Pentair FG-A1 manual

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    12 V olt Batter y Back-Up Power Supply FG-A1 NO TE! T o the installer : Please make sure y ou provide this manual to the owner of the pumping equipment or to the responsible party who maintains the system. Unit Installation and Ser vice Manual[...]

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    2 Before Operation: Read the follo wing 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 continu[...]

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    3 FG-A1 Installation 1. Disconnect po wer to the primary sump pump. 2. Assemble control panel to battery box with four scre ws included. 3. Position 12 volt battery (not provided) into battery box. 4. Assemble the two lead wires from control panel to the battery with the two battery clamps included per Fig. 2. Note: Assemble RED wire to POSITIVE (+[...]

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    4 FG-A1 Installation 8. Insert the plug of the pump into the PUMP socket of the control panel. 9. Push the RESET button and the unit is ready for operation. 10. The back-up sump pump should be checked by unplugging the primary sump pump and filling the sump basin with water . When the water le vel is slightly abo ve the back-up sump pump it should [...]

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    5 TESTING After installation, unplug the primary sump pump and fill the sump with water . This is actually imitating the condition that would happen if the po wer went off or the primary pump failed for whate ver reason. The back-up sump pump should begin operation as the water le vel rises just abov e it’ s top. If not, the float sensor may need[...]

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    6 Q & A FG-A1 Backup System Q. The red and yello w LED’ s flash on m y control panel. What’ s wrong? A. Maybe nothing at all! A slow flash rate, (about 1 second, or less), indicates that the charging system has nearly charged the battery to its optimum charge le vel. The flashing LED’ s should slo w and ev entually stop when the battery i[...]

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    7 FG-A1 Par ts List Ref . Qty . P ar t No . Description Req’ d. No . 1 Sump Pump 1 149530001 2 Battery Box 1 149530041 3 Panel Control 1 149530031 4 T ee Adapter 1 149530011 5 Battery Charger 1 149530061 6 Level Control 1 149530021 7 Battery Cable Clamp Assembly 1 149530051 Not Shown 1 2 3 4 5 6 Q & A FG-A1 Back-Up System Q. Why is it necessa[...]

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    Item # W-03-435 6/07 P ar t # 5625-435-1 W ARRANTY Hydromatic ® warrants to the original purchaser of each Hydromatic product(s) that an y part thereof that prov es to be defecti ve in material or workmanship within one year from date of installation or 18 months from manufacture date, whiche ver comes f irst, will be replaced at no charge with a [...]