switch extension...
Page 18 5m lead from the float switch the compression nut to expand the these types of tanks (Davey part will reach the rainbank and plug ®...