Water Ace RTS5-01 1/2 HP Manuel D'utilisation page 4

Process C. 1. Install a shallow well pump (RTS5, RTS7, RTS10)
DRAINING FOR SERVICING OR FOR WINTER
The pump should be drained before it is disconnected for
servicing or if it is in danger of freezing. To drain:
• Remove drain plug from bottom of pump case.
• Remove discharge tee to vent the pump.
• Drain all piping to a point 3 feet (1 meter) below
ground level.
For wells 25 feet or less in depth, the 1/2 HP RTS5, 3/4 HP RTS7
and 1 HP RTS10 pumps are recommended. However, the
1 HP RC10 and 1/2 HP RC5 convertible pumps may be adapted to
shallow wells with ejector kit R-E520-100. All materials with part
numbers are quality Water Ace parts.
General Materials Required
• One can PVC cement (read instructions carefully)
• One can thread compound (read instructions carefully)
• One 1-1/4" foot valve RFV-12
• Two male 1-1/4" PVC adapters
• Enough rigid 1-1/4" PVC pipe and couplings to reach from
bottom of well to pump
REMINDER: ALL JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS MUST BE AIRTIGHT. A SINGLE PINHOLE
LEAK WILL PREVENT THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE PUMP. USE THREAD COMPOUND
ON ALL THREADED CONNECTIONS UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE.
Thread 1-1/4" male PVC
STEP
adapter into foot valve
1
RFV-12. Hand tighten,
then tighten 1/4 turn with
crescent wrench.
Subtract four feet from the
STEP
depth of your well (see
2
page 2 "Finding the Depth of
Your Well"). This is the total
length of rigid PVC pipe and
couplings to cement onto
the 1-1/4" male PVC adapter.
Cement one section of rigid PVC
pipe to the PVC adapter which
is connected to the foot valve,
then lower the whole assembly
into the well, foot valve first.
Firmly clamp the end of the rigid PVC pipe with a pipe
clamp to prevent the assembly from sliding down into
the well.
• One 4" well seal RWS4-12 with vent plug
• One 1-1/4" PVC elbow
• One discharge tee RDT
• One pressure gauge RG-2
• One male 1" PVC adapter
• Enough rigid 1" PVC pipe to reach from pump to pressure
tank to service line
• One female 1" PVC adapter
• One 1" tank cross RTC290-1 (for diaphragm tanks)
• Two 1/4" plugs
• One 1/2" drain cock
• One 10" x 1" nipple
In addition to General Materials, for the RC10 and RC5
Convertible only
One ejector kit R-E520-100; includes ejector, venturi tube,
gasket, bolts, plug, tubing, and fittings.
Tools needed for all pump installations
Pipe wrench, pipe clamp, crescent wrench, slot screwdriver,
24-tooth hacksaw, knife or round file.
Cement as many couplings
STEP
and sections of rigid PVC
1-1/4" 3
MALE PVC
pipe as it takes to equal the
ADAPTER
depth of your well minus four
feet, then firmly clamp the
assembly with a pipe clamp
FOOT
VALVE
to prevent the assembly from
sliding down into the well.
PVC
PIPE
SECTION
1-1/4"
MALE PVC
ADAPTER
FOOT
VALVE
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