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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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