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Step-by-step installation instructions.
Connect and run the valve drain hose:
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• Take a length of garden hose and attach to the valve drain fitting.
IMPORTANT: Make sure the garden hose fitting fits securely onto
the threaded drain port.
• Locate the other end of the hose at a suitable drain point (floor
drain, sump, laundry tub, etc.) that terminates at the sewer drain.
Check and comply with local codes.
IMPORTANT: Use a high quality, thick-walled hose that will not
easily kink or collapse. The water softener will not work if water
cannot exit this hose during regenerations.
• Tie or wire the hose in place at the drain point. High water pressure
will cause it to whip during the back-wash and fast rinse cycles of
regeneration. Also provide an air gap of at least 1–1/2" between the end
of the hose and the drain point. An air gap prevents 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.
Install grounding clamps and wire:
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DANGER: Failure to properly attach ground wire could result in
electrical shock.
• If plumbing is metal, to maintain electrical ground continuity in the
house cold water piping, install the included ground clamps as
shown in Fig. 6. Be sure the pipes are clean under the clamps to
assure good contact.
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Flush pipes, expel air from softener, and test your installation for
water leaks:
CAUTION: To avoid water or air pressure damage to softener
inner parts, be sure to do the following steps in exact order.
A. Fully open 2 cold soft water faucets nearby the softener.
B. Place bypass valve in bypass position by pushing the stem
inward.
C. Fully open the house main water pipe shutoff valve. Observe
a steady flow from both faucets opened in Step A above.
D. Place bypass valve in the service position EXACTLY as
follows. KEEP SOFT WATER FAUCETS OPEN.
SLOWLY pull or slide the valve stem toward service, pausing
several times to allow the softener to pressurize slowly.
E. Close all water faucets.
F. Check your plumbing work for leaks and fix right away if
any are found. BE SURE TO OBSERVE PREVIOUS CAUTIONS.
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Add water and salt to the brine tank:
• Lift the cabinet (brine tank) cover. Add about 3 gallons of
water into the tank. Do not add into the brinewell.
• Fill tank with NUGGET, PELLET or coarse SOLAR water
softener salt with a purity of 99.5% or higher. Do not use
rock, block, granulated, or ice cream-making salts or salt
with iron removing additives.
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Fig. 5.
Fig. 6
Clamp (2)
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. Eighty to 100 lbs. of salt will last for several
months, depending on water hardness and family size.
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Connect to electrical power:
• Using the instruction sheet provided with the
electronic control, connect the wires from the valve to
the electronic control.
• If transformer wiring is not visible at the back of the
control head, remove control cover. DO NOT PULL ON OR
DISCONNECT WIRING. Locate the long wire with U shaped
connectors on one end. Route this wire through the rear
of the control housing. Replace the control cover.
• Fasten the 2 power cable lugs to the 2 screws on the
transformer, and tighten the screws. Then, plug the
transformer into the electrical outlet.
• The softener works on 24 volt-60 Hz electric power. The
included transformer changes standard 120 volt AC house
power to 24 volts. Be sure the outlet is always live so it can
not be switched off by mistake.
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Program the CONTROL.
Drain fitting
on valve
Valve
drain hose
To sewer drain
To valve inlet
Ground
wire
From valve outlet
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