Glacier GPC 280 SERIES Guide

OPERATORINSTRUCTIONS,
INSTALLATIONANDSERVICEMANUA
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ALLMODELS
GPC23THROUGHGPC280SERIES
GPC23‐280SERIES
PATENTNO:
US7,624,589B1
MADEINTHEUSA
P.O.BOX5198SCOTTSDALE,AZ85261
PHONE:(480)272‐7700
FAX:(866)276‐2083
www.glacierpoolcoolers.com

IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Wheninstallingandusingthiselectricalequipment,basic
safetyprecautionsshouldalwaysbefollowed,including
thefollowing:
1.READANDFOLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONS.
2.WARNING:TOREDUCETHERISKOFINJURY,DONOT
PERMITCHILDRENTOUSETHISPRODUCTUNLESSTHEYARE
CLOSELYSUPERVISEDATALLTIMES.
3.SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS.
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PREFACE
Adequateknowledgeofpoolcooler
maintenanceandcontrolisnecessaryfor
optimumsafeperformanceovertime.Inthis
manual,equipment,function,operation,and
checkingprocedureswillbedescribedas
follows:
PREPARATIONFOR
STARTING
CleanBasin
Openthedrainatthebottomofthewater
basinanddrain.Removedirtanddebrisand
clearsuctionholesatbaseofpumpandbasin
withpoolwaterorhoseasneeded.Closethe
drainforstartofoperation.
CleanFanGuard
Cleanleaves,pineneedles,andanyotherdebris
fromthetopofthecooleronoraroundthefan
guard.
CheckInside
Removehandholecoverandinspectinteriorof
cooler.RemoveanydebrisfromtopofPVC
fillingbyreachingthroughthehandholecover.
ALWAYSMAKESURECOOLERISCOMPLETELY
TURNEDOFFBEFOREREACHINGINSIDETHE
UNIT!NEVERPLACEHANDINSIDEUNITWHEN
FANMOTORISON!


TOSTARTAND
OPERATECOOLER
MANUALOPERATION
Closemaindrain.(Thisisthefarleft1”linewith
ballvalveatthebottombasin.)
Turnpoolpumpon.
Opencentervalvetothetwoo’clockposition.
Thisistheinputlinetothepoolcooler.(Installer
shouldhavelinemarked)
Lookthroughhandholecover.Sprinklerheads
shouldbeturningata“moderate”speed.
Ifsprinklerheadsaren’tturning,slightlyopen
centervalvemore.Ifsprinklerheadsaremoving
toofast,closevalvemore.(Ifwaterissplashing
throughthetopoffanguarditistoofast.)
Waitapprox.30secondswhilebasinfillswith
water.
Openrightvalvetothetwoo’clockposition.
Thisistheoutputlinebacktothepool.(Installer
shouldmarkvalve)
Turnfanswitchtotheonpositionintheswitch
box.
TURNINGTHECOOLER
OFF
TurnthefanswitchtotheOFFposition
Closethecenterandrightvalvesandopenthe
maindrainvalveandleaveopenuntilnextuse.
THECOOLERSHOULDBELEFTINTHISPOSITION
WHENNOTINUSE!FAILURETOFOLLOW
THESEINSTRUCTIONSCOULDRESULTINTHE
BURNINGUPOFTHEPUMPSYSTEM!
**Theseinstructionsareformanualoperation.Ifsystemis
automatedrefertoyourinstallersinstructions.

CAUTIONSDURING
OPERATION
Keephandsandforeignobjectsawayfromfan
motorandassemblyatalltimes.
Sincethecoolingperformancewillbeaffected
bythevolumeofthecirculatingwater,besure
tomaintaintheregulationofwaterflowatall
times.
Keeptheinteriorofthecooleralwayscleanand
takecarethatnoscale,calcium,salt,ordebris
accumulates.
Whenthelevelofthewaterinthebasindrops,
airissuckedinandcavitationmaydevelop;
therefore,itisnecessarytokeepthewaterat
theproperlevelatalltimes.Itisimportantto
notethatthewaterlevelshouldriseandfall
withthepumpoperation.Donottrytobalance
thewaterlevelasdoingsowilleventuallyresult
inthebasinbeingsuckeddryandWILLNOT
ALLOWWATERTOYOURPOOLPUMP,WHICH
INRESULTCOULDDAMAGETHISPUMP.
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WARRANTY
INFORMATION
GlacierPoolCoolersoffersthefollowinglimited
warranty:
5yearsonFRP(fiberglass)casingandcold
waterbasins.
2yearsonallPVCfillings.
1yearonallfanmotors,majordrive
components,andallinternalmovingparts.
Youcanregisteryourunitonourwebsiteat
www.glacierpoolcoolers.com.Pleasebesure
toincludethefollowinginformation:
PURCHASEDATE
RETAILERPURCHASEDFROM
MODELNO
SERIALNO
YOURNAME,INSTALLEDADRESS,ANDPHONE
FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
1. WHYISTHERESPLATTERCOMINGOUTTHETOPOFMYCOOLER?
Ifthereiswaterdropletssplatteringoutthetopofthecooleryouneedtoslowyoursprinkler
wandsdown.Inordertodothissimplyrestricttheflowofwatercomingintotheunitbyslowly
turningtheballvalvebackontheINline.Thewandsshouldbeturningataslowerof“walking”
rateofspeed.AsaruleofthumbboththeINandOUTvalvesshouldbepositionedataboutthe
2o’clockposition.
2. MYCOOLERONLYDROPPEDMYPOOLDOWNBY5DEGREES.ISTHERESOMETHINGWRONG?
Ifadesirabledropindegreesisnotestablishedwithinan8‐12hourperiod,theremayneedto
besomeuseadjustments.Alwaysmakesurethatthesprinklerwandsareturningatasloweror
“walking”rateofspeed.Itisrecommendedthatthecoolerrunatnightwhenthesunisoffthe

pool.Aninitialdropintemperatureshouldbeexpectedovernight.Ifthesunwarmsthepool
backupbyafternoon,justturnthesystemontokeepyourpoolrefreshing.
3. ISTHEWATERSUPPOSEDTOFILLUPINTHEBASINANDTHENDRAINEVERYFEWMINUTES?
Yes.Thecoolerisdesignedsothatthecoolwatercollectsinthebasinandtheinternalpump
systemkicksonandpushesthewaterbackintoyourpool.Youshouldnevertrytobalancethe
waterflowasthiswilleventuallycausecavitationinyourpoolpressure.
4. ISTHEPOOLCOOLERLOUD?
Thecoolerhasaboutthesamenoiselevelasyourpoolpump.
5. HOWMUCHELECTRICITYDOESTHEPOOLCOOLERUSE?
Ourresidentialmodelsareextremelyenergyefficient.Theyaverage5.5amps(amperage)when
inuse.
6. SHOULDIOVERSIZEMYCOOLERTOGETMORECOOLING?
No.Ourlineofpoolcoolershavebeendesignedtoaccommodatespecificpoolsizesasshown
onthespecs.Youwillnotseeanincreaseincoolingbyputtingalargercooleronasmallerpool.
7. DOTHECOOLERSWORKINHIGHHUMIDITYAREAS?
Yes.GlacierPoolCoolersworkefficientlyinallregions.Allofourresearchanddevelopmentwas
actuallydoneinHouston,TXandtheGulfCoastregion.Ourcoolerstaketheheatfromthe
waterregardlessofhumidityorairtemperature.
8. CANIINSTALLTHECOOLERMYSELF?
Yesyoucan.Youcangetallthepartsatyourlocalhomeimprovementstore.Westrongly
recommendanauthorizedinstallerfromourlistifoneisinyourarea.
9. WHATDOINEEDTODOTOWINTERIZEMYCOOLER?
YoumustkeepyourINandOUTvalvesclosedandyourmaindrainballvalve(thebottomleft
valve)opensothesystemisdrainedandwillstayemptyfromrainwater.Ifwaterstaysinthe
basinovertheoff‐seasonitcouldpotentiallyburnupyourpump.Youmayalsowantto
purchaseacoverortarptokeepanyleavesordebrisoutofthefanareaandbasinespeciallyif
thecoolerisunderoraroundtreesorbushes.Uponstart‐upatthebeginningofthesummer
season,makesuretheunitisclearofdebrisespeciallyaroundthepump.Agoodhosedown
shoulddothetrick.
10. WILLTHEPOOLCOOLERWORKWITHASALTWATERPOOL?
Yes.Ourunitsaremadeofreinforcedfiberglass,withstainlesssteelcomponents.Youcannot
harmtheunitwithsaltresidue,howeverextracaretomaintainthecooleronyoursaltpoolis
necessary.Keepthecoolerhoseddownregularlytoreducesaltbuildupandrusting.
11. HOWDOICONTROLTHETEMPERATUREOFMYPOOL?
Ourresidentialcoolersdonotcomewiththermostatcontrols.Coolingisdeterminedbytherun
timeofyourpoolpump.Ifit’stoocold,cutbackyourhours.Ifit’snotcoolenough,runyour
pumplonger.Nowifyourpoolisautomatedourpoolcoolercanintegrateintoyoursystemand
atemperaturerangecanbesetthroughyourautomatedsystem.