Owner's manual

PC-108 (1/14)
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Troubleshooting
Debris
Accumulating
on Screen
Debris
Passing
Through
Screen
Insu cient
Screen
Rotation
Potential Problem Sources
X X 1. Water being pumped at a
rate in excess of the screen’s
capacity
X X 2. Undersized screen mesh for
the  ow rate desired
X 3. Oversized screen mesh
for the  oating debris
encountered
X X X 4. Clogged backwash line
X X X 5. Undersized backwash line
X 6. Torn screen
X X X 7. Plugged drive jet or
backwash strainer
X X 8. Pressure shortage at pump
or screen
X X 9. Heavy silt build-up under the
screen
X 10. Screen installed too close to
another object
X X 11. Screen located in a closed
area where vegetation & other
debris remain trapped
X X 12. Unsupported, poorly
supported or damaged pump
suction/inlet pipe
X X 13. Algae growth on screen
(usually after pumping
has been suspended for a
prolonged period)
X X X 14. Mechanical malfunctions
(worn moving parts, seals, etc.)
X X 15. Foreign object wedged
against screen
X X X 16. Screen located in swift
current without a protective
barricade or bell-shield
X X 17. Domed screen in backwash
line has not been removed
If your PC Screen fails to rotate properly or if debris passes through the screen into your
water system or accumulates on the screens surface, discontinue pumping. Do not resume
pumping until the di culty has been located and corrected. Use the following chart
of potentially troublesome situations as a checklist to help identify the source of your
screen’s particular problem.
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