General Information - Flotec FP1800DCC-01 Notice D'utilisation

Safety
READ AND FOLLOW
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS!
This is the safety alert symbol. When you see this
symbol on your pump or in this manual, look for
one of the following signal words and be alert to the
potential for personal injury!
DANGER warns about hazards that will
cause serious personal injury, death or major property
damage if ignored.
WARNING warns about hazards that can
cause serious personal injury, death or major property
damage if ignored.
CAUTION warns about hazards that will or
can cause minor personal injury or property damage if
ignored.
The word NOTICE indicates special instructions which
are important but not related to hazards.
1. To avoid risk of serious bodily injury due to electrical
shock or burns and property damage due to flooding,
read the safety instructions carefully before installing
pump.
Battery acid is corrosive. Do not spill on
skin, clothing, or battery charger. Wear eye and head
protection when working with battery. Connect and dis-
connect DC output terminals only after removing the
charger from the AC outlet. Never allow the DC termi-
nals to touch each other.
Hazardous Voltage. Can cause severe or
fatal electrical shock. Do not plug in or unplug battery
charger while standing on a wet floor or in water. Be
sure one hand is free when plugging in or unplugging
charger. If basement floor is wet, disconnect power to
basement before walking on floor.
Risk of flooding. Do not run pump dry. To
do so will damage seals and can cause leaking and prop-
erty damage.
2. Follow local and/or national plumbing and electrical
codes when installing the system. A ground fault cir-
cuit interrupter (GFCI) is recommended for use on
any electrical appliance submerged in water.
3. Use this system only for backup sump pump duty in
a residential application. It is not designed as a pri-
mary sump pump.
4. Do not lift pump by electrical cord.
For parts or assistance, call Flotec Customer Service at
Risk of electrical shock. Do not lift the
pump by the electrical cord; lift pump only by the dis-
charge pipe, lifting ring or handle on the pump. Lifting
by the cord can damage the cord.
5. Pump clear water only with this pump.
6. Pump is permanently lubricated at the factory. Do
not try to lubricate it!
7. Keep battery charger and battery box off of the floor
and in a dry, cool, well ventilated area.
NOTICE: If a Carbon Monoxide (CO) sensor is
installed, it must be at least 15 feet away from bat-
tery charger in order to avoid nuisance CO alarms.
Please refer to your CO detector's installation guide-
lines for more information.
8. To avoid danger of fire or explosion, keep sparks and
flame (pilot light) away from battery.
9. Maximum vertical pumping distance is 16 feet
(4.9M) for Model FP1800DCC-01 and 18 feet (5.5M)
for Model FP2800DCC.
10. Make sure sump is clear of debris. Debris can dam-
age the pump which can result in flooding.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The battery back-up sump system is not a substitute for
your primary sump pump. It is designed to temporarily
back up your primary sump pump during a power out-
age or other problem which prevents normal operation
of the primary pump. Do not use this system to pump
flammable liquids or chemicals. Pump clear water only
with this pump.
Keep battery charger dry and protected from damage.
In an emergency (such as an extended power outage)
which depletes the system deep cycle battery, your auto-
mobile battery may be temporarily substituted. Be sure to
replace the system deep cycle battery as soon as possi-
ble. Use of an automobile battery instead of a Flotec
model FP12V27DCC, FP12V24DCC or other deep cycle
battery in this system will significantly reduce system
total performance. Automobile batteries are not designed
for this type of application and will be quickly ruined by
the repeated charge/discharge cycling. Do not use GEL-
type batteries or maintenance-free (sealed) batteries with
this charger. GEL-type batteries require a lower voltage
than the charger is designed for; they may overcharge.
Maintenance-free (sealed) batteries require a higher volt-
age and may never reach full charge.
NOTICE: This unit is not designed for applications involv-
ing salt water or brine! Use with salt water or brine will
void warranty.
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