General preinstallation checklist – Clarus Environmental Recirculating Media Filters User Manual

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This manual is divided into two installation sections. The first section covers the installation of a Recirculat-

ing Media Filter with gravity discharge. The second section covers the installation of a Recirculating Media

Filter with pump discharge. Be sure to follow the correct section for the proper instructions.

General Preinstallation Checklist

1. Inspect your recirculating Media Filter package. Occasionally

products are damaged during shipment. If the unit is

damaged, contact your dealer before using. Do Not remove

the test plugs in the pump switch cover nor the pump motor

housing.

2. Carefully read all literature provided to familiarize yourself

with specific details regarding installation and use. These

materials should be retained by the end user for future

reference.

3. Total septic system design is critical to the operation of the

system. A Licensed Professional Engineer or a professional

as prescribed in your local code should design ALL systems.

A site plan should be developed that includes the placement

and elevations of all components. If an engineer is not involved

with the system you are working on, Clarus Environmental

highly recommends that one be contacted to review the

installation. Clarus Environmental can provide technical

help and regional engineering services for system design

by calling Clarus Environmental at 1-877-244-9340.

4. Your Recirculating Media Filter kit contains most of the

components needed for installation. However the installing

contractor must provide a few items. Refer to the list below

for additional materials required.

Clarus Environmental Recirculating Media Filter Kit

Includes:

• Clarus Environmental patented WW1 septic tank effluent

filter

• Proven quality effluent pump(s)

• Factory assembled dose tank discharge assembly

• Factory assembled media filter distribution piping with

cleanouts

• Orifice shields

• Cleanout risers

• EPDM rubber liner

• Drain collection system for media filter

• 80/20 flow recirculation splitter

• Timed dosing control panel and switches

• Under liner protection blanket

Optional:

• Prewired conduit assembly and junction box (ordered

separately).

Contractor Provides:

• House sewer line

• Septic tank and dose tank

• All piping outside dose tank and media filter

• Drain field components

• Frame for media filter (treated 2x10s recommended)

• Media filter gravel

5. Most residential kits include a Zoeller model N153 pump.

This pump is 1/2 HP, 115V, single phase unit capable of

delivering the proper flow and head for most installations.

Verify which pump your system is engineered to use. Follow

the instructions in the pump box (FM0447) to install the

pump properly.

6. Check to be sure that your power source is capable of handling

the voltage requirement of the pump motor, as indicated on

the pump nameplate. Make sure the pump electrical supply

circuit is equipped with fuses or circuit breakers of proper

capacity. A separate branch circuit is recommended, sized

according to the “National Electrical Code” for the current

shown on the pump nameplate.

7. The installation of pumps with variable level float switches is

the responsibility of the installing party and care should be

taken that the tethered floats will not hang up on the pump

apparatus or pit peculiarities and is secured so that the pump

will operate properly.