
PumP InstallatIon and
servIce manual
SW/SD/VS33 & 50
Submersible Sump/
Effluent Pumps
SW33
SW50
NOTE! TO THE INSTALLER: Please make sure
you provide this manual to the owner of the
pumping equipment or to the responsible party
who maintains the system.
SD33
VS33
VS50
SD50
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General
Information
2. Risk of Electrical Shock:
Connect only to a properly
ground ed receptacle.
Approx. Turn-On Level
SW33A 9
SD33A 7
VS33A 8
1
/2”
3
/8”
3
/8”
Thank you for purchasing your
Hydromatic
®
pump. To help
ensure years of trouble-free
op er a tion, please read the
fol low ing manual carefully.
Before Operation:
Read the following in structions care ful ly. Reasonable care
and safe meth ods 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 con tin ued safe product use.
DO NOT THROW AWAY OR
LOSE THIS MAN U AL. Keep
it in a safe place so that you may
refer to it often.
WARNING: Before handling
these pumps and controls,
always disconnect the power
first. Do not smoke or use
sparkable electrical devices or
flames in a septic (gaseous) or
possible septic sump.
California Proposition 65
Warning
This product and
related accessories contain
chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer, birth
defects or other reproductive harm.
Pump
Warning
To reduce risk of electrical shock:
1. Risk of Electrical Shock:
This pump has not been
in ves ti gat ed for use in
swimming pool areas.
Septic tank is to be vented
in ac cor dance with local
plumbing codes.
Do not smoke or use sparkable
electrical devices or flame in
a septic (gaseous) or possible
septic sump.
If a septic sump condition
exists and if entry into sump is
necessary, then (1) provide
proper safety precautions per
OSHA re quire ments and (2)
do not enter sump until
these precautions are strictly
adhered to.
Do not install pump in location
clas si fied as hazardous per
N.E.C., ANSI/NFPA 70 - 1999.
Failure to heed above cautions
could result in injury or death.
Pump
Installation
These important in struc tions
must be followed for sat is facto ry per for mance of your
pump. Before in stal la tion, check
your local electrical and
plumb ing codes.
1. Provide proper sump.
Minimum Sump Diameter
SW/SD/VS50 18”
SW33 18”
SD/VS33 12”
Approx. Turn-Off Level
SW33A 3
SD33A 3
VS33A 3
7
7
7
/8”
/8”
/8”
Approx. Turn-On Level
SW50A 9
SD50A 7
VS50A 7
1
/2”
7
/8”
1
/2”
Approx. Turn-Off Level
SW50A 3
SD50A 3
1
3
/2”
/8”
VS50A 4”
2. Make sure float (Models
SW33/50 and VS33/50) hangs
free. It should not come into
contact with side or bottom of
sump.
3. Make sure sump is free of
string, cloth, nails, gravel, etc.
before in stall ing pump.
4. Do not set pump directly on
the bottom of sump if it is
not solid. Raise the pump by
using bricks or concrete blocks
un der neath it.
5. Use steel or plastic pipe for
all connecting lines be tween
pump and sewer outlet.
NOTE: Some city regulations
do not allow in stall ing
a pump with plastic pipe.
Check local regulations.
6. Hydromatic check valve
should be installed in
dis charge pipe, at least twelve
inches above the discharge
outlet of the pump.
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7. Connect to power source using
3-prong grounded 115 volt
AC receptacle. Do not
remove ground pin from
elec tri cal plug. Do not use an
ex ten sion cord.
8. For proper automatic
operation make sure the pump
power cord is plugged into
the back of the piggyback
re cep tacle on the switch cord.
9. Use pump submerged for
pumping waterlike liquids
(temperature to 120°F).
WARNING: Risk of
Electrical Shock – This
pump has not been
in ves ti gat ed for use in
swimming pool areas.
PERFORMANCE CURVE
10. CAUTION: Do not pump
flam ma ble liquids, strong
chemi cals or salt water.
11.In applications where the
pump may sit idle for months
at a time, it is recommended
that the pump(s) be cycled
every month to ensure
pumping system is working
properly when needed.
12. An audible alarm system such
as the Q Alert for high water
conditions should be installed
for additional protection
against high water conditions.
Example one
SD50
Example one illustrates a typical system installation.
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