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Do Not Use to Pump Gasoline!!!
Gasoline will deteriorate the plastics this pump is made from. This causes swelling of the rod, piston, and barrel which will lock the piston inside the barrel rendering the pump ineffective.

The original Filter Pumper has been known to generate static electricity under certain conditions. Proper use of the safety grounding equipment can reduce the chance of ignition when the pump is used in an environment where combustible materials, fluids, or vapors are present.

Static dissipating pumps come equipped with special molded pieces with a specified amount of stainless steel to dissipate any static electricity conducted to the grounding equipment. These special pumps have a red head, piston, foot and barrel adapter. The other type pumps have black molded parts and do not dissipate static electricity. Therefore, ONLY use the red static dissipating pumps in places were static discharge is unsafe and unacceptable.

Below are four situations you might encounter while transferring flammable or combustible fluids and the procedure to correctly ground the pump with the supplied grounding equipment.

If ground wire inside hose or external ground wire has been severed DO NOT USE THIS UNIT. Please contact us so we can send out a replacement hose and/or wire immediately.

Different reservoirs and containers are made of different types materials. Not all materials safely dissipate static build up. There are two paths for static to dissipate with this pump, the specialized hose with wired, soldered fittings and the external ground wire with alligator clip.

Plastic reservoirs do not conduct static buildup, this makes the external ground wire very important for your safety. Also paint on metal surfaces may prevent a secure and appropriate ground source.

Grounding Directions

Below is a list of different materials that containers and reservoirs are made of and suggested grounding scenarios.

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from a metal container to a plastic reservoir

The filling nozzle in a plastic container will not form a proper ground.

Connecting the external ground wire to the original metal fluid container or another appropriate ground source as shown in the photo.

This method provides only one source for a ground. The external wire is crucial for personal safety.

 

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from a plastic container to a metal reservoir

The contact between the filling nozzle and the metal reservoir should form the first proper ground.

Connect external ground wire to an appropriate grounding source. An example would be the exhaust pipe as shown in the photo.

With both grounds securely in place, this set up should be double grounded.

 

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from a metal container to a metal reservoir

The contact between the filling nozzle and the metal reservoir should form the first proper ground.

Connect external ground wire to original metal fluid container or another metal ground source.

This method should be double grounded.

 

 

 

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from a plastic container to a plastic reservoir

Plastic on plastic limits grounding options.

Connect external ground wire to an appropriate grounding source. An example would be an unpainted portion of the metal frame work of the equipment.

This method is the only way to ground this pump.