Pentair Pool Products HYDROMATIC SP50, Installation And Service Manual

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Thank you for purchasing your
Hydromatic

®

pump. To help

ensure years of trouble-free 
operation, please read the 
following manual carefully.

Before Operation: 

Read the following instructions
carefully. Reasonable care and
safe methods should be practiced.
Check local codes and
requirements before installation.

Attention: 

This manual contains important
information for the safe use of
this product.  Read this manual
completely before using this
product and refer to it often for
continued safe product use.
DO NOT THROW AWAY OR
LOSE THIS MANUAL.  Keep it
in a safe place so that you may
refer to it often.

WARNING: Before handling
these pumps and controls,
always disconnect the power
first. Do not smoke or use 
sparkable electrical devices or
flames in a septic (gaseous) or
possible septic sump.

To reduce risk of electrical shock:

1.

Risk of Electrical Shock:

This pump has not been
investigated for use in 
swimming pool areas.

2.

Risk of Electrical Shock:

Connect only to a properly
grounded receptacle.

Septic tank is to be vented

in accordance with local
plumbing codes.

Do not smoke or use sparkable

electrical devices or flame in a
septic (gaseous) or possible
septic sump.

If a septic sump condition

exists and if entry into sump is
necessary, then (1) provide
proper safety precautions per
OSHA requirements and (2) 
do not enter sump until 
these precautions are strictly
adhered to.

Do not install pump in location

classified as hazardous per
N.E.C., ANSI/NFPA 70 - 2001.

Failure to heed above  cautions

could result in injury or death.

General
Information

Pump
Warning

NOTE: Some city regulations
do not allow installing a 
pump with plastic pipe. Check
local regulations.

5. In applications where the

pump may sit idle for months
at a time, it is recommended
that the pump(s) be cycled
every month to ensure the
pumping system is working
properly when needed.

6. Hydromatic check valve

should be installed in 
discharge pipe.

7. An audible alarm system for

high water conditions should
be installed in every pump for
greater protection, such as the
Q Alert for indoor use, rated
NEMA

I. For additional 

control panels contact your
Hydromatic distributor.

8. Connect to power source 

using 3-prong grounded AC
receptacle. Do not remove
ground pin from electrical
plug. Do not use an 
extension cord.

9. Use pump partially or

completely submerged for
pumping waterlike liquids
(temperature to 140° F). The
SP50 will pump solid materials
up to 1-1⁄2" (spherical) in
diameter. This pump has not
been investigated for use in
swimming pool areas.

10.

Caution: 

Do not pump

flammable liquids, strong
chemicals or salt water.

Installation
Instructions

These important instructions must
be followed for satisfactory 
performance of your pump.
Before installation, check 
your local electrical and 
plumbing codes.

1. Provide proper sump.

Recommended minimum sump
diameter is 18".

2. Make sure sump is free of

string, cloth, nails, gravel, etc.
before installing pump.

3. Do not set pump directly on

the bottom of sump if it is not
solid. Raise the pump by using
bricks or concrete blocks
underneath it.

4. Use steel or plastic pipe for all

connecting lines between
pump and sewer outlet.