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(161) MODEL SF15110 SAND FILTER PUMP ENGLISH 7.5” X 10.3” PANTONE 295U

12/02/2010

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

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• Line cord must be plugged into a 3

wire outlet that is protected by a Class

A Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter, or

RCD.

• Reset circuit breaker. If circuit breaker

trips repeatedly, your electrical system

may have a defect. Turn off circuit

breaker and call an electrician to

correct the problem.

• Let the motor cool down and restart again.
• Adjust the chlorine and pH level. Consult

your local swimming pool supply stores.

• Load with filter sand, see “sand loading

instructions”.

• Set valve to “ FILTER” position.

• Operate the filter for longer periods.

• Clean the strainer screen at the inlet.

• Clear any obstructions in the intake

hose by discharging it inside pool wall.

• Tighten hose nuts, check hoses for

damage, check pool water level.

• Clean the pre-filtering basket more often.

• Backwash filter.

• Install the nozzle at the upper position

of the pool inlet, and the strainer at the

lower position of the pool outlet.

• Remove about 1” of sand if necessary.

• Remove any pool vacuuming device

attached to the system line.

• Fill pool to correct water level.

• Clean strainer screens at pool inlet.

• Tighten hose nuts, check hose for

damage.

• Contact Intex service center.
• Remove 6-way valve cover and ensure the

o-ring is in place.

• Clean sand tank o-ring with garden hose water.

• Tighten the clamp with wrench supplied.

• Contact Intex service center.
• Tighten/reinstall hose nut.

• Ensure o-ring/L-shape o-ring is in place

and not damaged.

• Turn off the pump and restart 5 minutes

later.

• Re-set the timer.

• Contact Intex service center.
• Clear any obstructions in the intake by

unscrewing it from the 6-way valve.

• Contact Intex service center.
• Use only No. 20 silica sand with particle

size range 0.45 to 0.85 mm (0.018

to 0.033 inches) and a Uniformity

Coefficient less than 1.75.

• Change sand.

FILTER MOTOR

FAILS TO START

FILTER DOESNʼT

CLEAN POOL

FILTER DOESNʼT

PUMP WATER OR

FLOW IS VERY

SLOW

PUMP DOESNʼT

WORK

6-WAY

VALVE/COVER

LEAKING

HOSE LEAKING

TIMER IS

INACCURATE OR

TIMER CAN'T BE

SET
PRESSURE GAUGE

DOESNʼT WORK

SAND IS FLOWING

BACK INTO THE

POOL

• The motor is not plugged in.

• The fuse box needs checking.

• The GFCI/RCD circuit breaker

is tripped.

• Motor too hot and overload

protection is shut off.

• Improper chlorine or pH

levels.

• No filtering media in tank.

• Wrong 6-way valve setting

position.

• Excessively dirty pool.

• The strainer screen is

restricting the water flow.

• Clogged inlet or discharge.

• An air leak on the intake line.

• Excessively dirty pool.

• Sand media clogged with dirt.

• Nozzle and strainer

connections are reversed.

• Crusting or caking on the

filtering sand surface.

• Pool vacuuming device

attached to the system.

• Low water level.

• Strainer screen clogged up.

• An air leak on the intake hose.

• Faulty motor or the impeller

is jammed.

• Sand tank o-ring missing.

• Sand tank o-ring dirty.

• Flange clamp not tight.

• 6-way valve damage.

• Hose nut not securely tight.

• Hose connection fitting

o-ring/L-shape o-ring missing.

• Possible inner timer

defective.

• Clogged inlet of the pressure

gauge.

• Pressure gauge damage.
• Sand is too small.

• Sand bed is calcified.

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