Simer Pumps Battery Backup System A5000-04 - Manual (Page 2)

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 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
disconnect 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
circuit 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
primary sump pump.
4. Do not lift pump by electrical cord.
Risk of electrical shock. Do not lift the
pump by the electrical cord; lift pump only by the
discharge 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
battery charger in order to avoid nuisance CO
alarms. Please refer to your CO detector’s installation
guidelines 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 A5000-04.
10. Make sure sump is clear of debris. Debris can
damage 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
outage or other problem which prevents normal opera-
tion of the primary pump. Do not use this system to
pump flammable liquids or chemicals. Pump clear water
only with this pump.
Keep the battery charger dry and protected from damage.
This system is designed to work with a deep cycle
marine battery, either a flooded lead-acid battery or a
sealed maintenance free lead-acid AGM battery. In an
emergency (such as an extended power outage) which
depletes the system deep cycle battery, your automobile
battery may be temporarily substituted. Be sure to
replace the system deep cycle battery as soon as
possible. Use of an automobile battery instead of a deep
cycle battery in this system will significantly reduce the
system’s total performance. Automobile batteries are not
designed for this type of application and will be quickly
ruined by the repeated charge/discharge cycling.
NOTICE: This system is not designed for applications
involving salt water or brine! Use with salt water or brine
will void warranty.