Simer Pumps 2825SS User Manual

MOD. 2825ss

OWNER’S MANUAL

Portable Utility/Sprinkler Pump

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©2005 SIM590 (Rev. 9/13/05)

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Safety 2

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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.

warns about hazards that will cause serious

personal injury, death or major property damage if
ignored.

warns about hazards that can cause serious

personal injury, death or major property damage if
ignored.

warns about hazards that will or can cause

minor personal injury or property damage if ignored.
The label NOTICE indicates special instructions which

are important but not related to hazards.

Carefully read and follow all safety instructions in this
manual and on pump.

Keep safety labels in good condition.
Replace missing or damaged safety labels.

GENERAL SAFETY

1. To avoid risk of serious bodily injury and property

damage, read the safety instructions carefully before
installing this pump.

2. Follow local and/or national plumbing and electrical

codes when installing the pump.

3. Hazardous Pressure. The pump body

may explode if used as a booster pump unless a
relief valve capable of passing the full pump flow at
60 PSI (414 kPa) is installed. Never run the pump
dry. To do so can damage internal parts, overheat

pump (which can cause burns to people handling or
servicing pump), and will void warranty!

4. Risk of fire or explosion. To avoid risk

of fire and explosion, Pump Water Only with this
pump. Do not use this pump in an atmosphere that
might contain flammable fumes or vapors.

5. Burn Hazard. If water is trapped in the

pump during operation it may turn to steam.
Trapped steam can lead to explosion and burns.
Never run the pump with the outlet closed or
obstructed.

6. If used with a well for potable water, always disinfect
the well and test the water for purity before using.
Check with your local health department for testing
procedures.

7. Complete pump and piping must be protected against
freezing. Freezing will cause damage and void the
warranty.

8. This pump is not designed, nor intended, for the
pumping of chemicals or corrosive liquids. Pump
water only with this pump.

9. Do not run pump dry. If the pump is dry, damage will
result and void the warranty.

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

The pump is supplied with a 3-conductor ground­ing type cord. Connect only to a properly ground-

ed, GFCI protected outlet. Do not lift the pump by the
electrical cord.

Match the motor voltage and the power supply
voltage. The supply voltage must be within +/- 10%

of the motor nameplate voltage. Incorrect voltage can
cause fire or seriously damage the motor and will void
the warranty. If in doubt, consult a licensed electrician.

The pump is non-submersible. Keep the motor dry
at all times. Do not wash the motor. Do not

immerse. Protect the motor from wet weather.

If using an extension cord, use only a UL approved
indoor/outdoor, 3-wire, grounding type cord. Do

not allow any part of the cord or the receptacle ends to
sit in water or in damp locations.

Unplug the pump before servicing. To avoid fatal
shocks, proceed as follows if the pump needs

servicing.

A. Disconnect the power

to the pump outlet box
before pulling the
pump plug. Modern

motors are designed
to operate at high
temperatures. To avoid
burns when servicing
pump, allow it to cool
for 20 minutes after
shut-down before
handling.

B. Take extreme care

when changing fuses.

To reduce the chance of
fatal electrical shocks, DO NOT stand in water or put
your finger in the fuse socket.

C. Ground the pressure switch or motor before before

running this pump.

D. Plug pump into a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter

(GFCI) protected grounded outlet only.

WARNING

Hazardous voltage. Can
shock, burn, or cause death.

Ground pump before connecting
to power supply. Disconnect
power before working on pump,
motor or tank.

WARNING

Hazardous pressure!
Install pressure relief
valve in discharge pipe.

Release all pressure on
system before working on
any component.

Table of Contents 3

Page

General Safety .....................................................................................................2

Warranty..............................................................................................................3

Installation ......................................................................................................4, 5

Operation ........................................................................................................5, 6

Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................6

Repair Parts .........................................................................................................7

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SIMER warrants to the original consumer purchaser (“Purchaser”) of its products
that they are free from defects in material or workmanship.

If within twelve (12) months from the date of the original consumer purchase
any such product shall prove to be defective, it shall be repaired or replaced at
SIMER’s option, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below. Your origi­nal receipt of purchase is required to determine warranty eligibility.

Exceptions to the Twelve (12) Month Warranty

Five (5) Year Warranty:

If within five (5) years from original consumer purchase any Pre-Charge water
system tank shall prove to be defective, it shall be repaired or replaced at
SIMER’s option, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below.

General Terms and Conditions

Purchaser must pay all labor and shipping charges necessary to replace product
covered by this warranty. This warranty shall not apply to acts of God, nor shall
it apply to products which, in the sole judgement of SIMER, have been subject
to negligence, abuse, accident, misapplication, tampering, alteration; nor due
to improper installation, operation, maintenance or storage; nor to other than
normal application, use or service, including but not limited to, operational fail­ures caused by corrosion, rust or other foreign materials in the system, or oper­ation at pressures in excess of recommended maximums.

Requests for service under this warranty shall be made by returning the defec­tive product to the Retail outlet or to SIMER as soon as possible after the dis­covery of any alleged defect. SIMER will subsequently take corrective action as
promptly as reasonably possible. No requests for service under this warranty
will be accepted if received more than 30 days after the term of the warranty.

This warranty sets forth SIMER’s sole obligation and purchaser’s exclusive rem­edy for defective products.

SIMER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONTINGENT DAMAGES WHATSOEVER.

THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES. IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SHALL NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE
DURATION OF THE APPLICABLE EXPRESS WARRANTIES PROVIDED HEREIN.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or conse­quential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the
above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you
specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state
to state.

Simer Limited Warranty

SIMER • 293 Wright St. • Delavan, WI U.S.A. 53115

Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

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Installation 4

SPECIFICATIONS

Power Supply Required. ...................................115 Volts

Motor Duty ...................................................Continuous

Circuit Requirement (minimum) .....................15.0 Amps

Discharge Adapter .......................................................1"

SHALLOW WELL JET PUMP
INSTALLATIONS:

• Have a vertical depth of 25’ or less.

• Have one pipe from the well to the pump case.

• Can be installed in a bored or drilled well, or in a
driven well.

REPLACING AN OLD PUMP

Hazardous voltage. Can shock, burn or

kill. Disconnect power to pump before working on

pump or motor.
This pump can replace shallow well jet pump, Model

3825. This will require reusing the pressure switch and

wiring the pump to the switch.

1. Drain and remove the old pump. Check the old pipe
for scale, lime, rust, etc., and replace it if necessary.

2. Install the pump in the system. Make sure that all
pipe joints in the suction pipe are air-tight as well as
water tight.

If the suction pipe can suck air, the

pump will not be able to pull water from the well.

3. Adjust the pump mounting height so that the plumb­ing connections do not put a strain on the pump
body. Support the pipe so that the pump body does
not take the weight of piping or fittings.

This completes the well plumbing for your new shal­low well jet pump. Please go to Page 6 for
discharge pipe and tank connections.

BOOSTING CITY WATER PRESSURE

Hazardous pressure. Never run the pump

against a closed discharge. To do so can boil the water
inside the pump, causing hazardous pressure in the
pump causing the risk of explosion and possibly scald­ing persons nearby. See Figure 1.

When using the pump as a high-pressure washer, use
only a reinforced high pressure hose or pipe for the dis­charge line.

When using a garden hose, install adapters to the pump
suction and the discharge. The suction hose will require
two female ends. Either use a standard washing machine
supply hose or modify a short piece of standard 1" gar­den hose as a suction line (See Figure 2).

Output Pressure Maximum

Model 0 10 20 30 40 50 PSI

2825ss 10 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.0 80

PERFORMANCE

Sealing Pipe Joints

Use only Teflon tape for making all threaded
connections to the pump itself. Do not use pipe
joint compounds on plastic pumps: they can
react with the plastic in pump components.
Make sure that all pipe joints in the suction pipe
are air tight as well as water tight.

If the suction
pipe can suck air, the pump will not be able to
pull water from the well.

1117 0993

Figure 1: Do Not Run Pump With Outlet Shut Off

Hose Adapters

Figure 2: Hose adapter installation

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Installation / Operation 5

Hazardous pressure. Do not shut off the

hose or the sprinklers while the pump is running. The
hose or sprinkler head may explode.

PIPING

Both the suction and discharge ports are tapped for 1"
BSP threads. If using hoses, use hose adapters. See
Figure 2. Do not use a hose on the suction if pumping
from lakes, streams or ponds. The hose will collapse and
cause pump failure. Install a strainer with a foot valve on
the end of the suction line. Inspect and clean the strainer
frequently (Figure 4).

NOTICE: An air leak in the suction pipe may draw air in
although no water leaks out. Make sure there are no air
leaks or air pockets in the suction pipe.

PRIMING/OPERATION

NOTICE: Do not run the pump dry. Running the pump

without water can damage the impeller and may damage
the seal, causing leaking or flooding, and will void
warranty.

All suction connections must be airtight. Make sure the
suction lift is not more than 25 feet (7.6M). Fill the pump
body through the priming port before starting the pump.
Start the pump; it should pump water in under 10 min­utes (depending on the length of the suction hose and
the height of the pump above water).

PREPARING TO START THE PUMP
(REFER TO FIGURE 5)

Risk of burns. Never run pump dry.

Running the pump without water may cause the pump to
overheat, damaging the seal and possibly causing burns
to persons handling the pump. Fill the pump with water
before starting.

Hazardous Pressure. Never run the pump

against closed discharge. To do so can boil water inside
pump, causing hazardous pressure in unit, risk of explo­sion and possibly scalding persons handling pump.

1. Remove the priming plug from the priming tee and
fill the pump. Fill all piping between the pump and
the well and make sure that all piping in the well is
full. If you have also installed a priming tee in the
suction piping, remove the plug from the tee and fill
the suction piping. See Figure 5.

Figure 3: Connect pump to a spigot for use with sprin­klers. Connect with adapters supplied with pump

115V, GFCI
Protected,
Grounded
Outlet Box

Discharge Line
(Garden Hose or
Rigid Pipe)

Suction Line
(Garden Hose or
Rigid Pipe)

Foot valve with
strainer (clean
frequently)

Hose
Adapters

Figure 4: Strainer and foot valve installation

Remove the
plug and
fill the pump
and the piping
through the
priming tee.

Figure 5: Prime the Pump

Connect the Pump Inlet
to the Water Faucet
for use with Sprinklers.

Water Faucet

Hose
Adapters

3942 0401

Operation 6

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2. Replace all fill plugs.

3. Power on! Start the pump. If you don’t have water
after 2 or 3 minutes, stop the pump and remove the
fill plugs. Refill the pump and piping. You may have
to repeat this several times in order to get all of the
trapped air out of the piping. A pump lifting water 25’
may take as long as 15 minutes to prime.

4. After the pump has built up pressure in the system
and shut off, check the pressure switch operation by
opening a faucet or two and running enough water
out to bleed off pressure until the pump starts. The
pump should start when the pressure drops to 30 PSI
and stop when the pressure reaches 50 PSI. Run the
pump through one or two complete cycles to verify
correct operation. This will also help clean the system
of dirt and scale dislodged during installation.

Congratulations on a successful installation.

If you were unsuccessful, please refer to the
Troubleshooting section (below) or call our customer ser­vice technical staff at 1-800-468-7867.

Troubleshooting

SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) CORRECTIVE ACTION

Motor will not run Fuse is blown or circuit breaker tripped DISCONNECT POWER;Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.

Motor runs hot and Voltage is too low Check voltage being supplied to the pump.
the overload kicks
off or the does not
run and only hums.

Motor runs but no Pump during new installation did In new installation:
water is delivered* not pick up prime through:

1. Improper priming 1. Re-prime according to instructions.

2. Air leaks 2. Check all connections on suction line, with soapy water or
shaving cream.

3. Leaking foot valve 3. Replace foot valve.

4. Pipe size is too small 4. Re-pipe using size of suction and discharge ports on pump.

Pump has lost prime through: In installation already in use:

1. Air leaks 1. Check all connections on suction line and shaft seal with soapy water.

2. Water level below suction pipe inlet 2. Lower suction line into water and re-prime. If receding water level
in well exceeds 25’ (7.6M), a deep well pump is needed.

Impeller is plugged Clean impeller.
Foot valve is stuck shut Replace the foot valve.
Pipes are frozen Thaw pipes.
Foot valve and/or strainer are Raise the foot valve and/or strainer above bottom of water source.

buried in sand or mud Clean foot valve and strainer.

*Pump does not Water being pumped is lower than A deep well jet will may needed if the water being pumped is more than
deliver water to full estimated 25’ (7.6M) depth to water.

capacity

Steel piping (if used) is corroded or Replace with plastic pipe where possible, otherwise with new steel pipe.
limed, causing excess friction

Piping is too small in size Re-pipe using size of suction and discharge ports on pump.
Pump not being supplied with Add additional well points.

enough water

* (Note:

Stop pump;

then check prime
before looking for
other causes.
Unscrew

priming
plug and see if water
is in priming hole).