Design / Setting Up - Conrad Standart Bedienungsanleitung

4. Design / Setting up

Important!
Never let the Solar-Terminal run dry (without water). Make sure that the
filter is covered by water, i.e. that the solar panels are positioned just
above the surface of the water (approx. 2 cm).
When cleaning the device, use a clean, lint-free, antistatic cleaning rag.
Never use cleaning agents containing carbon or petrol, alcohol or simi-
lar, which will attack and damage the surface of Solar-Terminal. Also,
the vapors are a health hazard and explosive.
The Solar-Terminal is supplied already partly assembled and connected.
To complete assembly of the Solar-Terminal, please refer to the figure in
Section 3 and refrain from assembling under direct exposure to the sun
(risk of running dry!):
1. Attach the nozzle (according to which kind of water jet is required)
to the sprinkler head. Next, attach the head to the pump shaft. The
shaft is fitted onto the water outlet of the pump.
2. When installing the solar panel, make sure that the pre-fitted cables
in the supporting bolts do not become bent.
Fit the panels (3 or 6 solar cells) onto the supporting bolts and
carefully pull on the cables in the pump housing taut.
3. The upper and lower pump housing covers each include four tapped
holes and a recess for the filter element. Normally, the pump hous-
ing is pre-assembled, i.e. the housing connecting components are
already attached using four screws. If not, the screws must be fitted
(from the outside) to attach the housing connecting components.
Locate the filter element over the connecting components and then
attach the pump shaft to the pump. Attach the pump in the pump
housing and fit the lower housing cover, also using four screws.
4. Ahead of installing the supporting legs, decide the position of the
Solar-Terminal in the garden pond and the exact water depth at this
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position. Next, the 3 clamps are fitted onto the supporting bolts (see
Fig. in Section 3, Operating Elements).
5. The supporting legs are fitted together according to how deep the
water is (up to max. 90 cm), and then fitted into the clamps. If the
bottom of the garden pond is not perfectly flat, this can be com-
pensated by slide-adjusting the supporting legs in the clamps.
Finally, supporting leg overlengths can be removed (sawn off). To
avoid unpleasant surprises, however, be sure to include the height
of the pump housing (including filter) when calculating the length
of supporting leg required.
6. To increase stability and safety in operation of the pumps, fill the
supporting legs with sand or water to prevent drifting away of the
Solar-Terminal into the shade or the water lilies.
Besides you can weight the terminal by placing pebblestones on the
pump housing. This will keep the natural character of your pond.
7. When installing the Solar-Terminal in the garden pond, make sure
that it has been fully assembled, and that the solar panels are not
immersed in water.
8. General:
• Never operate the Solar-Terminal incomplete (e.g. minus the fil-
ter!) in water
• The Solar-Terminal requires a certain „running-in time" before it
will function correctly
• Adverse weather conditions may negatively influence the perfor-
mance of the pump.
• Do not run the Solar-Terminal in icy water or in a frozen garden
pond and observe safety regulations.
• When cleaning the filter/pump, removal of the solar panels is not
required.
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