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Close the shut-off valve on the house main
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water
pipe,
near the water
meter
or pres-
sure tank, to turn off the water.
INSTALLING
INLET SCREEN,
AND THE INLET AND OUTLET
ADAPTORS
Shut off the gas or electric
supply to the
• 2.
water
heater.
Open the highest
and lowest water faucets
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in your
house
to let water
drain
from
the
pipes.
Close
faucets
after
water
has
drained.
4.
If not already
done, remove
all cardboard
or
plastic
packing
pieces
from
inside
the
softener.
Take
the bag with
small
parts.
Remove
parts
and lay out
neatly
so you can
find
them
when
needed.
INSTALL
THE
INLET SCREEN,
AND THE
5,
INLET
AND
OUTLET
ADAPTORS
OR
SEARS
BYPASS
VALVE,
STOCK
NO.
42-3437.
INLET
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Screen
Adaptors
INSTALLING
INLET SCREEN
AND BYPASS VALVE
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Remove Inner
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Seals
Bypass Valve _
Stock No, 42-3437
BYPASS VALVE TURNED
DOWNWARD
a. INLET SCREEN
- The inlet screen (Fig. 4 or 5)
is with the small
parts bag items. This screen,
put
in the
softener
valve inlet,
stops
dirt
and
other
sediments
from
getting
inside
the
softener.
To install
it, put it into the valve inlet
with the pointed
end facing
outward,
toward
in
coming
water.
b. INLET
AND OUTLET ADAPTORS
(Do not use
if you will
install
the bypass
valve) - Push the
adaptors
into
the valve inlet
and outlet
ports
(Fig. 4) as far as they will go. Both adaptors
are
the same and fit either valve port. SNAPTHE
2
LARGE
HOLDING
CLIPS INTO PLACE,
FROM
THE TOP DOWN
AS SHOWN.
BE SURE THEY
SNAP
FIRMLY
INTO
PLACE
SO THE ADAP-
TORS CAN
NOT PULL OUT.
3 VALVE
UPSIDE DOWN TO
CONNECT
TO FLOOR
O_UT
LEVEL PLUMBING
IN
c. BYPASS VALVE, STOCK
NO. 42-3437 - If the
bypass
valve has 4 o-ring seals on it, remove
the inner one on both
sides
(Fig. 5). Push
the
bypass
valve into the softener
valve as far as it
will
go (Fig.
5 or 6). SNAP
THE
2 LARGE
HOLDING
CLIPS
INTO
PLACE,
FROM
THE
TOP
DOWN
AS
SHOWN.
BE SURE
THEY
SNAP
FIRMLY
IN
PLACE
SO THE
BYPASS
VALVE
CAN NOT PULL OUT.
IF YOU DO NOT USE SEARS BYPASS VALVE, STOCK NO. 42-3437, DO STEP 6. IF YOU DID INSTALL
THIS
BYPASS
VALVE, SKIP STEP 6 AND GO TO STEP 7°
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