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SECTION B: GENERAL INFORMATION
B-1) To the Purchaser:
Congratulations! You are the owner of one of the finest pumps on the market today. Barnes® Pumps are products engineered and manufactured of high quality components. Over one hundred years of pump building experience along with a continuing quality assurance program combine to produce a pump which will stand up to the toughest applications.
This Barnes Pumps, Inc. manual will provide helpful information concerning installation, maintenance, and proper service guidelines. Check local codes and requirements before installation. Servicing should be performed by knowledgeable pump service contractors or authorized service stations.
The pump is packaged ready for installation and no connections or adjustments are necessary except for attaching discharge piping and plugging in service cord.
B-2) Receiving
Upon receiving the pump, it should be inspected for damage or shortages. If damage has occurred, file a claim immediately with the company that delivered the pump. If the manual is removed from the crating, do not lose or misplace.
B-3) Storage:
Short Term- Barnes Pumps are manufactured for efficient performance following long inoperative periods in storage. For best results, pumps can be retained in storage, as factory assembled, in a dry atmosphere with constant temperatures for up to six (6) months.
Long Term- Any length of time exceeding six (6) months, but not more than twenty four (24) months. The units should be stored in a temperature controlled area, a roofed over walled enclosure that provides protection from the elements (rain, snow, wind blown dust, etc..), and whose temperature can be maintained between +40 deg. F and +120 deg. F.
Pump should be stored in its original shipping container and on initial start up, rotate impeller by hand to assure seal and impeller rotate freely.
B-4) SERVICE CENTERS:
For the location of the nearest Barnes Pumps Service Center, check your catalog, your Barnes Pumps, Inc. representative or Barnes Pumps, Inc. Service Department in Piqua, Ohio, telephone (937) 77808947 or Crane Pumps & Systems Canada Inc., in Bramton, Ontario (905)
SECTION C: INSTALLATION
C-1) Location:
These pumping units are
The minimum sump liquid level should never be less than 2.5 inches (64mm) above the pump bottom.
C-2) Discharge:
Discharge piping should be as short as possible. The installation of a check valve in the discharge piping is recommended for each pump being used. The check valve is used to prevent backflow into the sump. Excessive backflow can cause flooding and/or damage to the pump.
Figure 2 shows a typical installation for any submersible pump using a level control mounted to the discharge piping with a piggy-back plug.
General Comments:
1)Never work in the sump with the power on.
2)Level controls are factory set for a pumping differential of 9 inches. If that is the cycle desired, simply circle the discharge pipe with the pipe mounting strap, feed the end through the worm drive, and tighten with a screwdriver. Be certain that the level control cannot hang up or foul in it’s swing. Also, make certain the pump impeller is still submerged when the level control is in the ’off’ mode.
3)If a higher pump differential is needed, grip the cord near the neck of the float, then using the other hand, exert a steady force on the lower edge of the cable clamp. The cable clamp should slide up to the new pivot point. Attach the level control to the discharge pipe in the manner described above.
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