Installation - Assembling Filter - STA-RITE PTM50 Owner's Manual

Clamp
Lower
Tank
Body
Base
FIGURE 1 – PTM135
Clamp
Filter
Tank
Base
FIGURE 2 – PTM50, PTM70 &
PTM100
NOTE: DO NOT pull clamp off outward
(sideways) from filter. It will bend and damage
the clamp.
Do not pull
clamp outward
from filter
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FIGURE 3
Assembling Filter
Tank
Filter cartridge may shift position during shipping. To make sure cartridge is in
Head
place, follow procedure below before using filter.
When disassembling filter, place all parts in a clean area.
1. Place filter in a clean area near its permanent location.
2. Remove Clamp Fastener from clamp indicated in Figures 1 and 2.
3. Loosen indicated clamp (see Figures 1A and 1B); remove clamp by lifting
straight up over tank or dropping it onto filter base (See Figures 1, 2,
and 3).
Set
Clamp NOTICE: Do not pull clamp sideways to remove; to do so will bend and
On Base
damage clamp (See Figure 3).
4. Remove tank head from filter. BE CAREFUL not to damage O-Ring.
5. Set tank head in a clean place; check for missing or damaged parts.
6. Filter element should be installed with blue end up (marked `TOP') and
red end firmly pressed into base.
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7. Be sure air tube filter is seated on top of air bleed tube and tube is seated
in base.
8. Replace tank head evenly on filter tank shell for a tight seal.
NOTICE: Be sure O-Ring and O-Ring seating area are clean.
Tank Head
9. Place clamp assembly over flange of tank head and tank body and tighten
Lift clamp over with clamp knob.
and off
NOTICE: To properly engage tank head and tank body flange with clamp,
of filter
you may have to push down on top of tank head while installing clamp.
10. Tighten clamp firmly hand tight; tap clamp around tank with rubber ham-
mer while tightening to aid sealing.
OR
11. Attach pressure gauge and air release valve as shown in Figure 4. Apply
Teflon tape, Plasto-Joint Stik or Silastic RTV#732 to threads of pressure
gauge.
Set clamp
on base.
NOTICE: Tighten gauge hand tight only. Tighten air release valve finger
tight only.
Connecting Filter Piping
NOTICE: For ease of installation, plastic pipe and fittings are recommended
for all piping to and from pool. DO NOT use pipe joint compound on base of
filter; to do so will cause stress cracking of base, which will void warranty and
may cause property damage.
past thread stops. To do so will ruin filter base and void warranty, and may
cause property damage.
NOTICE: If pool or spa/tub water level is higher than filter base, shut-off
valves must be installed in suction and return lines.
1. See Figure 5 for piping connections to filter.
FILTER
CLAMP
Risk of damage to filter. Do not tighten fittings into base ports
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