Installation - Water Ace R5PILT Owner's Manual

12. All wiring should be performed by a qualified electrician.
13. Make certain that power source conforms to requirements
of your equipment.
14. Protect electrical cord from sharp objects, hot surfaces, oil,
and chemicals. Avoid kinking cord. Replace or repair dam-
aged or worn cords immediately.
15. Do not touch an operating motor. Modern motors are
designed to operate at high temperatures.
16. Do not handle pump or pump motor with wet hands or
when standing on wet or damp surface, or in water.
If your basement has water or moisture
on floor, do not walk on wet area until all power has
been turned off. If shut-off box is in basement, call
electric company to shut-off service to house, or call
local fire department for instructions. Remove pump
and repair or replace. Failure to follow this warning can
result in fatal electrical shock.
Do not use in hazardous or explosive
locations.

INSTALLATION

1. This unit can be installed in sump pit with minimum diam-
eter of 12"(30cm) and depth of 12" (30cm). Sump pit may
be constructed of tile, concrete, steel or plastic. Check
local codes for approved materials.
2. Install pump on solid, level foundation, as near as possible
to center of sump pit. Do not hang pump from discharge
pipe or power cord.
Pump must be level (column must be ver-
tical) when operating. If motor is tilted, internal
start/run switch may overheat and damage motor.
3. Pump should not be installed on clay, earth or sand sur-
faces. Clean sump pit of small stones and gravel which
could clog the pump. Keep pump inlet screen clear.
4. Thread discharge pipe into pump body carefully to avoid
stripping or crossing threads.
NOTICE: Do not use ordinary pipe joint compound on plas-
tic pipe or pump. Pipe joint compound can attack plastics
and damage pump.
5. To reduce motor noise and vibrations, a short length of
rubber hose (1-5/8"(41mm) I.D., e.g. radiator hose) can
be connected into discharge line near pump using suitable
clamps.
Risk of electric shock. Pump is designed
for 115V., 60 HZ operation and requires an individual
branch circuit of 15 amperes capacity. It is supplied
with a 3-wire cord set with grounding-type plug for use
in a 3-wire, grounded outlet. Do not cut off the round
grounding prong. For safety, outlet must always be
electrically grounded to a suitable electrical ground
such as a grounded water pipe or a properly grounded
metallic raceway or ground wire system.
6. Locate Float Rod Guide (Key No. 9) about 6" (16cm) below
motor. Clamp guide to column with screw provided (Key
No. 9A).
Risk of flooding. Be sure that guide is
securely clamped so that float rod is vertical and can move
up and down freely. If float is angled or binds, pump may
not start, allowing flooding to occur.
7. Screw float onto threaded end of rod. Threads on rod will
cut threads into corrosion resistant float.
8. Insert plain end of float rod up through eye of rod guide.
9. Slide one rod stop on float rod before passing rod through
eye of pump switch. Slide 2nd rod stop on rod after pass-
ing through eye of switch. Position 2nd rod stop flush
with top of rod.
10. Position lower rod stop to within 8"(20cm) of switch lever
arm. With lower rod stop in this position, pump will auto-
matically cycle at approximately 2-1/2"(6cm) off and 10-
12"(25-30cm) on. For faster cycling, move lower rod stop
closer to switch lever arm.
11. If pump discharge line is exposed to outside subfreezing
atmosphere, then portion of line exposed must be installed
so any water remaining in pipe will drain to outfall by
gravity. Failure to do this can cause water trapped in dis-
charge to freeze which could result in damage to pump.
12. Install an in-line check valve to prevent flow backwards
through pump after pump shuts off.
NOTICE: Drill a 1/8" (3.2mm) hole in discharge pipe just
above pump body but below the check valve to prevent air
locks.
13. After all piping and controls have been installed, unit is
ready for operation.
14. Run pump through one cycle to check float switch
operation.
The pump motor is equipped with auto-
matic resetting thermal protector and may restart unex-
pectedly. Protector tripping is an indication of motor
overloading as a result of operating pump at low heads
(low discharge restriction), excessively high or low
voltage, inadequate wiring, incorrect motor connec-
tions, or a defective motor.
3
WA584