Installation Guide

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ADVICE
PIPE SUPPORTS
!LLSANITARYPIPEWORKMUSTBE
SUPPORTEDINACCORDANCEWITHTHEPIPE
MANUFACTURERSRECOMMENDATIONS
!VOIDDIPPINGORTRAPPINGWHICHMAY
CAUSETHEBUILDUPOFRESIDUALhSOLIDSv
ANDSUBSEQUENTBLOCKAGE
BENDS
7HEREPOSSIBLELONGSWEEPINGBENDS
SHOULDBEUSED$ONOTUSESHORT
ELBOWS)FSWEEPINGªELBOWSARENOT
AVAILABLEUSETWOªELBOWSTOMAKE
AªTURN
VERTICAL INSTALLATION FIRST
)FVERTICALLIFTISREQUIREDTHISMUST
PRECEDETHEHORIZONTALPIPERUN
DIRECTLY VERTICAL
!LLVERTICALLIFTSSHOULDRISEASDIRECTLY
ABOVETHEUNITASPOSSIBLEALLOWING
ONLYFORTHENEEDTOCLEARTHETOILET
TANK!NYINITIALHORIZONTALPIPERUN
FROMTHEUNITPRIORTOAVERTICALLIFT
SHOULDNOTEXCEEDINCHES
EASY ACCESS
4HEUNITSHOULDBEACCESSIBLEAND
REMOVABLEINTHEEVENTOFMAINTENANCE
BEINGREQUIRED$URINGTHEINSTALLATION
AFULLPORTBALLVALVESHOULDBEINSTALLED
ATTHEBASEOFANYVERTICALDISCHARGE
PIPEWORKFROMTHEUNITTOALLOWEASY
SERVICEOFTHEUNIT
GRAVITY FALL
4HEUNITACCEPTSWASTEWATERBY
GRAVITYITDOESNOThVACUUMvINWATER
!LLINLETPIPEWORKMUSTHAVEAPOSITIVE
GRAVITYFALL
/"PERFOOT!LLHORIZONTAL
PIPINGFROMTHEMACERATINGUNITMUST
ALSOHAVEAPOSITIVEGRAVITYFALLTOALLOW
FREEDRAINAGEWHENTHEPUMPSTOPS
NO DIRECT FALL
7HERETHEPOINTOFDISCHARGEINTOTHE
SOILSTACKISSIGNIFICANTLYLOWERTHANTHE
BASEOFTHEUNITAVACUUMRELIEFVALVE
MAYNEEDTOBEFITTEDATTHEHIGHEST
POINTINTHEPIPERUNINORDERTOAVOID
SIPHONAGEOFTHEWATERSEAL
THREE FEET MINIMUM
4HEMACERATINGUNITMUSTBEINSTALLED
ATLEASTFEETFROMTHESOILSTACK4HIS
WILLALLOWTHEMACERATORTOOPERATEFOR
ANADEQUATEPERIODOFTIMETOENSURE
EFFICIENTWASTEREDUCTION
SOIL STACK CONNECTION
!LLDISCHARGEPIPEWORKMUSTBE
CONNECTEDTOTHESOILSTACKBYAN
APPROPRIATEANDAPPROVEDCONNECTION
!hTEEvORvYvFITTINGASSHOWNIS
PREFERABLE
NO DIAGONAL “UPHILL” PIPE
RUNS
!LLDISCHARGEPIPEWORKFROMTHE
UNITSHOULDRUNEITHERDIRECTLYVERTICAL
UPWARDSFROMITORINAHORIZONTALPLANE
WITHASMALLGRAVITYFLOWTOTHEPOINTOF
DISCHARGE0IPEWORKSHOULDNOTBE
INSTALLEDWITHDIAGONALUPWARDSLOPE
FROMTHEUNITTOTHEPOINTOFDISCHARGE
PIPE WORK
!LLPIPEWORKSHOULDBEEITHERCOPPER
06#OR#06#$ONOTUSEFLEXIBLE
PIPES(ANGERSSHOULDNOTBELESS
THANTHREEFEETAPARTTOPREVENTPIPE
RATTLING
DISCHARGE
.EVERDISCHARGEDIRECTLYINTOANOPEN
DRAINFIXTUREMANHOLEORRAINWATER
DRAINPIPE)TISILLEGALFORITCONSTITUTESA
HEALTHHAZARD$IRECTCONNECTIONSINTO
SANITARYWASTESYSTEMSONLYSHALLBE
ACCEPTABLE
FREEZING
%NSUREALLPIPEWORKSUSCEPTIBLETO
FREEZINGISADEQUATELYINSULATEDOR
HEATED)NUNHEATEDBUILDINGSTHE
TOILETPIPINGANDMACERATINGUNITMUST
BEPROPERLYWINTERIZEDWITHh26OR
PLUMBERSvANTIFREEZEORDRAINED
COMPLETELY
ELECTRICITY
"EFOREATTEMPTINGANYMAINTENANCEOR
SERVICINGTHEUNITMUSTBEDISCONNEC
TEDFROMTHEPOWERSOURCE4HEMACE
RATINGSYSTEMMUSTBECONNECTEDTOA
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