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- Page 1 Pump installation and warranty guide to the right pump range...
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- Page 3 The back cover of this booklet details how to apply for the standard 2 year warranty and how to extend to a 3 year warranty. Please leave this installation guide with the customer for reference to maintenance and safety information. Thank you for choosing Salamander Pumps x175810_Salamander_p4_vw.indd 1 30/03/2017 15:06...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents Pre-installation checklist Typical installations Right pumps Right pump universal System operation and L.E.D. indication Typical installations Right pump universal Commissioning Helpful PumpWise guidelines Cold water supplies and storage Helpful PumpWise guidelines Water starvation protection, pipework arrangements and stored hot water General specifications Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty... -
Page 5: Pre-Installation Checklist
AV couplers Hot water supply to the pump must be Never install in a bathroom unless in an via a Salamander approved method enclosed space and access is only possible with an appropriate tool AV couplers must only be finger tight plus... - Page 6 22mm pipe work (Note: for side of the cold water storage tank from the the RP50PT and RP55PS a maximum of 2m of cold mains inlet. 15mm inlet pipework direct from the cylinder to the pump).
- Page 7 The best hot connection from the cylinder is either • A 3⁄4” NO STOP ESSEX FLANGE. See Figure 3 or • Alternatively a Salamander S flange or Figure 5: Couplers other approved top entry flanges. See page 15/16. Figure 3: Hot water supply method 35°...
- Page 8 Fuses should be as per the table below: The installation must comply with the Pump Fuse relevant requirements or local by-laws. RP55PS, RP80PS and RP120PS 3 amp The pump MUST be mounted upright (shaft RP50PT 3 amp horizontal, not screwed down).
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Page 9: Typical Installations
Pre-installation Installation PumpWise guidelines General specification Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty Typical Installations – Right Pump Positive Range The selection of the Right pump positive for Figure 8: Whole house system Fig 6 Right whole house pumps (RSP) a system will be determined by the resistance Either side of these pumps can be used for of, quantity of and pressure required by, the hot or cold water. -
Page 10: Right Pump Universal - System Operation And Led Indication
Salamander Pumps. Right pump universal capable of: IMPORTANT NOTE • Sensing supply water temperature The HOT and COLD pump ends are •... - Page 11 2 feet (610mm) or less, Vent and other it is also possible that a universal pump will services The hot be required. Salamander’s universal range connection Outlet must be via of pumps activates the pump automatically Outlet...
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Page 12: Typical Installations Right Pump Universal
Pre-installation Installation PumpWise guidelines General specification Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty Typical installations – Right pump universal Single-ended Right Universal Right pump universal to pump shower columns or steam shower cabinets The following systems are best accommodated by using a single-ended These systems will be Negative Head where the Right Universal pump which is complete pipework runs above the tank. - Page 13 Pre-installation 11 Tank fed Installation PumpWise guidelines General specification Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty Figure 14: Pressurised cylinder or Combination boiler system Cold water storage Usable capacity minimum 50 gallons per bathroom 600mm or less possible negative head Double acting Fit an non-return valves equilibrium...
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Page 14: Commissioning
Pre-installation Installation PumpWise guidelines General specification Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty Commissioning Before you finish • Open shower mixer valve/system outlets to maximum hot and cold to check the FOR RIGHT PUMP UNIVERSALS, ENSURE natural flow (unpumped) flow of at least THAT THE PREASSURE VESSEL IS FITTED 1 litre per minute –... -
Page 15: Cold Water Supplies And Storage
Pre-installation Installation PumpWise guidelines General specification Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty Helpful guidelines Cold water supplies and storage Recovery of cold storage Cold storage usable capacity The typical recovery rate of a 1⁄2 inch high The usable capacity of cold storage is easily pressure part II BS1212 ball valve is: calculated as the capacity of water in the cold tank above the cold feeds to the... - Page 16 Pre-installation Installation PumpWise guidelines General specification Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty Pre-plumbed direct or indirect Elson (type) tanks combination units In these systems it is important to ensure the hot and cold water storage capacity is These are purpose-made units typically for adequate for the type of pump to be used.
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Page 17: Water Starvation Protection, Pipework
(WSP) may be considered. For pumps positioned above The WSP is a Salamander level switch which the hot outlet on the hot water Fig 22 Water starvation must be positioned 102mm higher than the... - Page 18 Pre-installation Installation PumpWise guidelines Fig 25 Horizontal cylinders 23 Anti gravity loops General specification Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty Figure 26: Anti-gravity loop (AGL) Figure 28: Horizontal cylinders Cold water storage Usable capacity Air vents, minimum 50 galls both hot per bathroom and cold Use any of the...
- Page 19 Pre-installation Installation PumpWise guidelines Fig 27 Inverted loops General specification Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty Warix flange Figure 31: Inverted loops A The Vent connection MUST be from side in Warix Flange. WRONG B The supply connection to the pump MUST BE FROM THE TOP of the Warix Flange via a 22mm compression elbow Inverted loop...
- Page 20 Pre-installation Installation PumpWise guidelines General specification Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty Pump hunting protection Extract from BS6700:1997 “Under normal conditions the In negative head systems all the discharge temperature of stored hot water should pipework after the pump is pressurised. In never exceed 65°C.
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Page 21: General Specifications
Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty General specification Applications Automatic activation All Salamander pumps are designed to boost In order to prevent sticktion the Right pump low pressure hot and cold supplies from universal range will periodically activate tank-fed services. automaticlly. - Page 22 Pre-installation Installation PumpWise guidelines General specification Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty Pump Model RP50PT RP75PT RP100PT RP55PS RP80PS RP120PS General Guarantee 2 Years Features Pump Type Centrifugal Mechanical Seal Nitrile/Carbon/Ceramic Inlet Isolator(s) • • • • • • Flexible Hoses...
- Page 23 Pre-installation Installation PumpWise guidelines General specification Trouble shooting PumpWise and warranty Pump Model RP50TU RP75TU RP100TU RP55SU RP80SU RP120SU General Guarantee 2 Years Features Pump Type Centrifugal Mechanical Seal Nitrile/Carbon/Ceramic Inlet Isolator(s) • • • • • • Flexible Hoses Dry Run Protection •...
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Page 24: Trouble Shooting
Check that connections are plumbed the correct way round incorrect and all valves are open Insufficient gravity flow Check that installation complies with Salamander instructions Check suitability of pump – is installation in negative head (see page 9) Check inlet filters are not blocked... - Page 25 PumpWise and warranty Fault Probable cause Recommended solution Reduced/ Incorrect or no Check that installation complies with Salamander instructions intermittent flow anti-aeration flange fitted Insufficient gravity flow See above Blocked inlet filters Ensure that all filters and shower head are free from debris...
- Page 26 PLEASE NOTE: Incorrect installation may invalidate the pump warranty. Your warranty Please read the full terms and conditions Salamander customers benefit from a full opposite. two year warranty on the Right pump range. x175810_Salamander_p4_vw.indd 24 30/03/2017 15:06...
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Page 27: To The Installer
Company dealer appointed by the being made under the terms of this Warranty, a visit Company (“dealer”). from a Salamander service engineer may be necessary. Engineer visits are not covered under/part of the The Company’s liability under this Warranty is limited warranty agreement.
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