Use and Care Manual

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10. Servicing the product
10.1 Maintaining the product
10.1.1 Insect filter
The pump has an insect filter to prevent insects from nesting in
the pump.
The filter is placed on the bottom and can easily be removed and
cleaned with a stiff brush. See fig. 17.
Clean the insect filter once a year or as needed.
Fig. 17 Insect filter
10.1.2 Inlet and outlet valves
The pump is maintenance-free, but we recommend that you
check and clean the inlet and outlet non-return valves once a
year or as needed.
Fig. 18 SCALA pump
To remove the inlet non-return valve, follow the steps below:
1. Turn off the power supply and disconnect the power plug.
2. Shut off the water source.
3. Open a tap to release the pressure in the pipe system.
4. Close the isolating valves and/or drain the pipes.
5. Gradually open and remove the priming plug. See fig. 18 (pos.
5).
6. Remove the drain plug and drain the pump. See fig. 18 (pos.
8).
7. Unscrew the union nut holding the inlet connection. See fig.
18 (pos. 7). Depending on the installation type, it may be
necessary to remove the pipes from both the inlet and outlet
connections.
8. Pull out the inlet connection.
9. Pull out the inlet non-return valve.
10. Clean the non-return valve with warm water and a soft brush.
11. Assemble the components in reverse order.
To remove the outlet non-return valve, follow the steps
below:
1. Turn off the power supply and disconnect the power plug.
2. Shut off the water source.
3. Open a tap to release the pressure in the pipe system.
4. Close the isolating valves and/or drain the pipes.
5. Gradually open and remove the priming plug. See fig. 18 (pos.
5). The plug and non-return valve are one unit.
6. Clean the non-return valve with warm water and a soft brush.
7. Assemble the components in reverse order.
Fig. 19 Outlet and inlet non-return valves
10.2 Customer service information
For further information on service parts, see Grundfos Product
Center on www.product-selection.grundfos.com.
10.3 Service kits
For further information on service kits, see Grundfos Product
Center on www.grundfos.com.
11. Taking out of operation
For further information on how to take the product out of
operation, see end-of-life documentation on www.grundfos.com.
Warning
Before starting any work on the product, make
sure that the power supply has been switched off
and that it cannot be accidentally switched on.
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Outlet non-return valve
Inlet non-return
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