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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL - FORAS ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE
1 General safety instructions
• The equipment should only be used after having read and understood the instructions provided in the following document.
• Model FM, FV, FC and FTR pumps are intended exclusively for industrial use and should not be used for domestic applica-
tions.
• Models SP, SPV, DS, FC, DR, DB, DTR101 can be used by children over the age of 8 and by persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities or who lack experience and knowledge in their use as long as they are supervised or have
been instructed on how to use the equipment safely and understand the potential hazards involved.
• Children must not be allowed to play with the equipment.
• The machine must only be removed from the water, cleaned and maintained by adults and only after it has been disconnect-
ed from the electrical power supply, ensuring that it cannot be switched on accidentally.
• The machine must be powered by an electrical power supply that is protected by a differential current circuit breaker that
has a tripping current of less than 30 mA.
• The machine must only be used for the purpose for which it was designed.
• If the power cable is damaged, it must be replaced by qualified personnel in order to prevent hazards.
• The power cable and/or the float switch must not be used to transport or move the pump.
• (SP, SPV, DS, FC, DR, DB, DTR101) Do not remove the plug from the socket by pulling the power cable.
• Do not use the equipment if there are people in the swimming pool or the body of water.
• The manufacturer reserves the right to make any changes it considers appropriate to the machines without prior notice.
2 Description
The assembly referred to in this manual consists of a pumping unit complete with a submersible electric motor that is cooled by
the pumped liquid.
3 Intended use
The FORAS submersible electric pumps are monoblock, single-impeller, vertical, axial-flow pumps designed for submersible
operation in fixed or mobile installations. They are suitable for pumping:
Pump type
SP 40 and 60
SP 80 and 100
SPV 80 and 100
DS 80 and 100
FC 80 and 100
DR 80 and 100
DB 100 and 150
Pump type
FVT 400/550
FV(T)160/210,
FVT310/750/1000
FVT250-4/300-4/400-4,
FVT550-4/750-4
FM(T) 160/210
FMT 310/410/560
FMT 1000
FMT250-4/300-4/400-4
FMT550-4/750-4
FC(T)160/210 FCT 310/
410/560 ,FCT 750/1000
FTR(T)1WW01/150/200
FTRT310/400/550
FTRT750/1000
PUMPS
Water type
Quantity (%)
Clean
Clean
Clean
Clean/dirty <15
Clean/dirty <15
Clean/dirty
Clean/dirty <15
Permitted clearance (mm)
45
50
50
45
50
60
90
10
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Suspended solids
Dimension (mm)
<5 <4
<5 <7
<5 <15
<28
<35
<5 <10
<50
Water type
With a high solids content and
long fibre solids, liquids con-
taining a high concentration of
gas and sewage.
Clear, liquids containing solids
and short fibre solids, sewage,
sludge
Clean or slightly dirty, free from
fibres and filamentous com-
pounds
Waste water containing filamen-
tous or fibrous solids, which
need to be broken up. It must
not contain abrasive particles or
materials (e.g. sand, gravel)
Minimum Suction Depth
(mm) in
manual mode
15
20
55
110
110
15
110
Impeller type
Open-back Vortex type
Single channel Closed
Single channel Open
High-head open mulit-
channel
Open mulitchannel and
suction grinding system.
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