Ames Fire & Waterworks A100 Brass Anti-Siphon Vacuum Breakers User Manual
Series a100, Anti-siphon vacuum breaker, Installation

RP/IS-A-A100
Anti-Siphon Vacuum Breaker
Series A100
Important: Inquire with governing authorities
for local installation requirements.
Anti-Siphon
Vacuum
Breaker
6" above highest
downstream piping
No
downstream
shutoff
Ball
Valve
Typical Installation
Installation
1. Install 6" (150mm) above highest
point of downstream piping or hose.
2. No downstream shutoff valves are
allowed.
3. Device can spill water; install where
spillage is not objectionable.
4. Use only with non-continuous
pressure (pressurized a maximum of
12 out of 24 hours).
ASSE
Standard
1001
Listed by
IAPMO
CSA
Certified
Maintenance
1. Remove
hood scr
ews and
lift of
f hood.
2. T
urn
off
supply pr
essure
and observe
float dr
op to
open air
inlet.
3
If this
does not
occur or
valve has
been constantly
discharging
remove
bonnet.
4. Replace
bonnet (seat)
and float.
5. Reassemble
(using lubricant
sparingly on
bonnet O-ring)
and restor
e pr
essure.
6. Retest
using steps
1 and
2.
Bonnet O-ring
Disc
Disc Float
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& Waterworks,
2009
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ewater.com
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of W
atts W
ater Technologies,
Inc.
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1427
N. Market
Blvd •
Suite #9
• Sacramento,
CA 95834
• T:
916-928-0123 •
F: 916-928-9333
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Valves-
18550
Hansen Road
• Houston,
TX 77075
• T:
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Canada:
5435 North
Service Rd.
• Burlington,
ONT. L7L
5H7• T:
905-332-4090 •
F: 905-332-7068
Limited W
arranty: Ames
Fire
& W
aterworks
(the “Compan
y”) warrants
each product
to be
free from
defects in
material
and workmanship
under normal
usage
for a
period of
one year
from the
date
of original
shipment. In
the event
of such
defects within
the warranty
period, the
Company
will, a
t its
option, replace
or recondition
the product
without charge.
THE W
ARRANTY SET
FORTH
HEREIN IS
GIVEN EXPRESSL
Y AND
IS THE
ONLY
WARRANTY
GIVEN BY
THE COMP
ANY WITH
RESPECT TO
THE PRODUCT
.
THE COMP
ANY MAKES
NO OTHER
WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED
. THE
COMPANY
HEREBY SPECIFIC
ALLY
DISCLAIMS ALL
OTHER
WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT
NOT
LIMITED TO
THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANT
ABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR
A P
ARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
The remed
y described
in the
first para
graph
of this
warranty shall
constitute the
sole and
exclusive
remedy
for breach
of warranty
, and
the Compan
y shall
not
be responsible
for an
y incidental,
special
or consequential
damages,
inc
luding without
limitation,
lost
profits or
the cost
of repairing
or replacing
other property
which is
damaged
if this
product does
not work
properly, other
costs resulting
from labor
charges, delays,
vandalism,
negligence,
fouling
caused by
foreign
material,
dama
ge from
adverse wa
ter conditions,
chemical,
or
any
other circumstances
over which
the Compan
y has
no control.
This
warranty shall
be
invalidated
by an
y abuse,
misuse,
misa
pplication,
improper
installation
or improper
maintenance or
alteration
of the
product.
Some Sta
tes do
not allo
w limita
tions on
how
long an
implied warranty
lasts, and
some Sta
tes do
not allo
w the
exclusion
or limita
tion of
incidental or
consequential dama
ges. Therefore
the above
limitations
may not
apply
to you.
This
Limited W
arranty gives
you specific
legal rights,
and
you may
have
other
rights tha
t var
y from
State
to Sta
te. Y
ou should
consult applicable
state
laws
to determine
your rights.
SO
FAR
AS
IS
CO
NSI
STE
NT
WIT
H A
PPL
ICA
BLE
ST
ATE
LAW
, ANY
IMPLIED W
ARRANTIES THA
T MA
Y NO
T BE
DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING
THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANT
ABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR
A
PAR
TICULAR PURPOSE,
ARE
LIMITED IN
DURATION
TO ONE
YEAR FROM
THE DA
TE OF
ORIGINAL SHIPMENT
.
Repair Kits
Size
Ordering
Description
in.
mm
Code No.
ARK A100
T
3
⁄
4
-
1
20 -
25
7017527
ARK A100
T
1
1
⁄
4
32
7017528
ARK A100
T
1
1
⁄
2
40
7017529
ARK A100
T
2
50
7017530
Kit
inc
lud
es:
Di
sc
ass
em
bly
(in
clu
des
Di
sc
and
Di
sc
Float)
and Bonnet
O-ring.
Available
Model:
A100 –
3
⁄
4
" –
2" (20-50mm)
designed for
potable water
systems