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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction....................2 Table of Contents..................How to Use Soft Water................How to Use Your System................System Operation Modes................Additional Features................... System Maintenance and Adjustments............ Installation Instructions................Contents of Carton..................Precautions....................System Set Up....................10 System Start Up..................15 Common Questions...................
HOW TO USE SOFT WATER Household Cleaning Use less soap, detergent and household cleaners. Hardness minerals in water interfere with soap’s cleaning ability. That’s why most leading brands of soap, shampoo, laundry detergent and household cleaners contain chemicals that aren’t necessary with soft water. You can significantly reduce the amount of these products that you use.
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Special care for plants and fish. Water your lawn, shrubs and outside plants from an outside hard water faucet, or turn off treatment from your DROP App. You may also prefer to water houseplants with hard water or water from a reverse osmosis system.
HOW TO USE YOUR SYSTEM Your DROP Water Management System was selected to address your specific water conditions. Your system uses advanced technology to deliver effective and efficient water softening to protect your home plumbing system, deliver optimal water quality to you and your family, protect your home from leaks, and save you money, all while providing years of trouble-free operation.
30 minutes and then follow the procedures in the Extra Cycle / Manual Regeneration section of this manual. NEVER USE ROCK SALT in your DROP system; the dirt and rocks inherent in rock salt will damage your system. Manually Bypassing Your System: DROP’s integrated bypass valve allows you to bypass your...
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Precautions Ventilate Read Protect nearby materials Use Eye Protection when soldering. Use only lead-free solder If existing plumbing is Don’t reach. copper, install grounding strap before creating plumbing gaps.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS System Setup Minimum 10 feet required Untreatred Water Untreated Water between softener outlet and water heater inlet Soft Water Soft Water Raw Water Raw Water Brine Line Brine Line Drain Line Drain Line Air Gap Required 4" Air Gap Required Hub Required (not included) Leak...
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS System Setup Unpack equipment. Connect bypass valve, connectors. Attach components by pushing the adapters together and tightening the nuts by hand until they feel snug. Position system on a hard level surface with access to inlet plumbing, drain and electrical outlet. Bypass Valve Turn Handles for Bypass Mode...
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS System Setup Connect drain line to barbed drain adapter and run to appropriate discharge point. Use a 1/2” minimum pipe size for the drain. Use a 3/4” drain line for runs that exceed 20 feet. Make connection to a sanitary waste system through an air gap of 2 pipe diameters or 1”, larger.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS System Setup Attach safety overflow line (1/2” tubing) to barbed fitting on side of brine tank and run to appropriate discharge point that is lower than the overflow connection on the brine tank. Do not tee into any 1/2”...
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Place the DROP Hub in a central location in your home and plug it in. At this point, you can download the DROP Connect App on your device. When you open the app, it will walk you through the process of connecting to your Hub and connecting to WiFi, if desired.
System Start Up System Water Source The system water source setting is used by the DROP system to know how to respond to power outages. It can be set to Private Well or Municipal Supply. If your water supply is not one of these choices, if your water supply is dependent on power to be available (i.e.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS System Start Up DEVICES > SOFTENER > STATUS 1. Navigate to the screen in the app and select the “Start Regeneration Now” button. Skip the “Brine Fill” and “Make Brine” steps to cycle the softener to the backwash position. 2.
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When your salt level drops below the paddle, the paddle will flip out and send a signal to the DROP Hub, telling you that you need to add salt. When you receive a “low salt”...
A reduction in your home’s water pressure can indicate that it is time to change your prefilter. If you do not have a prefilter with your system or changing the filter has no effect, contact your authorized DROP Water Management System representative.
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Chandler Systems Inc. 710 Orange St. Ashland, OH 44805 P. 1 833 BUY-DROP www.dropconnect.com Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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