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Installation Position
Do not install the water softener
next to a boiler where it may be
subjected to excessive heat.
Freezing
The softener and pipework
including the drain must
be installed such that the
installation is not subjected to
freezing conditions.
Hoses
The hoses must be approved hoses
as supplied in the recommended
installation kit. Do not use washing
machine or garden hose as these
are not suitable.
Heat
Do not run the hoses close to
boilers, radiators, or hot water
pipes. Never run behind boilers
or radiators. Remember, heat
melts hoses.
Separate Hard Water
Drinking Tap?
Whilst many authorities
recommend a separate hard
water drinking tap it is essentially
the customers choice.
If you do fit a tap it does not
have to be at the kitchen
sink. Any suitable position is
acceptable.
Kitchen Units
Option A
Cut hole to the size
of softener.
Option A
Drop softener
through hole on to
kitchen floor.
Option B
Cut 5 pieces of 1
1
/
"
2
waste pipe to fit
between floor and
base of unit.
WA R NI N G S AND ADVIC E
Where the water hardness is
below 400ppm the softened
drinking water is suitable for
everybody.
Above 400ppm the softened
water is not recommended for
the mixing of baby feeds or the
immunocompromised but is ok
for everyone else.
For further information ask
your water softener dealer for
the booklet Softened Drinking
Water L458 or visit www.
ministryofcommonsense.org.
Copies of WRAS guidance
note No 9-07-01 Installation of
Ion Exchange Water Softeners
explain the plumbing regulations
regarding separate drinking
water taps. Copies are available
from your water softener dealer.
Condensation
In some damp kitchen
environments there is a problem
with condensation. To prevent
this lag the pipe-work connected
to the softener.
Electrical Earth Bonding
If you alter the rising main
pipework, ensure that you
maintain the integrity of the
earth bonding.
Drain connection
The drain tube is connected to the grey JG elbow. The tube must
be pushed into the elbow 20mm to ensure a leak free joint.
Check joint does not leak during regeneration.
Dishwashers
When installing a water softener,
note should be taken of whether
the dishwasher should be connected
to the hard or soft supply. Consult
the dishwasher manufacturers'
instructions for advice.
New Dwellings
When installing a softener into a
new dwelling the softener should
not be put into service before
the entire plumbing system has
been completed and flushed.
Hygiene
Remember that you are dealing
with drinking water. Exercise
normal domestic hygiene
precautions particularly when
breaking into the water supply
and connecting the bypass
system. Flush the system
thoroughly before use.
Kitchen Units
When installing a Block Salt
Softener inside a kitchen base unit,
you must either: A cut through the
floor of the unit so that the water
softener sits on the kitchen floor,
or B fit supports underneath the
floor of the kitchen unit to sustain
the very heavy weight of the
water softener.
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