Vortex DFF User Manual

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3. Fill the chamber base ½ full with water.
4. Securing the casting assembly to the jar: be sure that none of the filter bag is caught between the
rubber seal and the jar.
The Diatom Freedom Filter has a flat
gasket seal. Align the pump assembly
with the gasket on the jar lip and tighten
the jar ring. (Fig. 7)
TO REMOVE HOSE KINKS
If your hose has become kinked during shipping or storage, follow these quick and easy
directions to correct the situation:
(A) Run about two inches of the hottest water possible into a sink, laundry tub, or bathtub.
(B) Connect one end of your hose to your faucet and submerge the rest.
(C) Turn on the hot water to a trickle and position the hose to remove the kinks as it starts to soften.
When all of the kinks have been removed, turn off the hot water and turn on the cold. This will
quench the hose to its original shape.
ASSEMBLING THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST TUBES
5. You should have two-four foot section of the XL-11 hoses
to make the intake and exhaust hoses. Place one of the P-6 rubbers
hose clamps on each end of the hoses. Slip one end of
each hose over the recharge valve ports (Fig. 9).
6. Attach one of the XL-12 “U”-tubes to each
hose and install the P-26 tubes and the P-24 strainer
assemblies. Note: The P-24 strainer assemblies may be
mounted either vertically or horizontally depending
on the position you prefer. Use the P-25 cap plug to plug
the open hole so that none of the inhabitants of the aquarium
will be sucked into your Diatom Filter.

Vortex DFF Specifications

Pump Specifications

pump capacity	400 gallons per hour at one-foot head
filtering capacity	300 to 350 gallons per hour starting flow
particle filtration size	larger than one micron