Solus PACIFIC RIM User manual

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR PACIFIC RIM WATER RING
(for manual lit Hemi 36 firepit)
WARNING!
Some pieces are heavy with sharp edges. Use extreme care when lifting and assembling.
OUCH!
Watch for sharp edges.
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DANGER! HEAVY!
Lift pieces with care.
Thanks for purchasing a Solus
PACIFIC RIM water ring.
This manual provides instructions on
how to insert a PACIFIC RIM water ring
into an existing HEMI 36 firepit (manual
light). If you are setting up a whole sys-
tem from scratch, please read the full
HEMI INSTALLATION &
OPERATIONAL MANUAL first and use
this as a supplemental guide.
IMPORTANT!
TURN OFF MAIN GAS SUPPLY AND
ELECTRICITY (if you have an electric
start) BEFORE INSTALLING THIS PROD-
UCT.
GENERAL TIPS:
Your HEMI firepit will need to be level
in both directions.
Use shims at bottom of bowl to
achieve this.
Vacuum all debris off burner plate.
The tank needs to sit flat and level on
the burner plate.
You will need a drill, screwdriver and
wire strippers as well as a level and
some shims.
OUTDOOR USE ONLY.
0558
EN 509:2000
EN 60335-1:2001
CE / CSA & ANSI
CERTIFIED
ANSI Z21.97-2014
CSA 2.41-2014

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CONFIRM YOU HAVE ALL PIECES
SHOWN.
1. Inner Finishing Ring
Stainless steel w black coating.
2. Reflector Plate
Brushed stainless steel w/ protective
plastic coating (to be removed be-
fore use).
3. Outer Finishing Ring w/ Offset Blocks
Anodized aluminum w stainless
screws.
4. Water Tank w/ Reflector Plate Sup-
ports
Stainless steel w black coating.
5. Waterproof Gland
Stainless steel w plastic & rubber
insert.
6. Remote On/Off & Transponder
(third party supplied).
7. Electrical Plug
(third party suppled)
8. Pump
(third party supplied)
9. Water hose
Irrigation grade polyethylene.
10. Water Nozzles
Irrigation grade polyethylene.
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Parts list:
2. Reflector Plate
3. Outer Finishing
Ring w/ Offset
Blocks
6. Remote On/Off
& Transponder
(for pump)
4. Water Tank with
Reflector Plate sup-
ports
5. Waterproof Gland
7. Electrical Plug
8. Pump
1. Inner Finishing
Ring
9. Water Hose
10. Water Nozzles

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MOVING & PLACING
Lift and move the Water Tank by grab-
bing the Reflector Plate Supports.
Please be careful of the Outer Finishing
Ring and Offset Blocks. They are anod-
ized aluminum and are susceptible to
damage.
DO NOT grab and move by the Outer
Finishing Ring, you may bend it!
Pick up by plate supports
DO NOT pick up at edge!
Reflector Plate Supports
Outer Finishing Ring

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You will need to remove ALL of the
rocks from your HEMI firepit. Keep the
river rocks separate from the lava rocks.
This will make it easier to re-assemble
later.
Use a shop-vac to remove all debris
from the burner plate. You may need a
steel brush or stiff bristle brush to scrub
off any caked on lava or corrosion. The
burner plate needs to be perfectly
clean for the Water Tank to sit flat and
evenly. It’s ok to for the Water Tank to sit
on the screw heads.
You will need to drill a 1” (25mm) hole
5.5” (140mm) from the outer edge of
the burner plate. Approximate a line
from the center to the outer edge and
then measure back 5.5” (140mm).
It does not matter where around the
circle you do this, just as long as you
maintain the 5.5” (140mm) distance.
Clean up any debris left from drilling.
Leave no debris on any
part of the burner plate.
Drill a 1” hole,
5.5” from the outside edge
of burner plate towards the
center.
5.5”
(140mm)
USE A SHOP-VAC TO
CLEAN AWAY ALL DEBRIS!
Tank must sit flat & level on
burner plate.
Anywhere on radius

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The next step is fishing the pump cord
through the 1” hole you just drilled and
out the bottom of the bowl.
Place the Water Tank on the ground
close to the HEMI firepit.
Lift up the Burner Plate and feed the
cord through the hole you just drilled
and then down through a hole in the
bottom of the bowl.
Replace the Burner Plate back to its
correct position being careful to not
pinch the cord under the legs. The cord
should move freely.
Fish the cut end of the
pump cord through the 1”
hole you just drilled...
...and then fish it
through a drain hole
in the bottom of the
bowl.
Continue to pull cord slack
through as you place Pacific
Rim Water Tank onto burner
plate.
!!! CAREFUL !!!
Do not let stand rest
on cord.

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Grab the Water Tank by the Reflector
Plate Supports and move it into the
firepit. You will need to align the Water-
proof Gland with the 1” hole you just
drilled on the Burner Plate.
The tail end of the Waterproof Gland
will go through the hole.
Pull out all the slack in the cord as you
do this.
You may need to wiggle and twist the
Water Tank a bit to make it fit through
the hole.
The Water Tank should sit flat and level
on the Burner Plate. Also make sure
all 4 Offset Blocks are resting on the
concrete rim of the bowl. Even out
and align Outer Finishing Rim to the
concrete bowl.
The whole firepit must be levelled so
you do not end up with an uneven
water distribution after you fill the tank.
Use shims under the bottom of the
firepit to make it level.
You must do this in two directions!
As you place in the water
tank, align the cable
fitting to fit into the 1”
hole.
You may have to wiggle
around the tank to make
it sit evenly in the bowl.
Make sure water tank is rest-
ing equally on all 4 feet and
then level the whole firepit
from the bottom!
Do not attempt to level only
the tank. All 4 feet need to
rest on concrete rim.
Waterproof Gland

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Attach the Plug to the Pump electrical
cord by removing the screws on the
bottom of the plug.
Fish cable through housing and attach
appropriate wires to terminals.
North America
Black is +
White is -
Green is ground/earth
UK/Europe
Brown is +
Blue is -
Green & Yellow is ground/earth
Make sure to tighten up screws on bot-
tom of plug after connection.
Plug in the Pump cord into the Remote
Transponder unit and then into a wall
outlet.
Check your Remote On/Off control and
remove the plastic tab that prevents the
battery from discharging while in the
factory. The pump is now operational
through the use of this Remote Switch.
Feed pump cord
through Plug Housing
and attach leads appro-
priately.
Make sure to secure
housing before plugging
in.
Plug in the Pump Cord to
the Remote Switch Box and
then plug in the Remote
Switch Box to your outdoor
wall plug.
Use the remote switch to
turn on/off the pump.
+
-
Remote Transponder Box
on/off
*Remove battery protector

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Go back to the firepit and check to see
if your electrical hook-up is working.
Push the ON button on the remote
control and you should hear the pump
start up.
As soon as you hear it buzz, TURN IT
OFF! Running the pump without water
will burn it out!
If you do not hear the pump working,
you will need to trace back your electri-
cal to find where the trouble is.
Once your pump is operational you can
fill the tank with water.
Use a garden hose and fill to about
1/4” (6mm) above the Reflector Plate
Supports. You can add more...just don’t
overflow the inner ring.
Check that the pump is
working before filling
with water!
Push the ON button (on
the remote) and you
should hear it buzz. Turn
OFF right away or you
will burn out the pump!
If pump is not working,
you will need to trace
back your electrical
line and find where the
trouble is.
Fill to 1/4” above the
Reflector Plate Supports.
FOR HARD WATER !
Use demineralized (dis-
tilled) water if you live in
an area with hard water.
TOTAL WATER~40 litres
(~8.75 gallons)
ON
Water hose to fill tank.
Bzzz.zzzzz..zzzzz.. THEN TURN OFF!
1/4”
WATER LEVEL

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The pump is attached to a flexible hose
that has adjustable nozzles. The nozzles
can only move up or down. You may
need (or want) to adjust how much
water disturbance you will see on top
of the reflector plate.
You can also adjust the pump level
output as well.
We have set the nozzles and the pump
to the maximum disturbance level. We
feel this is the best setting. Any less and
you will see a marked decline in water
movement.
Adjust water nozzles if
more water disturbance
is desired.
Adjust water nozzles if
required
Aim water nozzle to
just below outer ring.
We have set the nozzles
to approximately the
correct position. Ideally,
aim water stream to just
below Outer Finishing
Ring.

Grab from inside
with finger tips.
!!! !!!
!!!
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You can now place the Reflector Plate
into position. Pick up the plate from the
inside edge.
BE CAREFUL OF SHARP EDGES and
lower the plate onto the Reflector Plate
Supports.
Watch the outside and inside edges as
the fit is quite close.
Once the plate is in place, you will need
to adjust it to sit in the center. You can
judge the correct distance by looking
at the 4 tabs and checking the distance
to the inner ring. They should all be
roughly equal.
Place the Inner Finishing Ring into posi-
tion. It will fit snuggly on the outside
of the inner tank wall. By outside, we
mean towards the center of the bowl.
Place Reflector Plate
onto the supports.
Grab and move plate
from the inside edge.
The Inner Finishing Ring will
fit snuggly outside the inner
tank wall.
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You will only need a small portion of
the lava that you original had. Use a
small container (like a yoghurt con-
tainer) and carefully fill up the chamber
with lava rock.
DO NOT GET LAVA ROCK INTO THE
NOZZLES!
DO NOT GET LAVA DEBRIS IN THE
WATER!
If you do happen to get some in the
water tank, just pick it out. You want to
keep the water as clean as possible.
Fill to just cover the brass tubing.
Then hand place the refractory “river
rocks” to cover over any exposed brass
piping. Make sure to leave the nozzles
unobstructed.
Use a small container to
slowly fill with lava rock.
DO NOT GET LAVA DE-
BRIS INTO THE WATER!
Place refractory stones into
chamber.
Leave nozzle tips
exposed!

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DONE!
You can now turn on your main gas
supply and light up your firepit as you
would normally. NOTE: wait 10 minutes
for gas to refill the line and make it to
the burner unit before lighting.
You can use the remote control to turn
ON/OFF the water pump.
Operate the firepit as
you normally would.
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MAINTENANCE.
IMPORTANT!
If you live in an area where freezing will
occur, you will need to drain the water
out of the water tank. You can do this
by either:
Bailing out the water with a small plastic
container
or
Unscrewing the Water Proof Gland top
nut and dislodging the cord seating
thereby letting the water drain out the
bottom of the bowl.
The easiest way is bailing because you
won’t have to re-silicone the cord back
into the waterproof gland. This is not
hard, but just represents an extra step
and creates the chance of leaking when
re-siliconing.
Another method to remove the water is
by using a Wet/Dry Shop Vac and suck
out the water. (This is what we do!)
You can then return the Reflector Plate
& Inner Finishing Ring and cover/
winterize your firepit as you normally
would.
Follow this same procedure if you need
to clean out fouled water.
To drain water:
1. Bail with small plastic
container.
2. Unscrew top nut of
Waterproof Gland.
3. Shop Vac.
2. Unscrew top nut
only!
3. Use a wet/dry
vacuum to suck out
water!
1. Bail out water
manually.
If you have any questions or concerns, please give us a call and we will try to help
as best we can.
Solus UK/Europe
44 208 819 149
Solus Decor Inc. (North America)
1-877-255-3146
To clean the stainless
steel reflector plate, just
wipe down with a soft
cloth. Try to wipe in the
same direction as the
grain.
To kill off algae try using
1 cup (~250ml) Hydro-
gen Peroxide (3%) on
DAY 1. Add an additional
cup on DAY 2 if needed.
Then one more cup on
DAY 3 if required. Water
should be clear by 4th
day.
Grain direction