Water Ace RTS5-01 1/2 HP Manuel D'utilisation page 5

Process C, continued.
HOLD THE PIPE, remove pipe
STEP
clamp and slide well seal RWS4-
4
12 over rigid PVC pipe and onto
well casing. Position assembly
so that twelve inches of rigid
PVC pipe protrude from well
seal. Alternately turn bolts on
well seal clockwise until rubber
gaskets are tight against well
casing and rigid PVC pipe.
Cement 1-1/4" PVC elbow onto
STEP
5 rigid PVC pipe protruding from
well seal. If desired, some length
may be cut off of rigid PVC pipe
before cementing elbow. Smooth
the inside of any rigid PVC pipe
that has been cut with a round
file or knife.
If you are using the RTS5, RTS7
STEP
or RTS10 pump, thread a
6
1-1/4" male PVC adapter into
the front of it. Hand tighten,
then turn 1/4 turn with crescent
wrench.
PRIMING SHALLOW WELL JET PUMPS
STEPS 7–12 FOR THE RC5 & RC10
CONVERTIBLE PUMPS
Open ejector kit
STEP
(R-E520-100).
7
Thread shorter
venturi tube into
ejector until snug.
Place gasket over
venturi tube so
that openings in gasket line up with openings in
ejector.
Slide bolts through the bolt
STEP
openings on either side of the
8
ejector, through the gasket
and bolt ejector to front of the
pump. Tighten bolts securely.
Thread a 1-1/4" male PVC
STEP
adapter into front of ejector.
9
Hand tighten, then turn 1/4
turn with wrench.
APPROX.
12" OF
PVC PIPE
PROTRUDING
FROM WELL
SEAL
WELL
SEAL
#RWS4-12
1-1/4"
PVC
ELBOW
TOP OF
PVC PIPE
PROTRUDING
FROM WELL
SEAL
BUSHING
1-1/4"
MALE PVC
ADAPTER
PUMP
VENTURI
BOLTS
GASKET
TUBE
EJECTOR
EJECTOR
1-1/4"
MALE PVC
ADAPTER
STEP
10
Cement as many sections and couplings of PVC pipe
needed to connect the PVC elbow to the 1-1/4" male
PVC adapter in the front of the pump.
Apply 2-3 wraps of teflon tape
STEP
11 to the male threads on the
regulator body. Using pipe
wrench, thread 1" discharge tee
RDT into top of pump. Remove
pressure gauge plug from top
of discharge tee. TO PRIME: Put a garden hose into top
of discharge tee and fill pipes and pump until water
overflows from top of discharge tee. This may take
several minutes.
Thread pressure gauge plug
STEP
back into discharge tee and
12
thread pressure gauge RG-2
into pressure gauge plug.
Make sure all connections
are tightly sealed.
Complete all electrical connections as on pages 2 and 3
STEP
in the preinstallation instructions.
13
Screw 1" male
STEP
PVC adapter into
14
discharge tee
outlet.
Thread 10" x 1" nipple into
STEP
pressure tank. Thread tank
15
cross RTC-290-1 into nipple
so that the two 1/4" holes
in tank cross face upward.
BOLT
Plug two outlets on tank
cross with two 1/4" plugs.
Thread 1/2" boiler drain into
STEP
front of tank cross. Thread 1"
16
male PVC adapter into inlet
side of tank cross. Connect to
household plumbing.
5
1-1/4" PVC PIPE
PRESSURE
GAUGE
PLUG
DISCHARGE
TEE
PRESSURE
GAUGE
1" MALE PVC
ADAPTER
1/4" PLUGS
TANK
NIPPLE CROSS
1/2"
BOILER
DRAIN
1" MALE
PVC ADAPTER