API 3-In-1 De-Icer - 1500 Watt

TO OPERATE AS A FLOATER Simply place the unit with the float attached into the water. Connect the cord to a properly grounded, GFCI-protected receptacle while observing the cautions above. TO OPERATE AS A SINKER Remove the cover and float (DT15 and PDT15 only) from the unit by slipping a screwdriver into the groove between the cover and the base and popping the four cover tabs off the base. (Save the cover and float in case you wish to convert back to a floater later.) Turn the unit upside down and lower it into the water so that it rests on its feet at the bottom of the tank or pond. Connect the cord to a properly grounded, GFCI-protected receptacle while observing the cautions above. TO ROUTE THE CORD THROUGH THE DRAIN PLUG (DT15 ONLY) 1. Prepare the Drain Plug Adaptor (DPA) by spreading the plumbers’ putty included with the unit inside each half of the adaptor. Put in enough putty to seal around the cord when it is seated within the adaptor. 2. Sandwich the cord between the two halves of the DPA by holding the cord in the channel of one half and inserting the tabs of the other half into their mates to form a hinge. Make sure that the threaded end of the DPA points toward the plug (see figure to the right). 3. Fold the halves together to capture the cord in between. Remove any excess putty that is squeezed out. If the halves will not come together, open them and remove some of the putty. 4. Position the C-clip in the channel at the nose of t