SuperFish TopClear 5000 - Filter Maintenance; UVC Unit Maintenance

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Maintenance of the lter
• Always disconnect from the mains supply before carrying out any maintenance!
• Weekly check the Flow Indicator (D-c) if the water ow is sucient, if the ow decreases you
need to clean the lter. Clean the lter by using the Auto Clean Wash (backwash). After st
installation or if your pond is heavily polluted, it may be neccesary to ush through the lter daily
by using the Auto Clean Wash.
• Remove the end cap of the CLEAN exit. Install the suplied hose connection on to the CLEAN exit
and attach a pond hose (E-a). Turn the Auto Clean Wash knob a quater counter clockwise (E-b).
The pond pump will ush the water in the opposite direction, cleaning the lter sponge. You can use
this water to irrigate your garden. After cleaning, ALWAYS reinstall the end cap at the CLEAN exit.
• A optional BackWash Valve is available at your SuperFish dealer, this replaces the end cap on the
CLEAN exit and makes the ushing of the water more easily (BackWash Valve TopClear 5000 art.
06020717, BackWash Valve TopClear 10/15/18000 art. 06020719).
• Yearly the lter needs general maintenance, unplug the Pond pump and TopClear lter from the
mains. Remove the pond hoses from the lter and open the clamps. After the rst clamp, open
the opposite clamp, etc. (F-a). Then take the lid of the lter.
• Take out the lter sponge and rinse with clean tap water. Replace the lter sponge yearly or more
often if needed (F-b).
• Take out the clapboard (not applicable with the TopClear 5000) and rinse with tap water.
• Clean the Bio-Balls in a bucket lled with pond water to maintain bacteria life. Do not use tap
water!
• Remove the rubber sealant from the lter housing, check the seal for damage. Replace, after
cleaning or replacement, the sealant back in the upper part of the housing.
• After cleaning, replace the lid in the same position as before and close the clamps properly.
Maintenance of the UVC-unit
• Check monthly if UV lamp is lit through the control window on the cover (D-b).
• Always disconnect from the mains supply before carrying out any maintenance!
• The UVC device and quartz glass should be cleaned yearly or more often if algae growth increases!
• The lamp is hot, wait 10 minutes after switch o before opening the unit.
• Remove the protective cover of the UVC by pulling it of the lter cover (G-a).
• Slide the red switch lock to unlock the unit head and housing (G-b).
• Turn the unit head counter clockwise against the stop, then carefully pull it out of the housing (G-c).
• Loosen the screw (H-a).
• Screw o the union nut, pull o the quartz glass including the O ring by a slight rotary movement
(H-b). Clean the quartz glass outer face with SuperFish UVC Clean carefully and check for damage.
• Replace the UV-lamp and the quartz glass if neccessairy (Recycle lamp and glass!).
• Insert the lamp, then put into the light-shelter ring, at seals and the UV Tube clip respectively (J).
• Place the unit head with the tted UV lamp and quartz glass into the housing. Turn it clockwise up
to the stop and slide the red switch lock to the housing.
• To avoid UVC overheating, unplug the lter from mains when no water is owing through the
lter.
• In the winter season, when the system is not used, the TopClear lter should be removed to avoid
the risk of freezing.
• The UV-lamp should be replaced yearly. Although the lamp may still burn, it no longer emits
enough UV radiation (maximum 8000 operating hours).