GE GXSF40H Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 7

Installation Instructions
[_ PLUMB "IN" AND "OUT" PIPES
TO AND FROM SOFTENER
- ,CAUTION: Observe a,ofthe following
cautions as LlOUconnect inlet and outlet
plumbing, See Typical Installation lllustration.
• BE SURE INCOMING HARD WATER SUPPLY IS
DIRECTED TO THE SOFTENER VALVE INLET PORT.
If house water flow is from the left, use a
plumbing crossover as shown in Tgpical
Installation Illustration. If house water flows up
from the floor level, turn the bLIpass valve upside
down as shown.
tOUT
IN
Turn bypass
valve upside
down to
connect to
floor level
plumbing
• With the softener in place, determine the
correct length of piping required to connect the
household plumbing to the NPT male adapter.
• Remove softener from installation space.
• If making a soldered copper installation, do all
sweat soldering before connecting pipes to the
NPT adapters and bgpass valve. Torch heat will
damage plastic parts.
• When turning threaded pipe fittings onto plastic
fittings, use care not to cross-thread.
• Use Teflon Tape on all external pipe threads.
• Support inlet and outlet plumbing in some manner
(use pipe hangers)to keep the weight off of the
valve fittings.
• Slide softener back into position.
• Make final connections to the bLIpass valve and
snap clips into place.
Be sure the clips for the bgpass valve and NPT
adapters snap into place. Pull on the bgpass valve
and NPT adapters to make sure the parts are held
securelg in place.
_-_ CONNECT AND RUN THE VALVE
DRAIN HOSE
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 supplied
spring clamp to secure in place. Cut the necessarg
length and use the remainder in Step 5.
Locate the other end of the hose at a suitable
drain point (floor drain, sump, laundrg tub, etc.)
that terminates at the sewer. Check and complg
with local codes.
IMPORTANT: If more drain hose is needed, it
should be ordered from GE Parts at 800.626.2002,
part number WS07X10004. The water softener
will not work if water cannot exit this hose
during recharge.
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 cgcles of recharge.
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."