RainWater Mains Backup in a Box, Installation Manual

Rainwater

harvesting

system

installation;

outdoors

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Systems

with

leaf

filter

in

the

turret

of

the

underground

tank

and

submersible

pressure

‐

sensitive

pump,

product

ID

numbers

ending

GUK1,

DUK2,

DUK3,

DUK4

or

DUK5

1.

Read

in

advance

and

follow

the

installation

instructions

provided

with

the

system:

your

guarantee

is

affected

if

you

do

not

install

correctly.

2.

Tank

:

if

the

water

table

is

within

a

metre

of

the

surface

of

the

ground

you

should

not

install

this

style

of

tank

but

look

to

using

a

shallow

dig

tank

or

in

extreme

cases

where

the

water

table

is

very

high

a

Rondus

tank

would

be

most

suitable.

Otherwise

backfill

the

tank

to

the

shoulder

with

pea

shingle

(top

soil

round

the

turret),

making

sure

that

the

manufacturers

guidelines

are

followed.

3.

Dirt

in

tank

:

Do

not

install

or

start

the

pump

before

all

grit

(building

rubble)

and

plastic

swarf

are

removed

from

the

bottom

of

the

tank

with

a

separate

dirty

water

pump

4.

Pump

input

:

The

pump

is

supplied

with

a

cartridge

filter

and

1

inch

strainer

pre

‐

fitted

onto

the

input

of

this

pump.

Do

not

remove

these

as

this

could

invalidate

your

warranty.

5.

Pump

priming

:

it

is

essential

that

the

pump

is

primed

by

removing

the

half

inch

black

cap

and

pouring

approximately

5

litres

of

water

into

the

pump

through

a

funnel;

failing

to

do

this

will

cause

the

pump

to

burn

itself

out

even

if

submerged

and

invalidate

your

warranty.

6.

Pump

connections

:

output

pipe

(usually

supplied

and

25mm

HDPE)

runs

out

of

the

top

of

the

pump

and

is

cut

to

length

to

run

straight

upwards

to

a

right

angle

connector

(Supplied)

from

which

the

pipe

runs

in

to

the

house

through

the

4

inch

service

pipe.

This

right

angle

connector

must

be

within

30cms

of

the

surface

of

the

ground

(even

if

extension

sleeves

are

fitted)

so

that

it

can

be

undone

in

the

future

for

removal

of

the

pump.

Service

pipe

Cord

from

pump

90°Connector

Connector

out

7.

The

pump

must

sit

securely

on

the

floor

of

the

tank

in

an

upright

position,

with

its

nylon

cord

attached

to

the

wall

of

the

turret.

Outlet

pipe

must

be

tightened

securely.

Pump

input

Cartridge

filter

Priming

cap

PTO

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