Installation guide

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INSTALLATION STEPS, continued
Also provide an air gap of at least 1-1/2" between the
end of the hose and the drain point. An air gap pre-
vents possible siphoning of sewer water, into the
softener, if the sewer should "back-up".
• If raising the drain hose overhead is required to
get to the drain point, do not raise higher than 8'
above the floor. Elevating the hose may cause a
back-pressure that could reduce brine draw during
regenerations.
6o CONNECT AND RUN THE BRINE TANK
OVERFLOW HOSE: This drain is for safety only. If
the brine tank should over-fill with water, the excess
is carried to the drain.
• Attach a length of hose (7' included) to the drain
elbow, installed in step 2, page 7. Use a hose clamp
to hold it in place.
• Locate the other end'of the hose at the drain
point. Do not elevate this hose higher than the el-
bow on the brine tank. Do not tee this hose to the
valve drain hose.
7. INSTALL GROUNDING CLAMPS AND WIRE:
8. FLUSH PIPES, EXPEL AIR FROM THE SOFT-
ENER, AND TEST YOUR INSTALLATION FOR
WATER LEAKS:
CAUTION: To avoid water or air pressure dam-
age to softener inner parts, be sure to do the fol-
lowing steps exactly as listed.
A. Fully open 2 cold, soft water faucets nearby the
softener.
B. Place bypass valve(s) in "bypass" position. On
a single valve, slide the stem inward to BY-
PASS...see page 8. On a 3-valve system, close the
inlet and outlet valves, and open the bypass
valve...see page 6.
C. Fully open the house main water pipe shutoff
valve. Observe a steady flow from both opened fau-
cets.
D. Place bypass valve(s) in "service", EXACTLY
as follows. KEEP SOFT WATER FAUCETS OPEN.
• To maintain electrical ground continuity in the
house cold water piping, install the included hose
clamps (put on copper tubes in step 4) and wire as
shown in fig. 3. Be sure the pipes are clean, under
the clamps, to assure good contact.
FIGURE 4
hose clamp_
ground (2)_
(Cn_PP_ertu be__
/
g/round wire
NOTE: A 3-valve bypass system,
as shown on page 6, maintains
ground continuity and the ground-
ing wire is not needed.
1. SINGLE BYPASS VALVE: SLOWLY, pull the
valve stem outward to "service", pausing several
times to allow the softener to pressurize slowly,
2. 3-VALVE BYPASS: Fully close the bypass
valve and open the outlet valve. SLOWLY, open
the inlet valve, pausing several times to allow the
softener to pressurize slowly.
E. After about 3 minutes, open a HOTwater fau-
cet for 1 minute, or until all air is expelled, then close.
F. Close both cold water faucets.
G. Check your plumbing work for leaks and fix right
away, if any are found. Be sure to observe previous
caution notes.
H. Turn on the gas or electric supply to the water
heater. Light the pilot, if applicable.
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