condition w ith a l ong l ife-span. S imply f ollow t hese e asy m aintenance s teps b elow
periodically o r i f t he p ump s tops w orking.
1. D isconnect t he p ump f rom t he p ower s ources & m ove i t t o a d ry s afe p lace.
2. U nclip t he b ase p re-filter s o t hat y ou c an t ake o ut t he p ump I mpeller t o c lean i t & t he h ousing.
3. O n t he p ump, r elease t he i mpeller c over g uard & t ake o ut t he v ortex r otor a ssembly f rom p ump
body.
4. C lean a ll t he p arts w ith r unning w ater.
5. A fter c leaning, a ssemble t he r otor c arefully a nd r eturn t o t he p ump b ody m aking s ure t hat t he 2
locating h oles o n t he i mpeller c over & t he 2 l ocating p ins o n m ain b ody f itted t ogether s nugly b efore
inserting t he I mpeller a nd i nstalling t he r otor a ssembly p roperly.
6. T urn t he i mpeller g ently t o c heck t hat i t i s s ecure a nd c orrectly i nserted s o t hat i t c an t urn s moothly.
At t his p oint m ake s ure t hat t he s ealing r ing i s i n i ts p lace.
8. R eturn t he i mpeller c over t o t he p ump b ody.
9. T hen r econnect t he p ower & r eturn t he p ump t o i ts p lace.
Winter C are:
If y ou p ond f reezes o ver d uring w inter, t he p ump s hould b e r emoved f rom t he p ond, c leaned a nd
stored p roperly.
We r ecommend s toring t he p ump i n a b ucket o f w ater. T his i s t o p revent t he b earings f rom d rying o ut
and p otentially s eizing.
This i s e specially i mportant i f y ou h ave b een u sing y our p ump i n a h ard w ater a rea. T he w ater w ill
help d issolve t he c alcium o r l ime-scale d eposits.
You c an a dd m ild a cid s olution, s uch a s v inegar o r l emon j uice t o t he w ater t o b e m ore e ffective.
Special C are f or h ard w ater:
if y ou l ive i n a h ard w ater a rea ( water w ith h igh l evels o f c alcium o r l ime-scale c ontent), t he p ump,
rotor a ssembly a nd s teel s hould b e c leaned a t r egular i ntervals.
The c leaning i nterval r equired w ill v ary d epending o n t he h ardness o f y our w ater. i nspect t he p ump
periodically f or s igns o f c alcium b uildup.
to c lean o ff c alcium o r l ime-scale d eposits, a s mall n ylon b ristled b rush ( such a s t ooth b rush) m ay b e
used o n t he b ody o f t he p ump a nd i ts p arts. D ismantle t he ^ pump a s d escribed i n t he m aintenance
section a bove a nd r emove t he r otor. C lean t he l ime-scale d eposits f rom t he r otor w ith f resh c lean
water o nly. D o n ot u se s oap o r a ny a brasive m aterials. T hese c an d amage t he p ump a nd t he w ater
quality o f y our p ond.
If t here a re e xcessive c alcium d eposits t hat h ave b uilt u p, t he t hermal o verload p rotection m ay b e
activated. T his c an b e a voided w ith r egular c are a nd c leaning o f t he p ump a nd y our p ond.
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