Basement Watchdog Big Dog - Manual (Page 2)

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Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
AC Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . .1
Personal Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Preparing to Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
DC Connection Precautions . . . . . . . .1
Introduction
Items Included in System . . . . . . . . .2
Additional Items Needed . . . . . . . . . .2
Pump & Pipe
Installation Instructions
Direct Discharge to Outside . . . . . .3,4
Hookup to Existing Discharge Pipe .5,6
Battery Instructions
Preparation of the Battery . . . . . . . . .7
Control Unit Hookup
Positioning the Control Unit . . . . . . . .8
Selecting Main or Backup Mode . . . .8
Positioning the Float Switch . . . . . . . .8
Installing the Battery Fluid Sensor . . .8
Hooking Up the Pump . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Hooking Up the Battery . . . . . . . . . . .9
Initiating the Full Test . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Understanding the Warning
Lights and Alarms
Silencing the Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Battery Hooked Up Improperly . . . . .10
Battery Fluid is Low . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Battery Discharged . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Battery Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Cable or Terminal Problems . . . .10,11
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . .11
Power Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,12
Pump Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Pumping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Pump was Activated . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Replacing the Pump . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Battery Fuse has Blown . . . . . . . . . .13
System Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Hour Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Charging Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Testing the Battery and Pump . . . . .13
Testing the Float Switch . . . . . . . . . .14
Parts & Service Information
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Important
Safety Instructions
General
Do not expose the control unit to rain or
snow.
Pull the plug rather than the cord when
disconnecting the control unit.
An extension cord should not be used
unless absolutely necessary.
If an
extension cord must be used, be sure
the plug has the same configuration as
the plug on the control unit.
To reduce the risk of electric shock,
unplug the control unit and discon-
nect the cables from the battery be-
fore attempting any maintenance or
cleaning.
Do not disassemble the control unit.
When service is required contact
Glentronics technical support at (800)
991-0466, select option 3.
AC Power Requirements
The control unit must receive 115 volts
AC +/- 5% from the AC outlet. Any
voltage lower than this will cause the
power failure alarm to activate. Lower
voltages can be caused by utility
company brown outs or heavy power
draw from other appliances on the same
circuit.
Personal Precautions
Wear eye protection and avoid touch-
ing your eyes while working near the
battery.
If battery acid contacts skin or clothing,
wash immediately with soap and water.
If acid enters eye, immediately flood eye
with running cold water for at least 10
minutes and get medical attention.
Never smoke or allow a spark or flame
in the vicinity of the battery.
Remove personal metal items such as
rings, bracelets, watches, etc. when
working with a lead-acid battery.
Preparing to Charge
Charge only LEAD-ACID batteries with
the Basement Watchdog control unit. Do
not use the control unit for charging dry-
cell batteries that are most commonly
used with home appliances.
Be sure the area around the battery is
well-ventilated.
When cleaning or adding water to the
battery, gas can be forcefully blown
away by using a piece of cardboard or
other nonmetallic material as a fan.
Clean the battery terminals. Be careful
to keep corrosion from coming in
contact with your eyes.
DC Connection Precautions
Connect and disconnect the battery
cable rings only after removing the AC
power cord from the electric outlet.
Never allow the rings to touch each
other.
Coat the terminals with a thin coat of
petroleum jelly to retard corrosion.
Attach the rings on the ends of the
battery cables to the battery posts and
secure them with wing nuts to insure a
good connection.
Follow these steps when the battery is
installed. A spark near the battery may
cause a battery explosion. To reduce
the risk of a spark near the battery:
Check the polarity of the battery posts.
The POSITIVE (+) battery post usually
has a larger diameter than the
NEGATIVE (-) post.
Connect the large ring on the POSITIVE
(BLACK) wire from the control unit to the
POSITIVE (+) post of the battery.
Connect the small ring on the
NEGATIVE (WHITE) wire from the
control unit to the NEGATIVE (-) post of
the battery.
When disconnecting the control unit,
first disconnect the AC power cord, and
then remove the rings from the battery
terminals.
POSITIVE
POST HAS
LARGER
DIAMETER
NEGATIVE
POST HAS
SMALLER
DIAMETER