Starting Up The Product; Starting - Grundfos Unilift KP 150 Instrucciones De Instalación Y Funcionamiento

Power supply
• 1 x 115 V, 60 Hz
To connect the pump for manual operation,
insert the pump plug into a wall socket. If a float
switch is included for automatic operation, it will
be of the "piggy-back" design. Insert the float-
switch plug into the wall socket, and insert the
pump plug into the back of the float-switch plug.
115 V outlet
Float-switch plug
("Piggy-back")
Fig. 6 Pump and float-switch plugs
Power cable leads
Motor connections
Fig. 7 Wiring diagram
Motor protection
The Unilift KP pumps have built-in thermal
overload protection and require no additional
motor protection. If the motor is overloaded, it
stops automatically. When cooled to normal
temperature, the motor starts automatically.
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Pump plug

5. Starting up the product

DANGER
Moving parts
Death or serious personal injury
- Do not touch the inside of the
pump while the pump is running.
- The inlet strainer must always be
fitted to the pump during operation.

5.1 Starting

Before starting the pump, check that the
following requirements are fulfilled:
• The pump is submerged in liquid. During
normal operation, the inlet strainer of the
pump must be below the surface of the
liquid.
• The pump is placed on a base so that the
inlet strainer is not blocked by sludge, mud
or similar materials.
• The pipe or hose connection is tight.
• The outlet pipe is open, that is the hose is
not bent, etc.
• The pump is connected to the power supply
in accordance with the instructions.
• For pumps with a float switch, check that the
float switch will allow the pump to pump
down to the chosen level according to fig. 5.
If you want to pump below this level, hold the
float switch in vertical position.
Startup procedure:
Switch on the pump and check:
• that the pump is operating properly
• that water is being pumped.