This document provides general tips on pump installation, including locating the pump close to the pool, minimizing friction loss in the suction line, using pipe sealants formulated for plastics, ensuring continuous slope in the suction line, avoiding damp and non-ventilated locations, matching the electrical supply with the motor's requirements, and properly grounding the motor.
This document provides installation and operating instructions for the Hayward Self-Priming Max-Flo pump. It covers safety precautions regarding electrical grounding and ventilation, general tips on locating the pump near a pool to minimize friction loss, and specific steps for starting and priming the unit. The manual emphasizes that water acts as a coolant and lubricant for the mechanical shaft seal and warns against operating the pump without it.
| Product Type | Self-Priming Centrifugal Pump |
|---|---|
| Application | Permanently installed pools, hot tubs and spas |
Adequate ventilation and free circulation of air must be provided if installed within an outer enclosure or beneath a hot tub skirt.
A reasonable time is five minutes, though this depends on suction lift and horizontal length of suction piping.
No, Hayward pumps have self-lubricating motor bearings and shaft seals.