Installation; Warnings; Safety Notices For Installation; Installation Environment - Pentair FOLEO 5800 XTR Installer Manual

4.

Installation

4.1.

Warnings

CAUTION
Do not lay down or flip over the softener at any time. The media may paste to the upper
distributor thus obstructing its slots and may therefore compromise the softener operation.
CAUTION
Softener must be protected against freezing, which can cause cracking of the softener and
water leakage.
4.2.

Safety notices for installation

• Observe all warnings that appear in this manual;
• only qualified and professional personnel are authorized to carry out installation work.
4.3.

Installation environment

4.3.1. General

• Use only brine salts designed for water softening. Do not use ice melt salt, block, or rock salts;
• follow State and local codes for water testing. Do not use water that is micro-biologically unsafe
or of unknown quality;
• when filling media tank, first place the valve in backwash position, then do not open water valve
completely. Fill tank slowly to prevent media from exiting the tank;
• when installing the water connection (bypass or manifold) connect to the plumbing system first.
Allow heated parts to cool and cemented parts to set before installing any plastic parts. Do not
get primer or solvent on O-rings, nuts, or the valve.

4.3.2. Water

CAUTION
Do not treat water over 43°C, hot water would damage the softener and void warranty.
• If you are on a private well system, check minimum water pressure with an accurate gauge
(gauges on older water systems are often inaccurate). Static pressure that is less than 2 bar may
cause low flow rate and inadequate regeneration, depending by the pressure drop of the system
as a minimum of 1.38 bar dynamic pressure (on injector at 1.2 m
valve's injector to operate effectively;
Ref. MKT-IM-038 / C - 15.11.2019
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