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Maintenance
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Set up
Push the start button on the motor head repeatedly
and in quick succession with the palm of your hand
until the Tetratec
®
EX Filter starts pumping water.
Water will be siphoned through the water intake
hose and directed into the filter case. It will stop
siphoning water once the water in the flow return
pipe reaches the water surface level of the tank.
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Plug in the Tetratec
®
EX Filter. Once the power is on, water will flow
fully along the flow return pipe.
Note: At this point check all components for leakage. After
operating the Tetratec
®
EX Filter for 30 to 60 min check that
the filter is operating properly and recheck for leakage.
If water is not satisfactorily flowing through the return pipe, unplug
the filter and check the hose connections and ensure that the hose
is not tangled. Gently shaking will help to release any air trapped
inside the filter.
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The water flow can be adjusted when required, for example when
feeding fish.
Turn the tap of the “OUT”-adapter 45 degrees counterclockwise
to decrease the water flow.
Turning the tap 90 degrees counterclockwise will cut the water
flow entirely.
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Adjusting the Water Flow
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INOUT
Regular Maintenance/Replacement and Cleaning of Filter Media
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Warning!
Unplug the cord the of Tetratec
®
EX Filter before maintenance
and cleaning the Tetratec
®
EX Filter.
Please maintain and clean the filter as necessary, in order to avoid
a decrease in water flow as a result of clogging of the filter.
Maintenance
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Removing the Hose Adapter Unit from the Motor
Head
Close the adapter valves and pull the central lever of the adapter
unit up slightly to stop intake/drainage of water. Pull the lever up
completely and lift the hose adapter unit to remove it from the
motor head.
Opening the Filter
Remove the motor head from the filter case of the Tetratec
®
EX
Filter. To release the lock, lift the locking buckles with the Tetratec
®
logo.
Releasing the lift buckles will slightly raise the motor head from
the filter case
Remove the motor head by lifting one of the lift buckles while
holding down the filter case frame.
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Locking
buckles
Lift
buckles
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Take the filter media securing plate and filter media containers out
of the filter case.
Using water from the tank, clean off all dirt and foreign particles
from the filtering media. (Washing the media directly with tap
water could harm useful filter bacteria that have settled on the
filter media.)
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Cleaning Filter Media
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