Basement Watchdog Big Dog - Manual (Page 10)

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5. Hooking up the pump: Plug the
pump wires into the pump connector
on the back of the control unit.
6. Hooking up the battery: Remove
the wing nuts. Coat the terminals
with a little petroleum jelly to prevent
corrosion. Attach the battery cables
to the battery...the BLACK wire to the
POSITIVE (+) post, the WHITE wire
to the NEGATIVE (-) post. Tighten
the wing nuts.
7. Immediately plug the AC power cord
into a grounded AC wall outlet. (A
surge protector that protects all three
pins on the power line is recom-
mended.) You will have 10 seconds
before the power failure alarm will
sound. The alarm will be silenced
once the unit it plugged into the wall.
At this time the computer control unit
will perform a quick test of the battery
and pump. However, until a full test
has been completed, the reading
under the “Hours of continuous
pumping” will not be accurate.
8. To initiate the full test: Press the
white “SILENCE/TEST” button and
hold it down for approximately 20
seconds until three long “beeps” are
heard. This will activate the full test
and charge cycle. The “Battery
charging” and “Testing battery” lights
will both be lit on the front panel of
the control unit. When the test is
completed (a process that takes from
six to eight hours) the hour lights will
be correctly displayed on the control
panel.
9. Put the cover on the battery box and
secure it with the safety strap.
The Basement Watchdog A/C-D/C
Sump Pump System is ready to use!
Alarm can be Alarm shuts off
silenced before automatically
problem is when problem
Warning Light Alarm corrected is corrected
Battery hooked up
improperly
Steady red No Not applicable Yes
Battery fluid low Steady red Yes Yes Yes
Battery discharged Steady red Yes No Yes
Battery problem Steady red Yes Yes
No, must push
white test button
Power failure Steady red Yes Yes Yes
Pump failure Steady red Yes No
No, must push
white test button
Pumping Steady red No Not applicable Yes
Pumping Flashing red Yes No Yes
Pump was activated Steady red Yes No*
No, must push
white test button
Battery fuse has blown Steady red Yes No Yes
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8b
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*Note: During a continuing emergency the pump may be activated many times. To silence the
alarm, you may set the blue switch to “OFF” instead of “ON”. Be sure to switch it back when
the emergency is over.
Understanding the Warnings & Alarms
SURGE
PROTECTOR
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