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3. Mountingthepump:thetankhastwoslotsprovidedtomounttheunit.Theslotsarelocatedontheendsofthetank(Figure5).Theunitshouldbemountedeitheronthesideoftheairconditionerunitornearbywall.Pumpmustbelevelandtheinletmustbebelowthecoildrain.Conduitfittingsarenotcompatiblewiththeplasticpumphousing.
4. Thepumpshouldnotbeinstalledinamannerthatwillsubjectittosplashingorspraying.
5. Thispumpisnotintendedforuseinsideairplenums.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
1. Shutoffelectricalpoweratfuseboxbeforemakinganyconnections.Allwiringmustcomplywithlocalcodes.
2. Linevoltage:Connectpowercordtolinevoltagespecifiedonmotorandnameplate.Powercordmustbeconnectedtoaconstantsourceofpower(notafanorotherdevicethatrunsintermittently).Ifpowercorddoesnothaveaplug,wiringisasfollows:green(orgreen/yellow)—ground.Black(orbrown)—line.White(orblue)—neutral.
3. Safetyswitch:ThesafetyoverflowswitchshouldbeconnectedtoaclassIIlowvolt-agecircuit.TocontrolathermostaticcircuittheCOMandNOconnectionsfromthesafetyswitcharetobewiredinserieswiththelowvoltagether-mostatcircuittoshutdowntheheating/ACcircuit.TheCOMandNCswitchcontactsmaybeusedtoactuatealowvoltagealarmcircuit(connectedinseries)iftheheating/coolingsystemcannotbedisrupted.ThesafetyswitchcomesfromthefactorywithleadsconnectedtotheCOMandNOswitchterminals.Typicalhook-upof“NC”circuitswouldbe(Figures2&3).
4. Iffusedplugisusedon230Vunits,a1.0ampfuseisrecommended.
PIPING1. Runflexibletubingorpipefromevaporatordrainintooneofthethree
pumpinlets.Besureinletpipingisslopeddownwardtoallowgravityflow(Figure4).Extendtheinletpipingintothetankfrom1to3inchestoensurethatitwillnotinterferewithproperfloatoperation.Besurethattheinletpipingiscutatananglewhereitentersthetank.
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INTRODUCTIONThecondensatepumpkitisdesignedasanautomaticcondensateremovalpumpforwaterdrippingoffanairconditionerevaporativecoil.Thepumpiscontrolledbyafloat/switchmechanismthatturnsthepumponwhenapproxi-mately2-1/4”ofwatercollectsinthetank,andautomaticallyswitchesoffwhenthetankdrainstoapproximately1-1/4”.
Thepumpsarecarefullypackaged,inspectedandtestedtoinsuresafeoperationanddelivery.Whenyoureceiveyourpump,examineitcarefullytodeterminethattherearenobrokenordamagedpartsthatmayhaveoccurredduringshipment.Ifdamagehasoccurred,makenotationandnotifyWhis-perKool.Theywillassistyouinreplacementorrepair,ifrequired.
READINSTRUCTIONSCAREFULLYBEFOREATTEMPTINGTOINSTALL,OPERATEORSERVICETHELITTLEGIANTPUMP.KNOWTHEPUMPAPPLICATION,LIMITA-TIONSANDPOTENTIALHAZARDS.PROTECTYOURSELFANDOTHERSBYOB-SERVINGALLSAFETYINFORMATION.FAILURETOCOMPLYWITHINSTRUCTIONSCOULDRESULTINPERSONALINJURYAND/ORPROPERTYDAMAGE!RETAININSTRUCTIONSFORFUTUREREFERENCE.INSTALLATIONANDCONNECTIONSARETOBEMADEBYAQUALIFIEDPERSON.
SAFETY GUIDELINEDONOTUSETOPUMPFLAMMABLEOREXPLOSIVEFLUIDSSUCHASGASO-LINE,FUELOIL,KEROSENE,ETC.DONOTUSEINEXPLOSIVEATMOSPHERES.PUMPSHOULDBEUSEDWITHLIQUIDSCOMPATIBLEWITHPUMPCOMPONENTMATERIALS.DONOTHANDLEPUMPWITHWETHANDSORWHENSTANDINGONAWETORDAMPSURFACE,ORINWATER.THISPUMPISSUPPLIEDWITHAGROUNDINGCONDUCTORAND/ORGROUNDINGTYPEATTACHMENTPLUG.TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICALSHOCK,BECERTAINTHATITISCONNECTEDTOAPROP-ERLYGROUNDEDGROUNDINGTYPERECEPTACLE.INANYINSTALLATIONSWHEREPROPERTYDAMAGEAND/ORPERSONALINJURYMIGHTRESULTFROMANINOPERATIVEORLEAKINGPUMPDUETOPOWEROUTAGES,DISCHARGELINEBLOCKAGE,ORANYOTHERREASON,ABACKUPSYSTEM(S)AND/ORALARMSHOULDBEUSED.SUPPORTPUMPANDPIPINGWHENASSEMBLINGANDWHENINSTALLED.FAIL-URETODOSOMAYCAUSEPIPINGTOBREAK,PUMPTOFAIL,MOTORBEARINGFAILURES,ETC.
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INSTALLATION1. Beforeinstallingpump,
allowairconditionertocycleseveraltimes,collectingcondensateinaseparatecontainertohelpflushanyresidualoilsthatmayremaininthesystem.
2. Carefullyunpackthepump.Removethecardboardpackingfromthemotorcoverairslots.Carefullyslidethepackingawayfromthepump.Thispackingisusedtopreventswitchmovementduringship-ment(Figure1).
Remove cardboard insert.
Connect here to turn alarm on.
Connect here to turn thermostat o�.
NOTE: All wiring to be done by quali�ed service technician. Refer to local codes in your area.
Safety Switch (Low Voltage ClassII)
Discharge Line Installation
Inverted “U” Trap
Slope down from highest point
Drop to bottom of pumpor below if possible
Drain Line
Drain Line
To: Garden Sink Sewer Potted Plant
Pump Mounted to Wall
Extreme is for Example Only
Cooling System
2. Theoutletpipingshouldbeflexibletubingsecuredwithahoseclamp(notprovided)orpipe(3/8inchI.D.maximumtopreventexcessiveflowbacktounit).Fromcondensateunit,extenddischargepip-ingstraightupashighasnecessary.Donotextendthislineabovethehead/GPHoftheparticularmodelbeinginstalled.Fromthishighpoint,slopedischargelinedownslightlytoapointabovedrainarea;thenturndownandextendtoapointbeloworapproximatelylevelwiththebottomoftheconden-sateunit.Thiswillgiveasiphoningeffectwhichwillimproveefficiencyofthecondensateunitandwill,inmostcases,eliminatetheneedforacheckvalve(Figure5).Ifitisnotpossibletoslopedischargelinedown,makeaninverted“U”trapdirectlyabovethepumpatthehighestpoint.
SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS
1. Makecertainthattheunitisdisconnectedfromthepowersourcebeforeattemptingtoserviceorremoveanycomponent!
2. Besurethefloatsmovefreely.Cleanasnecessary(Figure6).3. Cleanthetankwithwarmwaterandmildsoap.4. Checktheinletandoutletpiping.Cleanasnecessary.Besurethereareno
kinksinthelinethatwouldinhibitflow.
TESTING
1. Turnonpower.2. Removemotor/tankcoverassemblyandholdlevel.3. Testmotorswitchbyraisingmotorswitchfloatwithfinger(Figure6).Mo-
torshouldturnonjustbeforefloatcontactscover.4. Testsafetyswitchbyraisingsafetyswitchfloatwithfinger.Safetyswitch
shouldactivatebeforefloatcontactscover.5. Replacemotor/tankcoverassemblyontank.Thispumpissuitablefor
gasfurnacecondensateapplications.CautionmustbetakentoensureacidityofcondensatedoesnotincreasebelowtheaveragepHof3.4(topreventlocalizedpocketofacidthatactslikeabatterycausingpitting)byroutinelycleaningorflushingtankwithfreshwater.
Safety switch �oat
Motor switch �oat
Check Value
Mounting Slots
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