AdvanteX VCOM AX20-A1 Installation Manual page 3

VCOM AX20-A1 Control Panel Installation Manual
Installing the Control Panel
Key Points:
Do not remove the colored
markers or the paper tags from the
fl oat cords. These should be left
on the fl oat cord, outside the splice
box.
Do not thread the markers and
tags through the cord grips.
Adequate length of cord should
be left within the splice box to allow
for easy removal for future discon-
necting and re-splicing.
Wire that is improperly sized
(too small) can cause excessive
voltage drop, poor pump perfor-
mance, and premature failure.
Splices that are not waterproof
will cause malfunction of the pump
controls if water should leak into
the splice box.
We've seen it happen.
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Floats and Pumps
At this point, the fl oats and pump is in place and their wires have
been stabbed into the splice box.
Just in case they aren't, thread the fl oat and pump cords through
the cord grips into the PVC splice box, leaving adequate length of
electrical cord coiled inside the riser to allow easy removal of the
pump and fl oat assembly. Tighten the cord grips by hand and then
check the tightness by tugging on each cord.
The wires from the Control Panel to the splice box should be run
in conduit. A conduit seal should be used to prevent infi ltration
of water into the splice box. The number of wires depends upon
the number of pumps and fl oats, but most 3-fl oat 1-pump systems
use 2 runs of 3-wire 12 GA direct-burial. That gives you a total of 6
wires and two bare grounds.
All splices made in the splice box should use waterproof wire nuts
or butt connectors and heat shrink tubing.
HANDY HINT
At the home's electrical panel, you will use two 20 amp
breakers, one for the control side of the panel and the
other for the pump side.
IMPORTANT:
Don't forget the remote alarm. This
connects to the control panel using
phone wire and is normally placed
inside the garage.
The remote alarm is a code require-
ment.
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