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InstallationandGeneralMaintenanceManual–VironP300PoolPump
Ͳ ActivatetheselfͲprimingandwaitareasonableamountoftimeforthistobe
completed.
5.MAINTENANCE
Ͳ CleanthepreͲfilterbasketregularlytoavoiddropsinpressure.TOpreventthebasket
frombreaking,donothititduringthecleaningprocess.
Ͳ Shouldthepumpstop,checkthattheconsumptionoftherunningmotorinamperesis
equaltoorbelowthatindicatedonthemanufacturer’scharacteristicsplate.Ifthis
informationisnotavailable,contactthenearestTechnicalAssistanceService.
Ͳ Wheretheamperageishigher,consultthemanufacturer.
Ͳ Emptythepumpifitistoremainatastandstillforacertainlengthoftime,especiallyin
coldcountrieswherethereisariskoffreezing.
Ͳ Removethepurgecap(10)toemptythepump.
Ͳ EverytimethepreͲfilterisopened,cleanthesealanditsseatingofanyimpuritiesto
ensureairtightnesswhenthecapisclosed(Fig.5).
Ͳ Pumpcomponentsthat,duetotheirnormaluse,sufferwearand/ortearmustbe
regularlyreplacedtoensuregoodpumpperformance.Thefollowingtableshowsthe
perishablesand/orconsumablesusedinthepumpandtheirestimatedworkinglife.
Theestimatedworkinglifeofthepartsabovehasbeenestablishedaccordingtothenormalproduct
useandinstallationconditions.
Followtheinstructionsintheinstallationmanualtomaintaintheworkinglifeofthepump.
6.REMOVAL
Ͳ Themotorunitcanberemovedfromthepumpbodywithouthavingtodisconnectthe
pump’ssuctionandreturnpipes.
Ͳ ToremovetheMotorunitfromthepumpbody,removethescrewsjoiningthem
together.
7.TROUBLESHOOTING
COMPONENTDESCRIPTION ESTIMATEDWORKINGLIFE
0ringsandgeneralseals 1year
MechanicalSeal 1year
Bearings 1year
1.Thepumpisnotprimed 4.Thepumpwillnotstart
2.Thepumpreleasesonlyasmallflowofwater 5.Themotorismakinganoisebutwillnotstart
3.Thepumpmakesanoise 6.Themotorisstopped