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Installation
INSTALLATION FOR SURFACE WATER
OR CISTERN (FIGURE 1)
1. The pump should be installed as close to the water
as possible, with the fewest possible fittings (espe-
cially elbows) in the suction pipe. The suction pipe
should be at least as large as the suction port on the
pump.
2. Assemble a foot valve and suction pipe (see Figure
1). Make sure that the foot valve works freely. Use
teflon tape on threaded pipe joints. Protect the foot
valve assembly from fish, trash, etc, by installing a
screen around it (see Figure 1).
3. Lower the pipe into the water until the strainer is five
feet above the bottom. It should also be at least
1-1/2 feet (.5m) below the water level in order to
prevent the pump from sucking air.
4. Install a priming tee, priming plug, and suction pipe
on the pump (see Figure 1). Support the pipe so that
there are no dips or sags in the pipe, so it doesn't
strain the pump body, and so that it slopes slightly
upward from the water source to the pump (high
spots can cause air pockets which can air lock the
pump). Seal the suction pipe joints with teflon tape.
Joints must be air-tight and water-tight. If the suction
pipe can suck air, the pump cannot lift water from
the water source.
You have just completed the suction pipe plumbing for
your new peripheral vane pump. Please go to Page 4
for discharge pipe connections.
For parts or assistance, call Flotec Customer Service at
Snifter Valve
115VAC
Pressure
Circuit
Breaker
Pressure
Box
Switch
Hot - Brown
Neutral - Black
Priming Tee
Float Valve
Cistern
Foot Valve
Float Switch:
Up = On
Down = Off
Wiring Connections – Schematic
Hot – Brown
Circuit
Cistern Float
Breaker
Switch
Box
Neutral – Black
Figure 1 – Surface Water or Cistern Installation.
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Tank
Pump
City Water Inlet
NOTE: If the pump is connected
directly to the city water line,
install a Flow Switch or
Low Pressure Cutoff if service
may be interrupted.
Hot
Pressure
Pump
Switch
Neutral
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