OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
• Risk of electric shock. Connect this product only to a grounding type
receptacle protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) or
residual current device (RCD). Contact a qualified electrician if you cannot
verify that the receptacle is protected by a GFCI/RCD. Use a qualified
electrician to install the GFCI/RCD, which has a maximum rate of 30mA.
Do not use a portable residual current device (PRCD).
• To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not use extension cords, timers,
plug adaptors or converter plugs to connect unit to electric supply;
provide a properly located outlet.
• Do not attempt to plug in or unplug this product while standing in water
or when your hands are wet.
• Never operate this product above the maximum working pressure stated
on the filter tank.
• Always switch off pump before changing the 6-way valve position.
• Operating this product without water flowing through the system can
cause a build up of hazardous pressure which can result in an explosive
situation, serious injury, property damage or death.
• Never test this pump with compressed air. Never operate the system with
water temperature above 35° C (95° F).
6-way valve positions and function:
Valve Position
FILTER
Function
Normal filtration and regular
Water Flow Direction
From pump through filter media
(see drawing 30) vacuuming of pool to pool
BACKWASH
Reverses water flow to clean From pump through filter media
(see drawing 31) filter media to valve waste/drain outlet
RINSE
For initial startup cleaning of the sand, and From pump through filter media
(see drawing 32) leveling the sand bed after backwashing to valve waste/drain outlet
WASTE
For vacuuming directly to waste, From pump to valve waste/drain
(see drawing 33) lowering pool level or to drain the
pool
RECIRCULATE For circulating water back to pool
(see drawing 34) without going through the filter media
CLOSED Shuts off al flow to filter and pool
(see drawing 35) “Do not use this setting with pump running”
outlet bypassing the filter media
From pump through valve to
pool bypassing the filter media
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