Glacier GPC 280 SERIES Guide
OPERATORINSTRUCTIONS,
INSTALLATIONANDSERVICEMANUA
L
ALLMODELS
GPC23THROUGHGPC280SERIES
GPC23‐280SERIES
PATENTNO:
US7,624,589B1
MADEINTHEUSA
P.O.BOX5198SCOTTSDALE,AZ85261
PHONE:(480)272‐7700
FAX:(866)276‐2083
www.glacierpoolcoolers.com
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Wheninstallingandusingthiselectricalequipment,basic
safetyprecautionsshouldalwaysbefollowed,including
thefollowing:
1.READANDFOLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONS.
2.WARNING:TOREDUCETHERISKOFINJURY,DONOT
PERMITCHILDRENTOUSETHISPRODUCTUNLESSTHEYARE
CLOSELYSUPERVISEDATALLTIMES.
3.SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS.
PG2
PREFACE
Adequateknowledgeofpoolcooler
maintenanceandcontrolisnecessaryfor
optimumsafeperformanceovertime.Inthis
manual,equipment,function,operation,and
checkingprocedureswillbedescribedas
follows:
PREPARATIONFOR
STARTING
CleanBasin
Openthedrainatthebottomofthewater
basinanddrain.Removedirtanddebrisand
clearsuctionholesatbaseofpumpandbasin
withpoolwaterorhoseasneeded.Closethe
drainforstartofoperation.
CleanFanGuard
Cleanleaves,pineneedles,andanyotherdebris
fromthetopofthecooleronoraroundthefan
guard.
CheckInside
Removehandholecoverandinspectinteriorof
cooler.RemoveanydebrisfromtopofPVC
fillingbyreachingthroughthehandholecover.
ALWAYSMAKESURECOOLERISCOMPLETELY
TURNEDOFFBEFOREREACHINGINSIDETHE
UNIT!NEVERPLACEHANDINSIDEUNITWHEN
FANMOTORISON!
TOSTARTAND
OPERATECOOLER
MANUALOPERATION
Closemaindrain.(Thisisthefarleft1”linewith
ballvalveatthebottombasin.)
Turnpoolpumpon.
Opencentervalvetothetwoo’clockposition.
Thisistheinputlinetothepoolcooler.(Installer
shouldhavelinemarked)
Lookthroughhandholecover.Sprinklerheads
shouldbeturningata“moderate”speed.
Ifsprinklerheadsaren’tturning,slightlyopen
centervalvemore.Ifsprinklerheadsaremoving
toofast,closevalvemore.(Ifwaterissplashing
throughthetopoffanguarditistoofast.)
Waitapprox.30secondswhilebasinfillswith
water.
Openrightvalvetothetwoo’clockposition.
Thisistheoutputlinebacktothepool.(Installer
shouldmarkvalve)
Turnfanswitchtotheonpositionintheswitch
box.
TURNINGTHECOOLER
OFF
TurnthefanswitchtotheOFFposition
Closethecenterandrightvalvesandopenthe
maindrainvalveandleaveopenuntilnextuse.
THECOOLERSHOULDBELEFTINTHISPOSITION
WHENNOTINUSE!FAILURETOFOLLOW
THESEINSTRUCTIONSCOULDRESULTINTHE
BURNINGUPOFTHEPUMPSYSTEM!
**Theseinstructionsareformanualoperation.Ifsystemis
automatedrefertoyourinstallersinstructions.
CAUTIONSDURING
OPERATION
Keephandsandforeignobjectsawayfromfan
motorandassemblyatalltimes.
Sincethecoolingperformancewillbeaffected
bythevolumeofthecirculatingwater,besure
tomaintaintheregulationofwaterflowatall
times.
Keeptheinteriorofthecooleralwayscleanand
takecarethatnoscale,calcium,salt,ordebris
accumulates.
Whenthelevelofthewaterinthebasindrops,
airissuckedinandcavitationmaydevelop;
therefore,itisnecessarytokeepthewaterat
theproperlevelatalltimes.Itisimportantto
notethatthewaterlevelshouldriseandfall
withthepumpoperation.Donottrytobalance
thewaterlevelasdoingsowilleventuallyresult
inthebasinbeingsuckeddryandWILLNOT
ALLOWWATERTOYOURPOOLPUMP,WHICH
INRESULTCOULDDAMAGETHISPUMP.
WARRANTY
INFORMATION
GlacierPoolCoolersoffersthefollowinglimited
warranty:
5yearsonFRP(fiberglass)casingandcold
waterbasins.
2yearsonallPVCfillings.
1yearonallfanmotors,majordrive
components,andallinternalmovingparts.
Youcanregisteryourunitonourwebsiteat
www.glacierpoolcoolers.com.Pleasebesure
toincludethefollowinginformation:
PURCHASEDATE
RETAILERPURCHASEDFROM
MODELNO
SERIALNO
YOURNAME,INSTALLEDADRESS,ANDPHONE
FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
1. WHYISTHERESPLATTERCOMINGOUTTHETOPOFMYCOOLER?
Ifthereiswaterdropletssplatteringoutthetopofthecooleryouneedtoslowyoursprinkler
wandsdown.Inordertodothissimplyrestricttheflowofwatercomingintotheunitbyslowly
turningtheballvalvebackontheINline.Thewandsshouldbeturningataslowerof“walking”
rateofspeed.AsaruleofthumbboththeINandOUTvalvesshouldbepositionedataboutthe
2o’clockposition.
2. MYCOOLERONLYDROPPEDMYPOOLDOWNBY5DEGREES.ISTHERESOMETHINGWRONG?
Ifadesirabledropindegreesisnotestablishedwithinan8‐12hourperiod,theremayneedto
besomeuseadjustments.Alwaysmakesurethatthesprinklerwandsareturningatasloweror
“walking”rateofspeed.Itisrecommendedthatthecoolerrunatnightwhenthesunisoffthe
pool.Aninitialdropintemperatureshouldbeexpectedovernight.Ifthesunwarmsthepool
backupbyafternoon,justturnthesystemontokeepyourpoolrefreshing.
3. ISTHEWATERSUPPOSEDTOFILLUPINTHEBASINANDTHENDRAINEVERYFEWMINUTES?
Yes.Thecoolerisdesignedsothatthecoolwatercollectsinthebasinandtheinternalpump
systemkicksonandpushesthewaterbackintoyourpool.Youshouldnevertrytobalancethe
waterflowasthiswilleventuallycausecavitationinyourpoolpressure.
4. ISTHEPOOLCOOLERLOUD?
Thecoolerhasaboutthesamenoiselevelasyourpoolpump.
5. HOWMUCHELECTRICITYDOESTHEPOOLCOOLERUSE?
Ourresidentialmodelsareextremelyenergyefficient.Theyaverage5.5amps(amperage)when
inuse.
6. SHOULDIOVERSIZEMYCOOLERTOGETMORECOOLING?
No.Ourlineofpoolcoolershavebeendesignedtoaccommodatespecificpoolsizesasshown
onthespecs.Youwillnotseeanincreaseincoolingbyputtingalargercooleronasmallerpool.
7. DOTHECOOLERSWORKINHIGHHUMIDITYAREAS?
Yes.GlacierPoolCoolersworkefficientlyinallregions.Allofourresearchanddevelopmentwas
actuallydoneinHouston,TXandtheGulfCoastregion.Ourcoolerstaketheheatfromthe
waterregardlessofhumidityorairtemperature.
8. CANIINSTALLTHECOOLERMYSELF?
Yesyoucan.Youcangetallthepartsatyourlocalhomeimprovementstore.Westrongly
recommendanauthorizedinstallerfromourlistifoneisinyourarea.
9. WHATDOINEEDTODOTOWINTERIZEMYCOOLER?
YoumustkeepyourINandOUTvalvesclosedandyourmaindrainballvalve(thebottomleft
valve)opensothesystemisdrainedandwillstayemptyfromrainwater.Ifwaterstaysinthe
basinovertheoff‐seasonitcouldpotentiallyburnupyourpump.Youmayalsowantto
purchaseacoverortarptokeepanyleavesordebrisoutofthefanareaandbasinespeciallyif
thecoolerisunderoraroundtreesorbushes.Uponstart‐upatthebeginningofthesummer
season,makesuretheunitisclearofdebrisespeciallyaroundthepump.Agoodhosedown
shoulddothetrick.
10. WILLTHEPOOLCOOLERWORKWITHASALTWATERPOOL?
Yes.Ourunitsaremadeofreinforcedfiberglass,withstainlesssteelcomponents.Youcannot
harmtheunitwithsaltresidue,howeverextracaretomaintainthecooleronyoursaltpoolis
necessary.Keepthecoolerhoseddownregularlytoreducesaltbuildupandrusting.
11. HOWDOICONTROLTHETEMPERATUREOFMYPOOL?
Ourresidentialcoolersdonotcomewiththermostatcontrols.Coolingisdeterminedbytherun
timeofyourpoolpump.Ifit’stoocold,cutbackyourhours.Ifit’snotcoolenough,runyour
pumplonger.Nowifyourpoolisautomatedourpoolcoolercanintegrateintoyoursystemand
atemperaturerangecanbesetthroughyourautomatedsystem.
GLACIERPOOLCOOLERPARTS
FANMOTOR
FRPCASING
PVCFILLING
SPRINKLERWAND
ASSEMBLY
FANASSEMBLY
LOUVERS
CASINGSUPPORT
BASIN OUTLETLINE
INLETLINE
MAINDRAIN
PUMPSYSTEM
BASICPARTSLISTFORINSTALLATION
PLUMBING
EXISTINGPOOL NEWPOOLBUILD
QTY PART QTY PART
2 1.5"2LB.RAINBOWSPRINGCHECKVALVES 1 1.5"2LB.RAINBOWSPRINGCHECKVALVES
22"T‐FITTINGS 1 2"T‐FITTING
22"TO1.5"REDUCERS 1 2"TO1.5"REDUCER
10 90DEGREEELBOWS 5 90DEGREEELBOWS
2 1.5"MALEADAPTERS(THREADED)ORNIPPLES 2 1.5"MALEADAPTERS(THREADED)ORNIPPLES
2 1.5"BALLVALVES‐STANDARD 1 1.5"BALLVALVES‐STANDARD
11"MALEADAPTER(THREADED)ORNIPPLES 1 1"MALEADAPTER(THREADED)ORNIPPLES
11"PLUG(THREADED) 1 1"PLUG(THREADED)
12" 1"PVCPIPE 12" 1"PVCPIPE
20FT 1.5"PVCPIPE(EST.FT) 20FT 1.5"PVCPIPE(EST.FT)
11"BALLVALVE‐STANDARD 1 1"BALLVALVE‐STANDARD
ELECTRICAL
EXISTINGANDNEWPOOLBUILD
QTY PART
.5"SEALTIGHTCONDUIT(DETERMINEFT)
2 .5"CONDUITCONNECTORS
14 GAUGEWIRE‐3COLORS
**ADDITIONALPARTSMAYBENEEDEDFORAUTOMATEDSYSTEMS
Fitting
main drain
Diagram 3.
Skimmer/
suction
PUMP
FILTER
HEATER
Ball Valves
1"
1.5"
2lb. Check
Valve
A
dd T-Fitting
Return to pool
STANDARD INSTALLATION
EXISTING POOL SET-UP
1. FIRST STEP - ADD and connect a PVC T- Fitting right after the Filter
or Heater line return to the pool, then ADD your PVC pipe line. Next,
ADD a 2lb. Check valve on this line, then ADD a Ball valve before the
inlet. Connect this to a threaded adapter fitting (1 1/2 Male size) going to
the MIDDLE inlet hole (input) to the cooler (connect and glue all parts).
You can use 1.5" or 2" pipe.(Must ADD 2" Reducer fitting after ball
valve, going into cooler if using 2" pipe on install on ALL residential
models).
2. SECOND STEP- ADD another adapter fitting at the right outlet hole,
(output) then ADD and connect your Ball Valve FIRST, then ADD your
PVC pipe line out of the cooler. NEXT, ADD a 2 lb. Rainbow Check valve
on this line down (closer to the pool pump) at the suction/skimmer side
of the equipment set-up. Then, ADD a PVC T- Fitting at suction/skimmer
line to connect this line at the pump.
3. THIRD STEP- ADD 1" plug in top hole on the left side of basin. ADD
1" threaded fitting, then a 1" Ball valve at bottom lower outlet.
4. FOURTH STEP-ELECTRICAL The pool cooler works with the pool
pump power. The minimum amperage needed is a 20 amp breaker to
operate the pool cooler with the pool pump. Electrical installation on a
retro-fit Cooler 220v intermatic timeclock. The cooler is 110v and
most pool systems operate @ 220v, therefore take the hot leg from the
cooler and run it to either load on the T104R3 220v timeclock. The
ground ties into the grounding lug on the bottom of the timeclock. The
Neutral wire needs to be run either to the ground or to the open screw on
the far left of the terminal. Run an extra piece of ground wire to the open
terminal (far left, and a little offset)if you decide to use the extra terminal
for the ground wire, which is preferred. Electrical installation using an
Aqualink or Compool system. Installation of a Glacier Cooler on a
Jandy or a Compool is virtually the same. First, find the primary filter
pump which will be feeding the cooler. The relay has 4 screws 2 lines
and 2 loads as follows from left to right....Line1 Load1 Line2 Load2. Use
one of the Loads as your HOT for the Cooler, either one, but only one,
you will need an available relay or add another if space is available. Tak
e
the cooler relay's (line) and wire it to either of the filter pumps load, this
will keep the cooler from running without the filter pump. Ground and
Neutral tie into the Grounding terminal. Each relay has a plug that must
be plugged into an open Aux female socket to allow control through the
automated system. When using actuators, you will need (Factory
recommends one actuator per valve actuator control) otherwise both
actuators can be tied together and plugged into one valve control. There
are many different ways to electrically install a Glacier Cooler, depending
on the needs of your customers. Only qualified Swimming pool
Techs should attempt to do the electrical installation!
A
dd T-Fitting
2 lb. Check
Valve
outlet line
inlet line
in out
=waterflow
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