Inst allat ion and Inst ruct ion Manual

Evo lutio n Ho use

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I NTRODUCTI ON
Tha nk yo u fo r p urc ha sing yo ur C e tus Sie ve . We a re sure yo u will b e d e lig hte d
with its p e rfo rma nc e . Yo ur C e tus will ha ve b e e n ship p e d to yo u e ithe r a s a
g ra vity o r a p ump fe d unit.

Wha t’s in the Bo x:

Figure Part No Description Pump Gravity

1 Cetus Cetus 9 9
1.1 Cetus Screen 300 Cetus 300 micron screen 9 9
1.2 FE112L 4”- 4” (110-125mm) 90° rubber boot 9 9
1.3 FE85L 3”- 3” (122-68mm) 90° rubber boot 9 9
1.4 Cetuspipe 4” PVC pipe connecting piece 9
1.5 FE111-049 4”- 1.5” (110-50mm) rubber boot 9

Fig 1.1

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To show
Fig 1 inside parts Fig 1.2.

Fig 1.3 Fig 1.4 Fig 1.5

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 OPERATI ON
Ba sic O pe ra tio n o f the C e tus:

The C e tus is a se lf a d justing sie ve whic h c a n b e insta lle d e ithe r g ra vity fe d o r

p ump fe d , e na b ling the p re filte ring o f yo ur p o nd wa te r b e fo re the wa te r e nte rs
yo ur c urre nt filte r syste m. It a lso c a n b e use d a s a sta nd a lo ne unit to re mo ve
le a ve s a nd o the r flo a ting d e b ris fro m yo ur p o nd via a skimme r. It ha s b e e n
d e sig ne d to e ffic ie ntly a nd e ffe c tive ly re mo ve la rg e a mo unts o f me c ha nic a l
wa ste fro m yo ur p o nd .

The C e tus is c o mp a tib le with a ll filtra tio n syste ms inc lud ing the Evo lutio n Aq ua
Ne xus Ea zy ra ng e . Fo r g ra vity fe d syste ms the C e tus ha s a we ir whic h will
a uto ma tic a lly a d just to the flo wra te o f yo ur p ump . (Ma x flo wra te 18,000 L/ hr)

Fig ure 2 is a p ic ture o f a g ra vity fe d C e tus sho wing the inle t a nd o utle ts.

Inle t
Wa ste
O utle t

O utle t

Fig 2

Whe n the C e tus is use d in fro nt o f a ny o the r b io lo g ic a l/ me c ha nic a l filte r the

p e rio d in b e twe e n c le a ning will b e e xte nd e d . The b io lo g ic a l p ro c e ss is imp ro ve d
b y the re mo va l o f o rg a nic ma tte r whic h wo uld c o nsume o xyg e n a nd le a c h
a mmo nia a nd o the r c o mp o und s into the wa te r.

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CETUS I NSTALLATI ON
The C e tus ne e d s to b e insta lle d o n a so lid le ve l b a se so tha t it d o e snt d e fle c t
und e r its o wn we ig ht. It is re c o mme nd e d to use a 100mm thic k c o nc re te p linth,
a ltho ug h d e c king o r p a ving sla b s
c a n b e use d .

During insta lla tio n a sp irit le ve l

sho uld b e use d a c ro ss the me ta l
p la te o n the we ir to ma ke sure the
C e tus is le ve l a s sho wn in Fig ure 3.

This will e nsure tha t the wa te r flo ws

e ve nly a c ro ss the sc re e n.

Pipe Size s Fig 3

Pip e d ia me te r d e te rmine s the p re ssure lo ss within the p ip e , so fo r flo ws whe re

g ra vity is the d riving fo rc e , la rg e b o re p ip e (4” / 110mm) ne e d s to b e use d .

The re fo re in a g ra vity fe d syste m, the inle t (the line fro m the b o tto m d ra in o r
skimme r) ne e d s to b e 4” (110mm) a nd a lso in a p ump fe d syste m the re turn line
fro m the C e tus to yo ur p o nd o r filte r ne e d s to b e 4” (110mm). Whe n flo ws a re
und e r 10,000 L/ hr it is p o ssib le to use 3” (90mm) p ip e inste a d .

C irc ula ting Pump Insta lla tio n

Whe n insta lling yo ur p ump o n a g ra vity fe d syste m, the p ump must b e insta lle d
lo we r tha n the le ve l o f the o utle t to p re ve nt a irlo c ks within the p ump .

Also if the re is a ny c ha nc e o f b a c k sip ho ning , a o ne wa y va lve must b e

insta lle d a fte r the p ump to p re ve nt the C e tus filling with wa te r.

Te c hnic a l Info rma tio n

Ma x Flo w 18,000 L/ hr
Inle t 4” (110mm) G ra vity
1.5” (50mm) Pump
O utle t 1.5” (50 mm) G ra vity
3” (90mm) Pump Ne e d 4” a d a p te r whe n flo w o ve r 10,000 L/ h
Wa ste O utle t 3” (90mm)
He ig ht 945 mm
Le ng th 850 mm
Wid th 570 mm
Sc re e n Size 300 mic ro n

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The C e tus whe n insta lle d a s a p ump fe d unit ,ne e d s
to ha ve the e xtra c o mp o ne nts (Fig ure s 1.4 a nd 1.5)
c o nne c te d a s in Fig ure 5.

This will e na b le a 1.5” (50mm) ha rd p ip e o r ho se ta il

fo r fle xib le p ip e to b e fitte d , c o nne c ting yo ur p ump
to the C e tus.

Whe n p ump fe d , the C e tus ne e d s to b e insta lle d

a b o ve wa te r le ve l a s sho wn in fig ure 6 b e lo w.

Fig 5

Figure 6
Sideview of Pump Fed
Cetus Installation

Fig ure 6 sho ws the sta nd a rd

wa y o f insta lling a p ump fe d
C e tus.

While fig ure 6a sho ws the

wa y o f insta lling a p ump fe d
C e tus o n a skimme r line .

Fig 6a

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 DUAL GRAVI TY FED - I NSTALLATI ON
This me tho d o f insta lla tio n e na b le s the use r to p re filte r the p o nd wa te r thro ug h
the p o nd sie ve p rio r to b e ing d e live re d into the ne xt sta g e o f filtra tio n.

A typ ic a l g ra vity fe d syste m is sho wn b e lo w in fig ure 7

To imp ro ve a typ ic a l g ra vity

fe d filte r, a g ra vity p o nd
sie ve c o uld b e insta lle d p rio r
to the g ra vity fe d filte r a s
sho wn b e lo w in fig ure 8

Fig 7

Fig 8

Two p ump s wo uld b e use d in this a p p lic a tio n. O ne fo r p ump ing the wa te r fro m
the p o nd sie ve to the filte r a nd the se c o nd p ump fo r p ump ing wa te r fro m the filte r
b a c k to the p o nd . The ma jo r pro ble m with this se tup is tha t it is a lmo st imp o ssib le
to b a la nc e the running sp e e d s o f the two p ump s. This se tup c a n c a use the
g ra vity fe d filte r to o ve rflo w o r ha ve the wa te r e mp tie d fro m the filte r.

Ne w Dua l G ra vity Fe d Syste m.

Fig ure 9 b e lo w sho ws ho w this syste m c a n b e insta lle d with a b a la nc e p ip e to
a llo w the flo w d iffe re nc e in p ump s to e q ua lise .

Fig 9

The 4” (110mm) p ip e b e twe e n the C e tus a nd the filte r will a llo w wa te r to p a ss in

the d ire c tio n o f the hig he r d e ma nd ing unit (it is re c o mme nd e d tha t the p ump
fro m the C e tus ha s a hig he r flo wra te tha n the p ump fro m the filte r.
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DUAL GRAVI TY FED - I NSTALLATI ON
To e xp la in this syste m in b e tte r d e ta il, d ia g ra m 10 b e lo w is a to p vie w sc he ma tic
o f ho w to insta ll a d ua l g ra vity fe d C e tus a nd filte r. The fo llo wing p o ints re la te to
the flo ws within the syste m

Fig 10

1) Wa te r le a ve s the p o nd via a 4” b o tto m d ra in a nd tra ve ls to the first T-p ie c e

2) Wa te r the n tra ve ls to the C e tus
3) Wa te r is p ump e d fro m the C e tus to the filte r
4) Wa te r is p ump e d fro m the filte r b a c k to the p o nd
5) Exc e ss wa te r flo ws thro ug h the b a la nc e p ip e b a c k to the C e tus

The re a re hug e b e ne fits to b e g a ine d b y utilising this ne w e vo lutio n in po nd

filtra tio n

• Running the se units in this c o nfig ura tio n ma ximise s the inte rva l b e twe e n
c le a ns
• Eithe r unit c a n b e switc he d o ff to c a rry o ut ma inte na nc e witho ut a ffe c ting
the o the r
• Bo th the C e tus a nd the filte r c a n run ind e p e nd e ntly o f the o the r unit

N.B. We wo uld like to e xp re ss o ur tha nks to Ma lc o lm G re e n o f Ko i Wa te r G a rd e n

Limite d fo r his he lp in this Dua l G ra vity se tup

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