- Hey, Thomas here.
And today we're gonna be setting up
this Klir Drop-In Filter Roller
from unboxing to piecing things together,
getting it all assembled, and then dropping it in your sump.
So let's get cracking.
In the box you will find the Klir Fleece Roller
main housing, the controller, the motor,
the optical sensor, the power supply,
25 yards of 50 micron filter fleece,
the large gray fresh fleece spindle,
this small white waste spindle,
two vent tubes, and two optional adapter plates.
You'll also want to have some tape and or super glue handy.
I'll personally be using some super glue
to make sure my fleece stays stuck to the spindle.
And if your sump has multiple filter sock holders,
you can also pick up one or more of the Klir
flow diverting caps to close them off fully
or even partially to direct the majority of the water
to the Klir Filter Roller.
Once you've got all the parts laid out in front of you,
start by opening the body of the Klir
and installing the two rubber vent pipes
with the longer ends facing downwards.
Next, install the optical sensor into the slot
in the body of the Klir by looping the wire
around and under the sensor itself
so it sits inside of that little groove,
just above the sensor.
Then slide the sensor into the slot and tighten the nut
on the back of the sensor until it's snug.
With that out of the way, now we can install
the fleece roll, the spindles, and the motor.
Start by removing the top cover of the Klir
by sliding it away from the body,
along with the sidewall of the bottom chamber
by undoing the thumb screw at the top of the sidewall
on the underside of the Klir and then sliding it off.
Next, grab the supply spindle,
which is the thicker gray tube and slip it inside
of the fleece roll.
Then making sure the fleece sheet is sitting
on the top of the roll,
slide it into the slots inside the body of the Klir.
After that, take the fleece sheet and pull it down
over the outside of the first guide roller,
then around and under the second guide roller
all the way down the inside wall,
around and under both of the bottom guide rollers,
then all the way back up and around the outside
of the last two guide rollers.
This part is where your tape or glue
is gonna come in handy, so have it ready.
Now grab the white collection spindle
and making sure that the D shaped slot
on the side of that spindle faces the motor slot
on the body of the Klir,
tape the edge of the fleece to the spindle,
or draw a thin line of super glue
along the length of the spindle,
and then place the fleece over it and lightly press it down.
Don't worry.
You get a new spindle every time you buy
a new role of fleece.
So super gluing the fleece to the spindle
isn't going to render it inoperable
'cause there's another one coming.
Next, manually turn the spindle with your hands
until you have three to five full turns of fleece
on the spindle.
Next, slide the motor's shaft into the end of the spindle
and turn the motor, if necessary, so that the rounded end
of the motor housing matches the rounded slot
on the side of the Klir, and then slide it into place.
If you do end up having extra slack in the fleece sheet,
you can remove it by turning the fresh wheel of fleece
in the opposite direction until you've removed that slack.
After that, you can slide the top cover back into place
and then re-install the sidewall and the thumbscrew.
A quick note, if you do need to use
one of the other filter sock templates
to better fit your particular sump,
now's the perfect time to install it.
You can slide the pre-installed one off,
slide the new one, and then thread that thumb screw
back into place.
Now we can get it into the sump.
First, remove your old filter sock
if it's still there for some reason,
then slide the Klir down into the filter sock holder
with the sensor facing away from the flow of the water
as shown in the diagram.
The reason that you want that sensor facing away from where
the water is actually entering is so that that water
entering doesn't crash against the side of the Klir
and accidentally trip the sensor with splashes,
making it turn on and off over and over again for no reason.
If you do have more than one sock holder
on your particular setup,
now's the time to install one of those diverter caps
on that extra sock holder.
When installing the diverter cap,
you typically want it to be the first sock holder
that the water is going to hit
and then the Klir will sit in the second sock holder.
Last but not least, plug the sensor into
the controller port marked TS,
then the motor into the port labeled motor,
and then the power supply into the power port,
and finally plug the power supply into your power bar
or GFCI outlet.
Keep in mind though, the controller itself here
isn't waterproof, so you don't want this to be
anywhere near your sump where it could get damaged
by humidity or splashing.
So just mount it somewhere that it's gonna stay dry.
And that's it. No more filter socks to worry about.
When the fleece is completely used up,
swap it out for a new roll.
Give the Klir a quick rinse and a wipe down
and keep on enjoying that low maintenance
mechanical filtration.
A quick tip though, save yourself some potential headaches
by watching our top 10 filter roller mistakes video
where Ryan and Randy break down
all the most common mistakes people make
with not only the feeling that they're showing,
but all fleece rollers.
Number three is one of the ones
that you just don't think about, but once you hear it,
you're like, yep. I coulda, I shoulda, that's probably.
So save yourself from that situation and just go watch it.
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