SuperFish TopClear Filter 5000 - Filter Maintenance; UVC Unit Maintenance

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• Never block the outlet (OUT) or reduce the outlet diameter, otherwise the pressure in the lter may become too high, causing the
lter to leak or break.
• Install and operate the pump and check the system for leakage, make sure all connections are 100% waterproof. Leakage may
lead to an empty pond and cause harm to your sh and plants.
• Check the operation of the UV lamp via the light indicator on the cover (D-b).
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-d). Turn
the Auto Clean Wash knob a quater counter clockwise (E-e). 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-f). 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-g).
• 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 (G-h) by pulling it of the lter cover.
• Slide the red switch lock (G-j) to unlock the unit head and housing.
• Turn the unit head (G-k) counter clockwise against the stop, then carefully pull it out of the housing.
• Loosen the screw (H-l), remove the locknut (H-m). Remove the quartz glass including the gasket by a slight rotary movement (H-n).
• Clean the quartz glass outer face with SuperFish UVC Pump & Clean carefully and check for damage.
• Remove the UV-lamp together with UV-tube clip (J-o) and tube protection ring (J-p) and remove the O-ring (J-q) from the unit
head. Clean the unit head and make sure that it’s dry, place a new O-ring if necessary.
• Replace the UV-lamp if necessary (recycling). Insert the (replacement) UV-lamp with a UV-tube clip and tube protection ring in
the tting of the unit head (J).
• Insert the quartz glass with the gasket in the unit head (K), slide the locknut over the quartz glass and tighten it onto the unit
head. Place the screw back and tighten the locknut (L).
• Place the unit head with the tted UV-lamp and quartz glass back into the housing. Turn it clockwise up to the stop and slide the
red switch lock to the housing (M).
• 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.