Preparing To Start The Pump - Shallow Well - aermotor HNAS Serie Manual De Instalación Y Funcionamiento

Preparing to Start the Pump – Shallow Well
Figure 12: Open Control Valve
Open control valve
water inside pump, causing hazardous pressure in unit, risk of explosion
as far as possible
and possibly scalding persons handling pump.
and fill pump and
piping through
priming port
or priming tee.
pump to overheat, damaging seal and possibly causing burns to persons
handling pump. Fill pump with water before starting.
To Household
Water System
Step 1. Open the control valve as far as possible (see Figure 12). Then
Step 2. Replace all fill plugs. Leave the control valve open (in a shallow
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Step 3. Power on! Start the pump. The pump should pump water in two or
Step 4. If you don't have water after 2 or 3 minutes, stop the pump and
Step 5. After the pump has built up pressure in the system and shut off,
Never run pump against closed discharge. To do so can boil
Never run pump dry. Running pump without water may cause
remove the priming plug from the pump and fill the pump, fill all
piping between the pump and the well, and make sure that all pip-
ing in the well is full. If you have also installed a priming tee in the
suction piping, remove the plug from the tee and fill the suction
piping.
well installation, the control valve always stays open).
three minutes.
remove the fill plugs. Refill the pump and piping. You may have to
repeat this two or three times in order to get all the trapped air out
of the piping. The control valve remains open throughout this
procedure.
check the pressure switch operation by opening a faucet or two and
running enough water out to bleed off pressure until the pump
starts. The pump should start when pressure drops to 30 PSI and
stop when pressure reaches 50 PSI. Run the pump through one or
two complete cycles to verify correct operation. This will also help
clean the system of dirt and scale dislodged during installation.
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