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GARDENA
Float Switch
1. Information concerning the
Operating Instructions
Please read these operating instruc-
tions thoroughly. Follow the information
given. Use the operating instructions
to get acquainted with the proper use
of the Float Switch.
AFor safety reasons, people
who are not familiar with these
operating instructions should not
use this Float Switch.
Children under the age of 16 should
not use the Float Switch. Keep them
away from the connected unit.
Following the operating instructions
supplied by the manufacturer is a
prerequisite for the proper use of the
Float Switch.
2. Function and Application Range
The Float Switch can be used in
conjunction with all pumps operated
with 230 V / 50/60 Hz a.c. (alternating
current), e.g. garden pumps, pressure
tank units, submersible pumps or sub-
mersible pressure pumps which have
been designed for private use around
house and garden. It automatically
switches on the pump when the water
level rises and switches off the pump
at a lower water level.
3. Functional Parts
1. Socket
2. Mains plug
3. Float switch cable
4. Float switch casing
4. Installation
.Plug the power- or extension cable
into the socket (1) of the Float
Switch.
.Connect the mains plug (2) to a
230 V a.c. (alternating current)
socket.
.For usage with garden pumps
and pressure tank units in water
reservoirs or with submersible and
submersible pressure pumps secure
the float switch cable (3) to the
pump ensuring that the Float Switch
automatically switches on and off
depending on the respective water
level (ill. B). (The ball in the Float
Switch must “fall” into the respec-
tively contrary direction of the float
switch casing (4) to switch on/off
the pump.
5. Safety and Operation Hints
A.Caution: Pursuant to DIN
VDE 0100-702 and 0100-738
use of a pump in/nearby swim-
ming pools and garden ponds and
other similar places is only per-
missible, if the pump is operated
via a circuit breaker safety switch
(FI switch). As an additional
safety device an authorised safety
switch can be used. Please ask
your electrician for his advice.
.Pursuant to DIN VDE 0620
power cables as well as extension
cables must not have a smaller
diameter than rubber sheathed
cables described with letter
symbols H07 RNF.
.In Austria, the electrical con-
nections must be made according
to ÖVE-EM 42, T2 (2000)/1979
§ 22 based on § 2022.1. Pursuant
to this regulation it is imperative
to operate pumps in swimming
pools and nearby garden ponds
