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Never run pump dry. Running pump with- out water may cause pump to overheat, damaging seal and possibly causing burns to persons handling pump. Fill pump with water before starting.
Never run pump against closed discharge. To do so can boil water inside pump, causing hazardous pressure in unit, risk of explosion and possibly scalding persons handling pump.
1.Open the control valve as far as possible (see Figure 15). Then remove the priming plug from the pump and fill the pump, fill all piping between the pump and the well, and make sure that all
piping in the well is full. If you have also installed a priming tee in the suction piping, remove the plug from the tee and fill the suction piping.
Open control valve as far as possible and fill pump and piping through priming port
or priming tee.
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3.Power on! Start the pump and watch the pressure gauge. The pressure should build rapidly to 50 PSI as the pump primes.
4.After 2 or 3 minutes, the gauge should show pres- sure. If not, stop the pump, remove the fill plugs, reopen the control valve, and refill the pump and piping. You may have to repeat this two or three times in order to get all the trapped air out of the pip- ing. Don’t forget to close the control valve each time before you start the pump.
5.When pressure has built up and stabilized at about 50 PSI, slowly open the control valve (see Figure 17) and let the pressure drop until the pressure gauge needle starts to flutter. When the needle flutters, close the valve just enough to stop the flutter (see Figure 17). Your pump is now operating at its most efficient point.
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Figure 15: Fill Pump
2.Replace all fill plugs and close the control valve completely (Figure 16).
Replace all fill plugs and close control valve completely.
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Figure 16: Prime Pump
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Figure 17: Set Control Valve
6.After the pump has built up pressure in the system and shut off, check the pressure switch operation by opening a faucet or two and running enough water out to bleed off pressure until the pump starts. The pump should start when pressure drops to 30 PSI and stop when pressure reaches 50 PSI. Run the pump through one or two complete cycles to verify correct operation. This will also help clean the system of dirt and scale dislodged during installation.
Congratulations on a successful installation.
If you were unsuccessful, please refer to the Troubleshooting section (Page 13) or call our customer service technical staff.
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