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Safety Safety INTRODUCTION To avoid serious injury and equipment Please read our instructions before installing and using damage, limit system pressure to 75 pounds per your Shallow Well Water System. This will help you square inch (PSI) or below at all times. Over- obtain the full benefits of the quality and convenience pressure can cause tank blowup;...
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Safety Table of Contents Page General Safety .....................2 Warranty......................3 Installation ......................46 Electrical ......................67 Operation ......................7 Maintenance ....................812 Repair Parts ....................1314 Troubleshooting ....................15 ATTACH ORIGINAL RECEIPT HERE FOR WARRANTY CONSIDERATION. Limited Warranty BERKELEY warrants to the original consumer purchaser (“Purchaser” or “You”) of the products listed below, that they will be free from defects in material and workmanship for the Warranty Period shown below.
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Safety Installation MAJOR COMPONENTS When using a foot valve, a priming tee and plug as shown in Figure 1, are recommended. AND WHAT THEY DO Pump Priming Plug Impeller and Jet To Household Water System Impeller turns with motor shaft, causing water to fly out from its rim by centrifugal force.
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Safety Installation For a pump at sea level mounted directly over the well, Horizontal Piping from Well to Pump be sure the total lift from the pumping water level to the When the pump is offset more than 25 feet from the pump does not exceed 25 feet.
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Installation / Electrical To Check Tank Air Charge the turn on pressure of the pressure switch (30 PSI). 3. If the air pressure is below 30 PSI, add air to the tank. If drawdown (amount of water available per cycle) Use an air compressor or a portable air storage tank.
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Safety Preparing to Start the Pump – Deep Well Electrical / Operation OPERATION Hazardous voltage. Can shock, burn, or kill. Connect ground wire before connecting power sup- Priming the Pump ply wires. Use the wire size (including the ground wire) NOTICE: To prevent damage to internal parts, do not specified in the wiring chart.
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Safety Maintenance Lubrication 6. Wherever convenient, hold bag with pliers and cut with singleedge razor blade or sharp knife. Bag will It is not necessary to lubricate the pump or its motor. The not come out in one piece. Continue pulling and cut motor bearings are lubricated for life.
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Maintenance 6. Pull valve through hole with pliers or a valve tool Removing Motor for Service and (available at your local filling station or Automotive Replacing Shaft Seal Center). If it is necessary to separate motor and seal plate, always 7.
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Maintenance 4. Place seal plate face down on flat surface and tap out ceramic seat. NOTICE: Do not force out copper insert. If it has moved, leakage will occur. See section on installing copper insert on Page 11. 5. Clean seal cavity. 6.
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Maintenance c. Both mounting screws must engage screw 1. Remove copper insert as shown in Figure 12. do not holes in seal plate. See Figure 10. deform. d. Be sure rubber pad (Figure 10; Key No. 8, Page 13) stays in place on top of diffuser. Figure 12 2.
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Maintenance HELPFUL HINTS Cleaning Impeller 1. Follow steps 1A through 1D under “Disassembly How to Handle a Gaseous Well and Assembly of Pump” on Page 9. In some areas well water contains gases which must be 2. Remove diffuser and impeller from pump per allowed to escape before the water is used.
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Repair Parts Port Repair Parts 2305 0296 BE Description Qty. Part Number Motor 115/230V A100CLL Water Slinger C692 Seal Plate Assembly N10312PSS Seal Plate Insert J32SS ORing U9390 Shaft Seal U1096A Impeller J10540PF Rubber Pad C3541 Diffuser N128P Capscrew #1016 Hex Head U30738SS 11** Pump Body Assembly...
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Repair Parts 2433 0596 BE Repair Parts - Tank Only Description Qty. Part Number Air Valve Cover U31380P Air Valve and Cap U212160 Replacement Tank PS15HS05 Inlet Flange U31442P Nut, 5/1618 Hex U36202BT Elbow, 3/4” MPT x 1” Insert U78770P Clamp U1955SS Hose ...
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Troubleshooting Troubleshooting TROUBLE POSSIBLE CAUSES REMEDIES Motor will not run 1. Disconnect switch is off 1. Be sure switch is on 2. Fuse is blown 2. Replace fuse 3. Starting switch is defective 3. Replace starting switch 4. Wires at motor are loose, 4.
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