Just Water Solutions Grey Power Gator Maxi 100 Installation and Operating Instructions

 WarrantyTermsandConditions

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 YourGreyWaterGatorMaxi100iscoveredbya1yearreturntobasewarranty

 Ifanypartshouldfailotherthanthemainpititshouldbereturnedtothe

 manufacturerforinspection.

 Warrantycommencesfromdateofpurchase.

 Unitmustbeinstalledbyalicensed

plumberorqualifiedinstaller.

 Incorrectoperationofunitisnotcoveredbywarranty.

 Labourandshippingforwarrantyclaimsarenotcoveredinthetermsofthisdocument

 Damagesincurredtopropertyorpersonsbyincorrectoperationorinstallationarenot

coveredbythiswarranty.

 Pleaseprovideproofof

purchasewithallwarrantyclaims.

 Ourtotalliabilityunderanywarrantyislimitedtoreplacingthedefectiveordamaged

goodsorrefundingthepurchaseprice.

 Weshallnotbedeemedliableforanylossbeyondourcontrol,orforanyindirector

consequentiallossofanykind

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Email:sales@justwatersolutions.com.au

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InstallationandOperatingInstructions

Grey Water Gator Maxi 100

WMKT22111

GuidelinesfortheGREYWATERGATORMAXI100

YourJustWaterSolutionsGreyWaterGatorMaxi100™isspecificallydesignedfor

GreyWaterreusefromthelaundry,showerandbathwastewater.

 YourGreyWaterUnitmustbeinstalledbyalicensedplumberinaccordance

withregulationsAS/NZ3500.2.2.2003

 DonotconnecttoakitchensinkorToilet

asthisisclassedasBlackWaterand

isnotsuitableforthisunitorforreuse.

 OnlyconnecttosubsurfaceirrigationsuchasGreyWaterDriptubeorsullage

drainpipe.

WerecommendthatyoualsocheckwithyourlocalWaterAuthorityforapprovalof

thistypeof

SeasonalUseGreyWaterDiversiondevice.

Itismandatorythatthepowercircuittothisunitisprotectedbyaresidualcurrent

circuitbreakerandwehighlyrecommendasurgeprotectiondevicebefittedaswell.

YourGreyWaterUnitispreassembled.Pleasecheckthecontentsondeliveryas

in‐

transitdamagemayoccur.

INSTALLATION

Thisunitmustbeinstalledbyalicensedplumberandorserviceagent.Failureto

complywillvoidthewarranty

1.Yourplumber/installerwill installorlocateyourdedicatedGreyWater

Wastepipes.

2. Allowapprox350mmfromgroundleveltocut‐inpointInletpipe.

 Ifyourpipeworkisdeeperthanthis,optionalrisersof200mmareavailable.

4. Theoverflowpipemustbeconnectedtoasewerdischargepointsuchasa

gullytrap.

5. Excavateasuitableareaapprox800mmdeep1000mmlongand600mm

wide.

Allowenoughroomforconnectionto

pipework,electricalcableandconduit.

6. Makesurethebaseislevelusingfreeflowingpackingsand.Taketimetolevel

theunitandsetthecorrectheightsforthepipework.

7. Connectthepipe‐workmakingsuretheinletandoverflowpipesarecorrectly

plumbed,inaccordancewith

AS3500.

8. Astheunithasaleadanda3pinplug,havealicensedelectricianinstalla

suitablepoweroutletadjacenttheunit.Makesuretheelectricalcableis

 protectedatalltimes,andobserveelectricalregulationsinyourstate.

9. Connectthe25mmnon‐returnvalveto

thedischargeoftheunit.

10. Connectthe25mmLilacpipe‐worktoyourirrigationsystem.

11. Afterallconnectionsarecompletedtotheregulationsyoucanbackfillthe

surroundingvoidwithsuitablematerial.(Freeflowingsandispreferred)Do

notbackfillwithsharporbrokenrocksthat

maydamageordistorttheunit.

12. Inspectthepittomakesureitisfreeofsandanddebristhatcoulddamage

thepump.

13. Youcantesttheoperationbyfillingwithwaterandobservingthewaterlevel,

SchematicDrawing

GreyWaterGatorMaxi100

Grey Water Gator Maxi 100 Pit

25mm Tank Inlet Fitting

Lilac Lid for Pit

Pump Controller Complete

Key for lid

13b

Magnetic Float switch

Blue Sub 15 High Head Pump

SS 6mm Allen Bolts

Filter set of 5

14a

Mounting Plate for Controller

Riser Pipe for pump

100mm Wallace seals

25mm Socket

100mm Bend M&F

25mm Threaded Pipe

100mm Pipe Piece x 155mm

25mm Swivel Elbow

100mm Diverter Valve

25mm Hex Nipple

Cable Gland

25mm Female Elbow

Watermark Approval Sticker

11. Donotpumptheresidualthroughtheirrigationsystem.

12. Onceeverythingiscleanedyoucannowreinstallthefilterstothetank

takingcaretofitthembackthesameastheywereremoved.

13. Youcanfilltheunitwithcleanwater tocheckoperationoffloatsand

use

thatcleanwatertoflushtheirrigationsystem.

14. Onceyouarehappytheunitisoperatingcorrectlyliftthehandleonthe

bypassvalvetoopentheflowintotheunit.

15. Refitthetopcoverandlockthelidwithyourkey.

16. Yourunitisnow

servicedandreadyforoperation.

Atthistimeitisgoodpracticetocheckoveryourirrigationsystem.

Turnonthedrainvalvesattheendofyourirrigationlinesandremoveany

sedimentthatmayhaveaccumulatedinthepipes.Checkforanyleaksor

damagetotheirrigationpipe

work.Repairasnecessary.

PumpSpecificationsGREYWA TERGATORMAXI100

YourGreyWaterGatorMaxi100unitisequippedwithaspeciallyselectedsingle

stagehighheadpumptohandlealmosteverydemandthataGreyWaterSystem

canhave.

Thispumpiscontrolledbyaninternalelectroniccontrolwhichstartsandstops

thepumpviaahighandlowmagnetic

floatswitch.

Italsoisprogrammedtooverridethefunctionofthehighfloatswitchatleastonce

ina24hourcycle.

Thiswillensuretherewillbelittleornoresidualwa terremainingintheunit.

Noelectricalconnectionsarerequiredintheunititselfotherthanan

external

powerpointneartheunit.

Pumpperformancetable:

 Maximumflowof140l/mat1metrehead.

 Ratedflowof80l/mat10metreshead.

 Maximumheadof14.5metres.

 Maximumcurrent750watts240volt.

 Warrantyis12monthsreplacement,onconditionthatitisreturned

to

 placeofpurchase,withproofofpurchase.

14. Makesurethediversionvalveisopen allowingGreyWatertoflowintotheunit.

15.Turningonafixtureinsidethehousethatisconnectedtothegreywater

 pipe‐workwillallowGreywatertoflowintotheunit.

16. Turnonthepowerbrieflyandcheck

thepumpisoperatingcorrectly.The

 IrrigationSystemisnotconnectedatthisstage,thiswillallowtheunittobe

 flushedout.

17. Installationoftheirrigationsystemcannowtakeplace

18. Yourunitisnowcommissionedandreadyforuse.

Additionalnotes

Ifamanifoldisusedontheirrigationsystem,atleastonevalvemustbeopenatall

timestopreventthepumpoperatingatclosedhead,thatisano‐flowcondition.

Operationundertheseconditionswillvoidthewarranty.

Minimumpipesizefromtheunitis25mm.Using 25mm

Lilaclowdensitypolytubeor

25mmPVCpipeisrecommended.

Troubleshooting

Waterdoesnotflowintotheunit Checkthebypassvalve,makesurethehandleis

Intheraisedposition.

Theunitisfullbutthepumpisnotoperating

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Checkifpumpisconnectedtothepower

sourceandcheckifpowerisavailable.

Thepumpshouldautomaticallystart

when

waterreachesthehigherfloatswitch. Ifpump

doesnotstart,cleanthetopfloatswitchand

testagain.



Thepumpcannotmaintaintherateof

Inflowingwater.

Checktoseeifirrigationsystemissized

correctly.

Atleast100MetersofTirandriptubeshouldbe

connectedto

theirrigationsystemasper

Irrigationinstructions.Theoutflowshouldbe

equaltotheinflow.Alsocheckforkinksor

Blockagesinpipeworkfromunit.

Thepumpsectionisemptywhilethewater

levelishighoninletside

Serviceandcleanthefiltermediatomaintain

flow.

GreyResidualisbuildinguparoundthe

Pump

Checkthefiltermedia,makesureitisseated

correctly andthattherearenovoidsunder

thefilterswhichwillcausebypassaround

them.

Offensiveodoursarereleasedfromyourunit Thoroughlycleantheunitandthefiltermedia.

Fillwith

freshwaterandpumpoutthrough

Irrigationsystem.

DISTRIBUTIONOFDIVERTEDGREYWATER

CurrentGovernmentRegulationsstatethatyoumustdisperseuntreatedgrey

waterviaaSubsurfaceirrigationsystem.

YoumustuseanapprovedirrigationsystemthatisspecificallydesignedforGrey

Water.

RecommendationsandGuidelinesforirrigationsystem:

ThearearequiredforyourIrrigationsystemdependsonthesoiltype.Thechartbelow

showsthesuggestedspacingrequiredbetweendripperlinesfordifferentsoiltypes,in

relationtothetotalarea.Minimumpipesizefromtheunitis25mmPVCorLow

Densitypolytube.

Makesurethemaximum

lengthofdriptubeis20metresfromthemainline 

SoilTexture&StructureandDripperlineandrowspacing



Arearequiredperperson*inhousehold(m2)

1‐2‐3‐4‐5‐6Persons



RecommendedFeatureSetbackdistance(metres)

Propertyboundaries,pedestrianpaths,driveways:1metre

Footingsofbuildings:1.5metre

Retainingwallfooting:1metre

Ingroundswimmingpoolsurrounds:1metre

Ingroundpotablewatertank:6metres

Boresintendedforhumanconsumption:30metres

Pleasealsorefertoyourlocalauthorityforregulationsastheserequirementscanvary



fromareatoarea.

WARNINGSANDPRECAUTIONSFORGREYWATERREUSE

 DonotconnectyourGreyWaterMaxitoyourkitchensink,dishwasherora

toiletsystem.ThisisallclassedasBlackwaterandmustgotosewerorseptic

waste.

 Whenwashingitemssuchassoilednappies,pleaseswitchyourdiversionvalve

todivertdirecttothesewerageorseptic

system.

SoilTypes Spacing 1 2 3 4 5 6

Gravel and Loams x.06m 30 60 90 120 150 180

Sandy Loams x 0.6m 30 60 90 120 150 180

Loams x 0.8m 40 80 120 160 200 240

Clay Loams x 0.9m 45 90 135 180 225 270

Light Clays x 1.0m 50 100 150 200 250 300

Medium to Heavy x 1.5m 75 150 225 300 375 450

 DonotdistributegreywaterfromyourGreyWaterMaxiunitviasprinklersor

allowforairbornedispersion.

 Onlyirrigatewhennecessaryandswitchunittodivertwhenraining.

 DonotletdivertedGreywatertorunofftoneig hbouringproperties.

 Donotleaveunitunattendedwhencarryingoutmaintenance

orwhenthe

coverisremoved.

 Incaseofextendedperiodsofnonoperationitisadvisedtocompletea

 serviceandcleanoftheunittoavoidthepossibilityofdryingoutthesludge

 onthefilters.

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MAINTENANCEOFYOURGREYWATERUNIT

YourGreyWaterGatorMaxihasbeendesignedforminimummaintenance.

Duetothehighflowcapabilitiesofthe3dimensionalfiltersyoushouldonlyneedto

cleanyourunitafterapproximately40,000+litresofflowthrough.

Dependingofthenumberofoccupantsandtheamountofwaterflowingthrough

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yourunitthecleaningcyclewillbebetween180–360days.

Yourfiltersstillwillkeepworkingevenuptomaximumcapacity.

Someheavyloadsituationsmayrequireservicingyourunitonamorefrequentbasis.

Ifyouareconsideringnotusingyourunitforanextendedperiodof

timesuchasafew

months,pleasecarryoutafullserviceandcleanbeforedecommissioning.Thiswill

keepyourunitinoptimumconditionandeliminatebacteriabuildup.

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Whenservicingandcleaningyourunitwerecommendthatyouwearprotective

rubberglovesandavoidskincontactasmuchaspossible.

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1. Werecommendthataregisteredserviceagentcarryoutthemaintenanceto

thisunit.

2. Turnoffallpowertotheunit.

3. Removethelidwithyourkeyprovided.Bemindfulofanychildrenorpets

thatcouldaccidentallyfallintotheunitwhileservicing

4. Setthe

bypassvalvetotheclosedbypassposition.Thiswillprevent

 Greywaterenteringtheunitwhileyouareworkingonit.

5. Youcannowaccessthefiltermedia.

6. Removerthefilterpadseitheroneatatimeortogether.

7. Takethefilterstoasuitableareaforcleaning.

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8. Rinseofffiltersusingahandnozzlefromadomesticsupply.Washbothsides

untilreasonablyclean.NBthefiltersdonothavetobespotless.

9. DonotuseHighPressureCleaningequipmentonyourfiltermedia.

10. Atthistimerinsethepitandpumpandremove

theresidualwithaseparate

sumppump,orspongetheremainingresidualfromtheunit.

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Just Water Solutions Grey Power Gator Maxi 100 Installation and Operating Instructions

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