Attach standard garden hose to the pump. Determine the location for the pump on the pool cover. Generally place the pump where the water would be the deepest. The installation must allow for complete drainage of the hose. All air, water pockets must be eliminated by having the garden hose, on it has started running downwardly, run level or continuously downwardly. There must be no loops or "sags" in the hose that would trap air or water. NOTE: Restricting the flow from a Rule pump by using a smaller pipe or hose size (such as a garden hose) does not damage the pump, but will result in a reduction in flow. For maximum flow, use the shortest length of the larges diameter hose available. A break-in period of 10 hours is required to achieve maximum pumping capacity.