STA-RITE 60 CYCLE C Series Owner's Manual page 12

Figure 6 – Pressure drop curve for hair and lint strainers.
NOTICE: A clogged basket will cause cavitation, which will damage strainer
basket, impeller, and pump. Clean weekly or each time you vacuum pool,
whichever comes first.
NOTICE: Basket is a close fit in body of strainer. When cleaning basket, do
not deform.
Hose basket out well.
DO NOT hammer on basket or otherwise mistreat it.
When installing cover, clean O-Ring sealing surface on strainer body.
To prevent corrosion, improve seal, and ease maintenance, lubricate O-Ring,
sealing surfaces of strainer cover and body, and threads and faces of wing
nuts with petroleum jelly.
Center strainer cover when installing it (especially when pressure testing).
Hand tighten wing nuts. When tightening, alternate back and forth between
nuts to compress O-Ring evenly.
Maximum wing nut torque is 25 ft.-lbs. (3.5 kg-m).
If possible, protect from weather at all times.
For storage of out door installation:
1. Drain system.
2. Dry as much as possible.
3. Lubricate with petroleum jelly.
4. Reassemble.
5. Leave drain plug out during storage.
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4
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Pkg. 51/56 6" Trap
with Basket
2
1
20 40
0
60 80 100 120
Flow (GPM)
12
Pkg. 98/99 8" Trap
with Basket
140 160 180
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