GE GXOF18G Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 7

4A. CONNECTING A RIGID VALVE DRAIN TUBE
To adapt a copper drain tube to the softener, buy a compression fi tting (garden hose thread x
1/2" O.D. tube) and needed tubing from your local hardware store.
5. INSTALL THE BRINE TANK OVERFLOW FITTINGS AND HOSE
• Insert the rubber grommet into the 2 cm diameter hole in the brine tank sidewall as shown
in Fig. 5.
• Push the end of the hose adapter elbow into the grommet as shown in Fig. 5.
• Attach a length of hose (use remaining hose from Step 4) to the hose adapter elbow. 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.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT TEE OVERFLOW HOSE TO VALVE DRAIN HOSE.
NOTE: This drain is for safety only. If the cabinet (brine tank) should over-fi ll with water, the excess
is carried to the drain.
6. INSTALL GROUNDING CLAMP (not included)
DANGER:
Failure to properly attach ground clamp could result in electrical shock.
If plumbing is metal, to maintain electrical ground continuity in the house cold water piping, install
the ground clamp (not included) as shown in Fig. 6.
• Clean pipe with emery paper in the area where the clamp is to be installed.
• Install grounding clamps as shown, making sure clamps fi t freely around pipe.
• Make sure lock washer is in place.
• Handtighten screw, then one more full turn with screwdriver.
NOTE: When replacing an existing softener, also replace grounding clamps.
If removing softener completely, hard-plumb the water line with same type of pipes as the original
to assure plumbing integrity and ground continuity over the life of the home.
7. 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.
• Fully open 2 cold soft water faucets nearby the softener.
• Place bypass valve in "bypass" position by pushing the stem inward.
• Fully open the house main water pipe shutoff valve. Observe a steady fl ow from both faucets
opened in step A, above.
• Place bypass valve in the "service" position EXACTLY as follows. KEEP SOFT WATER
FAUCETS OPEN.
• SLOWLY pull or slide the valve stem (out) toward the service position, pausing several times to
allow the softener to pressurize slowly.
• After about 3 minutes, open a HOT water faucet for 1 minute, or until all air is expelled, then
close. NOTE: If water appears cloudy or has salty taste, allow to run for several more minutes, or
until clear.
• Close all water faucets.
• Check your plumbing work for leaks and fi x right away if any are found. Be sure to observe
previous caution notes.
• Turn on the gas or electric supply to the water heater. Light the pilot, if applicable.
8. ADD WATER AND SALT TO THE BRINE TANK
• Lift the salt hole cover. Add about 11 litres of water into the
tank. Do not add into the brinewell.
• Fill tank with NUGGET, PELLET or coarse SOLAR water softener
salt with a purity of 99.5% or higher. Do not use rock, block,
granulated and ice cream-making salts, or salt with iron-removing
additives
Maximum salt storage capacity is approxilately 45Kg.
Keep the salt hole cover closed unless servicing the unit or
refi lling with salt.
NOTE: If the softener is installed in a humid basement or other damp
area, it is better to fi ll the tank with less salt, more frequently. 25 Kg.
of salt will last for several months, depending on water hardness,
family size and water softening system model.
9. CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL POWER
To gain access to the transformer/power cord assembly, remove the
salt hole cover from the softener. Unclip the tabs on the rear of the
top cover and rotate the cover upwards to remove. DO NOT PULL
OR DISCONNECT WIRING.
• The softener works on 24 volt-50Hz electric power. The included
transformer changes standard 220 - 240 -volt AC house power to
24 volts.
Plug the transformer into a 220 - 240-volt outlet only. Be sure the
outlet is always live so it can not be switched off by mistake.
• Replace the top cover.
• Replace the salt hole cover.
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