North Star NSC30UD1 Installation Operation & Maintenance page 10

7.
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 (included with some mod-
els) to the drain elbow, installed in step 2, page 8.
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.
8.
ON TWO TANK MODELS, CONNECT BRINE
TUBING:
" Route the brine tubing out, through the largest
hole in the brine tank sidewall. Connect the tubing
to the nozzle housing, as shown in Figure 4, using
a nut--ferrule. Tighten the nut, by hand only.
FIGURE 4
nozzle/venturi
nut--ferrule
brine
valve tubing
brinewell
9.
FLUSH PIPES, EXPEL AIR FROM SOFTENER,
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 two cold, soft water faucets nearby
the softener.
B. Place bypass valve(s) in ''bypass'' position. On
a single valve, slide the stem inward to BYPASS,
see page 9. On a 3--valve system, close the inlet
and outlet valves, and open the bypass valve, see
page 7.
C. Fully open the house main water pipe shutoff
valve. Observe a steady flow from both opened fau-
cets.
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INSTALLATION STEPS, continued
hose
adaptor
grommet
over-
flow
drain
hose
to floor
drain
D. Place bypass valve(s) in ''service", EXACTLY
as follows. KEEP SOFT WATER FAUCETS OPEN.
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 three minutes, open a HOT water
faucet for one 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.
10.
ADD WATER AND SALT TO THE BRINE
TANK:
" Remove the salt storage area cover. Add about
three gallons of water into the tank. Do not add into
the brinewell.
" Fill the tank with NUGGET, PELLET or coarse
SOLAR water softener salt. Do not use rock, block,
granulated, and ice cream making salts, or salt with
iron removing additives. Also see page 16. Salt
storage capacity is 200 lbs or more (varies by mod-
el). For best results, North Star recommends Mor-
tonR System SaverR Pellets for use in this water
softener.
Note: If the softener is installed in a humid basement
or other damp area, it is better to fill the tank with less
salt, more frequently (see salt bridging in the mainte-
nance section). Eighty to 100 lbs of salt will last for
several months, depending on water hardness,
family size, and model of softener.
11.
CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL POWER:
" The softener works on 120 volt, 60 Hz electric
power. The included transformer changes standard
120 volt AC house power to 24 volts. Plug the trans-
former into a 120 volt outlet only. Be sure the out-
let is always ''live'' so it can not be switched off by
mistake.
12.
PROGRAM THE Ultra II
ER, page 11.
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