Drain Connections - GE GXSS17Z01 Installation And Owner's Manual

Step-by-step installation instructions.
Connect and run the valve drain hose:
5
• Use the provided drain hose (20 length included) to attach
to the valve drain fitting. To keep water pressure from
blowing the hose off, use a hose clamp to secure in place.
• Locate the other end of the hose at a suitable drain point
(floor drain, sump, laundry tub, etc.) that terminates at the
sewer. Check and comply with local codes.
IMPORTANT: If more drain hose is needed, it should be
ordered from GE Parts at 800.626.2002. 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.
Connect a rigid valve drain tube:
5
A
• To adapt a copper drain tube to the softener, use a hacksaw to
cut the barbed end from the drain fitting as shown in Fig. 4A.
Rotate the drain fitting so the cutting blade clears the valve
housing to prevent damage to valve. Buy a compression fitting
(1/4 female pipe thread x 1/2 O.D. tube) and needed
tubing from your local hardware store.
Connect and run the cabinet (brine tank) overflow hose
6
• Attach a length of hose (use remaining hose from Step 5 ) to
the drain elbow installed in Step 4. 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 elbow on the brine tank.
DO NOT TEE this hose to the valve drain hose.
NOTE: This drain is for safety only. If the cabinet (brine tank)
should over-fill with water, the excess is carried to the drain.
Install grounding clamps and wire:
7
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.
8
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
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a steady flow from both faucets opened in Step A above.
Fig. 4A
1/4 NPT threads
Barbs
Clip
Cut barbs
from drain
fitting
Compression fitting,
1/4 NPT X 1/2 O.D.
tube (not furnished)
Fig. 5
Grommet
Overflow drain hose
Fig. 6
Clamp (2)
From valve outlet
1/2 O.D. copper
tube (not furnished)
Hose clamp
To sewer
drain
To valve
inlet
Ground
wire