AquaForte SmartSieve Gebrauchsanweisung Seite 5

Introduction
The SmartSieve is a pre-filter to filter waste solids from the water. This technique is
based upon the sieve-bend screen. A sieve bend screen consists of hundreds of
sharp stainless steel profile wires with very small slot openings where the water can
go through but the solids stay on the sieve bend (see picture).
G
B
C
I
E
D
H
Please read these instructions before you start installing. If you have some questions after reading this manual, please contact your
SmartSieve dealer before you start installing to prevent mistakes. Gravity (pond fed), equal to the water level in a direct connection
with the bottom drain (and/or skimmer). Below you see a schematic drawing of a possible gravity installation
Make sure the SmartSieve
is on an equal, level,
underground. The upper
edge of the SmartSieve
must be 1 cm above the
maximum water level.
Between the bottom drain
and the SmartSieve we
strongly advise you to use a
slide valve to separate the
SmartSieve from the pond
when necessary.
Inlets
The inlets of the SmartSieve are made of 110mm (4") PE pipe on which you can use the supplied
flexible boot fittings. Since the SmartSieve is made of PE you cannot make glue connections. The
SmartSieve has 2 inlets of 110 mm (4") of which one can be closed with the supplied flexible end
cap.
Floater
The SmartSieve floater must be filled
with ± 500ml (±1 pint) of water to give
it some counterweight. Fill the gap
after filling by pushing the supplied
rubber cap firmly into the hole.
In practice it works as follows:
The water enters at A and will go upwards and fall over at B. The water goes through
the sieve bend (C) and the waste solids will slowly go down to the waste area (D). At the
A
waste outlet of the filter (E) is a sliding valve to easily wash away the waste with water.
When the water in the tank underneath the sieve-bend will not be pumped away fast
enough the water will rise which makes the floater (F) go up. The float is connected to a
pipe that will push down the bended plate (G) to reduce the incoming water flow. The
F
pump will be connected to the pipe (H). This pipe and the water guide (I) will prevent the
pump from sucking in air bubbles. An extra advantage of this pre-filter is that the water
will be provided with extra oxygen, when it goes through the slots.
SmartSieve Installation instructions
NOTE: Make sure the edge of the SmartSieve is 1 cm higher
than the maximum water level
Pond Water Level
Skimmer
Pond
Bottom drain
Waste solids
Water
UV-C unit
pump
Valterra valve in between the SmartSieve and the pond
to seal off the SmartSieve from the pond
Slide valve to flush the bottom drain direct to
waste without going to the filter.
ENG
Filter