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t STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO I ALLYOUR
SOFTENER
INSTALLING
3 VALVE BYPASS, OR SEARS
6,
BYPASS
VALVE, STOCK NO. 42-3436, AND
PIPES (FIG. 7)
Cut the house
main water pipe where you will
connect
the
softener.
Loosely
put
together
pipe, fittings,
and the 3 valves or Sears special
bypass valve. Place valve(s) within easy reach.
Look at your plan drawing
on page 5.
IMPORTANT:WHEN
LOOKING
ATTHE
FRONT
OF THE
SOFTENER,
THE INLET
iS ON THE
RIGHT
SIDE. IF WATER IN YOUR HOUSE MAIN
WATER
PIPE RUNS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, BE
SURE TO USE A "CROSS-OVER"
AS SHOWN
IN FiG. 2 AND 3.
If all pipe, fittings
and valves fit together
good,
tighten
all threaded
joints (use pipe dope on out-
side threads),
or solder following
tips on page 7.
MOVE SOFTENER
INTO PLACE
. Move
the softener
into
place.
Be sure the
surface
it sets on is level and smooth.
If
needed,
put a piece of 3/4" plywood, at least 18"
square,
under the tank. Then put a spacer under
the plywood
to level the softener.
CONNECT
THE
SOFTENER
--
SOLDER
ft
0.
COPPER
OR CPVC PIPE
(Refer to your plan drawing on page 5, and to
page 6.)
• Read the important
note above. Then
put the
gaskets,
tubes and nuts shown in FIG. 8, or the
flexible
connectors
(Sears
kit), onto the softener
or bypass valve.
• Measure,
cut and put
all pipe
and
fittings
together
up to the main water
pipe, or to the
bypass
valve (s) you installed
in step 6 above.
• When all piping fits together
good,
solder
(or
glue CPVC) all joints
following
tips on page 7.
•
CAUTLON:
BEFORE SOLDERING,
DISCON-
NECT
NUTS
(FIG. 8) AT THE SOFTENER
OR
BYPASS
VALVE.
THIS WILL STOP THE HEAT,
CAUSED
BY THE SOLDERING,
FROM GOING
INTO
THE SOFTENER
VALVE AND MELTING
PLASTIC
PARTS. After plumbing
cools, put nuts
back on and tighten.
BYPASS
VALVES
SINGLE
VALVE
BYPASS
Stock
No.
_
42-3436
ITo
Softener
Inlet
3-VALVE
BYPASS
_To
Softener
Inlet
Inlet and Outlet
Adaptors
CONNECT
THE SOFTENER
-- THREADED
8,
PIPE.
(Refer to your plan drawing
on page 5, and to
page 8)
• Read the important
note above, left. Then mea-
sure, cut, thread
and put together
pipe and fit-
tings from the softener
(or bypass
valve) up to
the main
water
pipe,
or to the
bypass
valves
installed
in step 6.
• Include
union
fittings
or flexible
connectors
(Sears kit).
• Cut pipe
lengths
exact
for correct
aligning,
and to prevent
putting
weight on the valve. Use
pipe dope or teflon tape on all outside threads.
•
CAUTION:
BE VERY CAREFULWHEN
PUT-
TING
PIPE
FITTINGS
ONTO
THE PLASTIC
THREADS
OF THE SOFTENER
ADAPTORS
OR
THE BYPASS VALVE. DO NOT CROSS-THREAD.
DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.
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