operation manual
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Instructions for use Ubbink BioPressure II -3000/6000/10000/18000
Maintenance and cleaning
CAUTION! Prior to every intervention (initial assembly, cleaning, installation and replacement of the UVC lamp etc.), the power supply for the UVC device and
the pump must rst be disconnected!
Contamination drainage
The BioPressure II mainly functions maintenance-free. Dependent on the degree of contamination in the pond water, dirt deposits may however have an adverse eect on cleaning.
Therefore, (depending on the degree of contamination), the dirt deposits should be rinsed out approximately every 2 weeks.
1. If the closure cap (glass) is mounted on the contamination outlet, remove it and connect the black general-purpose hose nozzle with hose.
2. Turn the function switch (B) to the position “Cleaning operation” until you hear a quiet click. The water will now ow out of the opening for the contamination outlet (I).
3. During „Cleaning operation“, it is possible to press the function switch (B) downwards to squeeze out the lter sponge slightly, without having to take it out of the device. Do this
carefully! Excessively fast or forceful pressure can break the inner plastic ring.
5. When the water running out of the lter is almost clear, turn the function switch back to the “Filter operation” position.
6. Now you can re-mount the closure cap (glass) on the contamination outlet.
Note: Please do not completely wash out/rinse out the lter. Established bacteria cultures would then be partially or completely destroyed, which would have an adverse eect on the
cleaning performance until they have re-established themselves.
Cleaning the lter sponges
If, in spite of contaimination drainage, the pressure in the lter continues to increase, the lter sponges must be washed out. To help you, please observe the control indicator (D) on
the top of the cover.
Normal pressure Orange-coloured ring is at the bottom/not visible.
Pressure increased Orange-coloured ring covers the green cylinder = Cleaning required
1. Always rst switch o the integrated UV-C device and then the pump
2. Remove all the hose connections on the lter
3. Open and remove the locking bar of the lter (see Figs. 1, 2, 3)
4. Lift o the cover and place on a clean surface with the top side up (see Fig. 4).
5. Remove the top lter layer by rst pressing down on the plastic ring slightly and then turning it slightly until it moves upwards easily. Now pull o the rst layer of the lter sponge
and remove the other lter layers, lter sponges and pipes in the same way (see Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10).
6. Squeeze out and wash out the lter sponges well with tap water.
7. Rinse out the lter body and cover with a garden hose.
8. Insert the lter sponges, lter layers and pipes in the opposite sequence again. Start with the large blue lter sponge, then alternate between yellow and blue.
9. Observe the recesses in the plastic rings and lter sponges so that the lter sponges lie closely against each other. Leaving ntermediate spaces or tilting will make assembly far
more dicult.
10. Press the cover into position on the lter housing and then close the clamping ring over the edge of the lter housing and cover and close the lter (see installation).
Replacing the UV-C lamp
The UV-C device integrated in the BioPressure lter is equipped with a UV-C lamp with a lifetime of approx. 8,000 operating hours. After this time, the UV-C power is reduced so
much that the UV-C lamp will have to be replaced. The required UV-C replacement bulb can be obtained from your Ubbink specialist trader. Only use a UV-C lamp which accords in
designation and power with the information stated on the type plate.
Replace the UV-C lamp as follows:
1. Unscrew the handle and then unscrew the screws from the UV-C cover which is fxed on the lter (see Fig. 11)
2. Remove the UV-C cover, carefully pull the UV-C lamp out of the socket and then carefully insert the UV-C replacement lamp (see Figs.12, 13, 14)
3. Reapply the UV-C cover and screw this and the handle tight (see Fig. 15, 16).
Caution: Do not touch the UV-C lamp with your bare hands!! This may damage the lamp.
Cleaning / replacing the UV-C quartz glass
The UV-C quartz glass should be cleaned at least two to three times per year of contamination and limescale, depending on the algae growth in the pond and the degree of
contamination of the pond water.
1. Always rst switch o the integrated UV-C device and then the pump.
2. To make the maintenance work easier, we recommend that you completely empty the lter.
3. Remove the UV-C cover, as described under Replacing the UV-C lamp.
4. Remove the UV-C lamp, and then carefully pull the UV-C quartz glass out of the housing.
This is plugged in, and can simply be pulled out. A rubber ring prevents slipping.
5. Clean the UVC quartz glass with tapwater and a soft cleaning cloth.
Caution!! Avoid scratching the quartz glass and if possible do not contact the glass bulb directly with your hands. Due to the UV-C radiation, perspiration and grease burn into
the glass bulb and can cause a reduction in the performance of the UV-C device.
6. Rinse out the plastic housing in which the UV-C quartz glass is contained with water and dry the housing prior to assembly.
7. Carefully dry o the UV-C quartz glass before replacing it.
8. Replace the UV-C lamp and close the UV-C section again by following the instructions for opening backwards.
9. Then always switch on the pump rst before switching on the UV-C device.
Storage/winter storage
Whe the rst frosts come, the pressure lter must be dismantled and kept somewhere free of frost. Previously, however, it should be thoroughly cleaned and the device tested for
damage.
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Instructions for use Ubbink BioPressure II -3000/6000/10000/18000
• Ensure that the device is switched o if no water is owing through the device.
• The pressure lter may only be operated at a water temperature of +5 °C to +35 °C.
• A UV-C device with obvious damage may not be operated!
• It is not possible to exchange the mains cable on the UV-C device. If the cable is damaged, the UV-C device must be correctly disposed of.
• The pressure lter is not suitable for use by people (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capacities or with a lack of experience and knowledge unless they
are supervised by a person responsible for their safety or have received instructions regarding the use of the device. Children must be monitored in order to ensure that they do not
play with the device.
Use
The BioPressure II is a mechanical/biological function pressure lter with an integrated UV-C device for setting up next to the pond above and below the water level. The ltered pond
water can also be pumped through the pressure lter to higher waterfalls. In order to achieve visible results with the UV-C irradiation, the pond water should be completely circulated
at least once within 2 hours (pond with shstock) or 4 hours (pond without sh stock).
Installation
CAUTION! Prior to every intervention (initial assembly, cleaning, installation and replacement of the UVC lamp etc., the power supply for the UVC device and
the pump must always rst be disconnected!
1. Determine the location of the BioPressure lter (observe the safety guidelines). Assembly of the lter is possible both above-ground and installed in the earth. When digging in the
BioPressure lter up to the cover height, ensure that the lter is positioned horizontally and well back-lled with earth or sand.
2. Insert the large rubber sealing ring into the edge of the lter body. It is essential that you ensure that the rubber sealing ring does not twist or tilt on insertion. Only in this way can
you be sure that the cover can be correctly mounted and that no water can subsequently leak out from between the two lter parts.
Tip: Moisten the rubber sealing ring with a little water and then insert it slightly elevated onto the upper edge of the lter container. Whilst pressing on the cover, the rubber
sealing ring then rolls down into position.
3. Press the cover into position onto the lter housing and then lay the clamping ring over the edge of the lter housing and cover and close the lter.
4. Filter inlet (A):
Shorten the general-purpose hose nozzle (black) to suit the pond hose and screw it tight onto the lter inlet.
Shorten the pond hose to the required length, attach it to the pump and lter inlet on the hose nozzles and secure using hose clamps. Set up the pump in the pond on rm ground,
free of sludge and sand. Prior to commissioning the pump, read the instructions for use and observe the safety guidelines and the specications for minimum submersion depth.
When connecting the hose nozzles, use the appropriate sealing rings.
5. Filter outlet (J):
Shorten the transparent general-purpose hose nozzle to suit the pond hose and screw it tight onto the lter outlet.
Shorten the pond hose to the required length, then attach one end of the hose onto the hose nozzle and secure with a hose clamp. Lay the other end of the hose back to the pond
or to the waterfall. When connecting the hose nozzle, use the appropriate sealing ring. If the ltered water is directly conducted back into the pond, the water should ow in from a
drop height of approx. 15-20 cm.
6. Contamination outlet (I):
Shorten the black general-purpose hose nozzle to suit the pond hose and screw it tight onto the contamination outlet.
Shorten the pond hose to the required length, then attach one end of the hose onto the hose nozzle and secure with a hose clamp. Lay the other end of the hose back to the point
at which the contaminated water should be disposed of. When connecting the hose nozzle, use the appropriate sealing ring.
Guideline: For the duration of the lter operation, you can also close this outlet with a cap. To do this, mount the closure cap (glass) onto the contamination outlet and screw it
tight using the ring. Keep the hose nozzle with hose for later “Cleaning operation”.
7. Before you put the pressure lter into operation, ensure once again that all cable connections and hose connections t correctly and that the lter with the seal is well closed. The
function switch (B) must be switched to “Filter function”.
8. Always rst switch on the pump and check that the water ows evenly through the pressure lter and that there are no leakages on the lter and on the hose connections. Only
then should the UV-C device be switched on.
9. It is important that your pressure lter runs continuously. The lter should only be completely shut down for maintenance and during the winter period. We recommend that you
keep the UV-C device switched o until the bacteria have developed (6-8 weeks).
10. If the pressure lter should be shut down (maintenance and winter period), the UV-C device must always be shut down rst. Only then should the pump be switched o and the
water drained from the pump.
Guideline: This BioPressure pressure lter is equipped with a lter mat set, on the structures of which those contamination particles and oating matter can be deposited which,
within 6-8 weeks of the lter being commissioned, can help to contribute towards the development and build-up of bacteria cultures required for both mechanical and biological
ltration. Therefore, give your pressure lter the possibility to develop its lter properties fully within this time, without these being partially or completely interrupted.