Armstrong astro 30 pump manual8/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Strip about 3/4" of insulation off of each wire. Now you have a black, a white, and possibly a green wire inside the box. ![]() Slide your wires through the connector until the cable bottoms out inside the connector. Screw the nut onto the connector hand tight and tighten the nut by placing a flat screwdriver onto one of the nubs on the nut and tap it around with the heel of your hand or any pliers or hammer if available. Install a 1/2" BX connector into the the round opening provided on the box. Insert a red head (anti-short) around the two or three wires and slide it into the cable leaving the four inches of wire still outside the cable. Or, you can unravel the BX from the open end. This will open it enough for you to snip the cable,(not the wires) with dikes or tin snips. Twist the cable clockwise in one hand and counter clockwise in the other. Just bend the BX at the designated length until it breaks. Older steel BX carries the ground through the cable, and the connector, but the newer, aluminum BX has a ground wire inside the cable.Remove about four inches of the BX cable from around the wires. You should be feeding the pump with BX cable from the controller (Aquastat or pump relay). Remove the cover off the small box on the side of the pump. Simply turn the switch back on when you are done. First make sure to turn off the heat at the red emergency switch. ![]()
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