General Safety Information - PROFLO PFX20 Instrucciones De Instalación, Operación Y Mantenimiento

THIS TANK, LIKE MOST TANKS UNDER RESSURE, WILL OVER TIME CORRODE OR FAIL AND /OR MAY BURST AND /OR LEAK OR
FLOOD (AND IN RARE CASES EXPLODE ) WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS OR FATAL PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
TO MINIMIZE RISK, A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL MUST INSTALL AND PERIODICALLY INSPECT AND SERVICE THE UNIT. A DRIP
PAN, CONNECTED TO AN ADEQUATE DRAIN MUST BE INSTALLED IF LEAKING OR FLOODING CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.
AS IN ALL PLUMBING PRODUCTS AND WATER STORAGE VESSELS, BACTERIA CAN GROW IN YOUR TANK, ESPECIALLY DURING
TIMES OF NON-USE. CONSULT YOUR LOCAL PLUMBING OFFICIAL REGARDING ANY STEPS YOU MAY WISH TO TAKE TO SAFELY
DISINFECT YOUR HOME'S PLUMBING SYSTEM.
FOLLOW ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL, AND THE FOLLOWING
ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC WARNINGS. FAILURE TO DO SO IS UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS EXPLOSION, SERIOUS OR FATAL
PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
THIS TANK, LIKE ALL PRESSURIZED TANKS, CAN OVER TIME CORRODE , FAIL, LEAK OR FLOOD. DO NOT LOCATE IN AN AREA
WHERE WATER FROM THE TANK CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.
EXPLOSION OR RUPTURE HAZARD. A RELIEF VALVE MUST BE IN STALLED TO PREVENT PRESSURE IN EXCESS OF 100 PSIG
OR LOCAL CODE REQUIREMENT, WHICH EVER IS LESS.
EXPLOSION OR RUPTURE HAZARD. THE TANK MUST BE OPERATED SO THAT THE PRESSURE DOES NOT EXCEED 100 PSIG.
FAILURE TO UTILIZE A PROPERLY SIZED TANK (BASED ON THE FOLLOWING SIZING INSTRUCTIONS) WILL RESULT IN EXCESSIVE
STRAIN ON THE PUMP AND MAY ULTIMATELY LEAD TO PRODUCT FAILURE, LEAKING OR FLOODING AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
DANGER! EXPLOSION HAZARD! IF YOU ADJUST THE PRE-CHARGE PRESSURE OR ADD PRESSURE TO A TANK THAT IS
CORRODED OR DAMAGED OR WITH DIMINISHED INTEGRITY THE TANK CAN BURST OR EXPLODE , POSSIBLY CAUSING
SERIOUS OR FATAL PERSONAL INJURY AND /OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
• ONLY ADJUST THE PRE-CHARGE AS DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL WHEN THE TANK IS NEW OR WHEN THE INTEGRITY
OF THE TANK AND LACK OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL CORROSION IS CONFIRMED.
• ONLY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS SHOULD CHECK, ADJUST OR RE-CHARGE THE PRE-CHARGE OF TANKS.
DANGER! EXPLOSION HAZARD! WHEN THE TANK HAS BEEN IN SERVICE AND A CHANGE TO A HIGHER PRE-CHARGE
PRESSURE IS NECESSARY DUE TO A REQUIRED CHANGE IN THE PRESSURE SWITCH SETTING , FAILURE TO FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CAN CAUSE A RUPTURE OR EXPLOSION, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS OR FATAL PERSONAL INJURY,
AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE .
• DO NOT ADJUST OR ADD PRESSURE IF THERE HAS BEEN A LOSS OF AIR.
• DO NOT ADJUST THE PRE-CHARGE PRESSURE IF THERE IS VISIBLE EXTERIOR CORROSION.
• DO NOT ADJUST THE PRE-CHARGE PRESSURE IF THERE HAS BEEN A REDUCTION OF THE PUMP CYCLE TIME OR THE
PRE-CHARGE PRESSURE COMPARED TO ITS INITIAL SETTING . THIS IS BECAUSE REDUCTION IN PUMP CYCLE TIME CAN
RESULT FROM LOSS OF TANK AIR PRESSURE WHICH IN TURN CAN MEAN THERE MAY BE INTERNAL CORROSION AND
ANY RE-PRESSURIZATION OR ADDITIONAL PRESSURE COULD RESULT IN RUPTURE OR EXPLOSION.
THE WATER QUALITY CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE THE LIFE OF YOUR PRODUCT. YOU SHOULD TEST FOR CORROSIVE
ELEMENTS, ACIDITY, TOTAL SOLIDS, AND OTHER RELEVANT CONTAMINANTS, INCLUDING CHLORINE AND TREAT YOUR
WATER APPROPRIATELY TO INSURE SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE AND PREVENT PREMATURE FAILURE.
FOR YOUR SAFETY, THE INFORMATION IN THIS MANUAL MUST BE FOLLOWED TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY.
• PROPERLY GROUND TO CONFORM WITH ALL GOVERNING CODES AND ORDINANCES.
INSTALL OR STORE WHERE TANK WILL NOT BE EXPOSED TO TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING OR ABOVE 100ºF, DO NOT
EXPOSE TO ANY TYPE OF WEATHER. WATER FREEZING IN THE SYSTEM WILL BREAK IT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TREAT WATER
OVER 100°F.
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