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4.5. Set Up
The pump can only be operated under water. The maximum depth is 1 m. The pump should be
mounted at least 10 cm below the water surface to avoid air to be sucked in. The pump is a pure
current pump. No piping or hoses may be attached to it in order to lift water up.
Safety advices
The pump is constructed for indoor aquarium use only. Before working on
the aquarium or pump, the power plug must be disconnected from the mains.
The connection cable and power plug must not be changed. If the power cable is
damaged, the pump must be scrapped.
4.6. Maintenance/Cleaning
The pump is designed to have a low maintenance requirement and under normal conditions will be
very reliable. However, the filter housing and all rotating parts must be cleaned regularly. For
cleaning, first the filter basket has to be removed. The basket has to be hold on both marks and
then to be removed. If the basket is hold at other points (e. g. at the front), it cannot be removed.
Take care not to tilt it. The shaft may break.
Now, the entire impeller group can be pulled out. It can be cleaned under running water and then
be inserted again.
4.7. Failures
If the pump fails to operate, check the power connection. If no fault is found, the pump may be
blocked and must be cleaned – see maintenance / cleaning above. If the pump is noisy, the filter
basket and propeller have to be cleaned. When the pump is taken into operation the first time, it
has to run for approx. 24 hours. During this time, noise can occur that ceases later on.
5. Installation of trickle filter pump PF 1000
The aquarium water flows into the inflow compartment over a comb (Fig. 2, No. 10). From the
inflow compartment, the water flows over the trickle filter. There are two filter baskets that can be
filled with activated carbon or phosphate absorbers.
After the trickle filter, there's the clean water compartment (Fig. 2, No. 5) where the pump PF
1000 is placed that pumps the water back into the aquarium.
The water level in the PERCULA must not be allowed to drop too low otherwise the pump in the
clean water compartment will draw air in. Therefore, it is important to refill evaporated water
regularly. The clean water compartment should not be completely filled with water since there is no
circulation in the top.
5.1. Features
The inside aquarium filter PF 1000 is very quiet in operation. It has a fully encapsulated
synchronous motor. All materials are salt-water resistant.
The ceramic shaft is nearly wear-resistant so that a long life span is guaranteed. The whole pump
can be disassembled for cleaning. All electrical parts are encapsulated.
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