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ROD AND
FLOAT
The switch
unit operates
as follows:
SWITCH
INSTALLATION
See Figure
2 fi)r stop positions.
1.
2.
Thread
float rod into float until it is llmnly hand tight.
Slide rod guide
over float rod: fi)llow it with a rod stop
hushing
(A) set ahout
eight inches
down
trom the top of
the rod.
3. Slide lloat rod up through
tile eye in the switch
arm. Add
a rod stop bushing
(B) at the top of the rod.
4. Open
large loop on rod guide and mount
it around
the
column.
Fasten with screw, making sure that the float rod
hangs vertically
from the switch
and moves
freely in the
rod guide.
Make sure tile rod guide is tightly clamped.
5. Adjust rod stop bushings
for designed
level control.
6. Lift the rod up and down to be sure the switch
will click
and that the arm does not bind on the rubber
bushings.
The rod must also move freely in the guide.
7. Fill the sump
and run pump
through
one complete
cycle
to check
switch
operation.
Rod Stc
Switch Arm
Switch
Ill
III
Rod Stop {A)
Sump Cover
\
J
Rod Guide
l. When the sump is dry, the lloat rod hangs from the switch
arm. Its weight
hoMs the switch
off.
2. When the water rises in the sump, the float lifts the switch
rod. The buoyancy will push tim switch arm up :tnd mm
tile switch on
When
the water
is ptmlped
out of tile sump,
the lloat
drops do;_.'ll again. Tim weight
of the {loat will all()w the
rod and switch arm to li)wer and turn tile dntiner
switch
off.
DO
NOT
ALLOW
PUMP
TO RUN
DRY
Pump should
not be allowed
to tun dry prior to shutting
off.
To do so voids the warranty
and could ruin the pump.
If necessary,
adjust
the float so this will not happen.
ELECTRICAL
CONNECTIONS
[_kWARNING]RJsk of electric
shock.
The
Sump
Pump
has a 3-prong
electric
plug.
The third
prong
is used
to
ground
the pump
to prevent
possible
fatal
shock.
The
third
prong
should
never
be removed.
Your electrical
outlet
should
be the 3-prong,
polarized
type
with
an
internal
ground.
Pump
must be wired
into a 15 amp GFCI protected
individ-
ual branch
circuit.
DO
NOT
USE AN
EXTENSION
CORD.
Testing
for
Ground
For your safety, check
your outlet
for ground
using a Circuit
Analyzer,
(Figure
3). A Circuit Analyzer
will tell you by a pat-
tern of lights ff the power,
neutral,
and ground
wires are cor-
rectly connected
to your outlet.
It can also be used to check
other
outlets
in your home. A Circuit Analyzer
is available
in
the SEARS Electrical
Department.
UL Listed
Outle
Figure 3
6650194
Figure 2
4
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