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CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Start-Up Guide
Thank you for purchasing a Clean Water System! With proper installation and a little routine maintenance
your system will be providing Iron free water for many years.
Your new system comes with a printed CWS Service manual, which along with this start-up guide will help
guide you in the installation and start-up of your new system. The CWS service manual covers other types of
systems as well such as water softeners and filters, so there may be information in your CWS service manual
that does not pertain to your system. Please review this start-up guide entirely before beginning to install
your system and follow the steps outlined for best results.
BIRM MEDIA CONTAINS DUST. USE PAPER MASK AND VENTILATE TO AVOID BREATHING DUST.
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- Page 1 Clean Water Made Easy www.cleanwaterstore.com CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Start-Up Guide Thank you for purchasing a Clean Water System! With proper installation and a little routine maintenance your system will be providing Iron free water for many years. Your new system comes with a printed CWS Service manual, which along with this start-up guide will help guide you in the installation and start-up of your new system.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Clean Water Made Easy www.cleanwaterstore.com Table of Contents Packing List ................................3 Birm Filter 1.0 cubic foot size ........................3 Birm Filter 1.5 cubic foot size ........................3 Birm Filter 2.0 cubic foot size ........................3 Birm Filter 2.5 cubic foot size ........................3 Pre-Installation ............................... -
Page 3: Packing List
CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide Packing List Birm Filter 0.75 cubic foot size Quantity 1 CWS Plus Backwash Control Valve w/ Bypass Assembly and Pipe connector kit (1”or ¾”) Quantity 1 8” x 44” filter tank with distributor tube Blue media funnel for adding the Birm media 10 lbs. -
Page 4: Pre-Installation
CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide Pre-Installation 1. Review your packing list and make sure you have received all the parts before beginning installation. 2. If you are going to be turning off the water to the house and you have an electric water heater, shut off the power to the water heater before beginning installation in case water heater is accidentally drained. -
Page 5: How Your Birm Filter Works
CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide 4. If you will be using copper piping, do not sweat the copper pipe directly on to the CWS Plus control valve. Avoid heating up the CWS Plus control valve plastic with the torch. 5. -
Page 6: Fig 1 - Birm Filter Tank Water Flow
CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide Fig 1 - Birm Filter Tank Water Flow Birm Media Page 6 www.cleanwaterstore.com Rev 101813... -
Page 7: Fig 2 - Typical Birm Filter Cws Plus Piping Installation With Ball Valve And Hose Bib After The Filter
CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide Fig 2 - Typical Birm Filter CWS Plus piping installation with ball valve and hose bib after the filter Page 7 www.cleanwaterstore.com Rev 101813... - Page 8 CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide Fig 3: CWS Plus from the rear showing the inlet (left) and outlet (right) end- connector fittings 1” or 1-1/4” NPT in Noryl plastic. Brass end-connectors are also available for connecting to copper tubing. Inlet Outlet Fig 4 CWS Plus side view...
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Page 9: Assembly And Installation Instructions
CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide Assembly and Installation Instructions 1. By hand, unscrew the entire CWS Plus control valve from top of tank if it was shipped screwed on. Place distributor tube in tank if not already inside. If not already done, make sure the blue cap is on top of distributor tube, or wrap the top of distributor tube with electrical or duct tape. -
Page 10: Fig 5 Cws165 By-Pass And Pipe Connectors
CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide 8. See how the CWS by-pass is connected. Note that Items 2 in Fig 3 below are the pipe connectors and the other end is what gets attached to the control valve. Items 3 are the red clips that hold the pipe connectors to the by-pass valve. - Page 11 CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide hard piping the drain line is discouraged, however, if you do use hard PVC piping for the drain line, and you are able to remove the hard PVC drain piping and attach flexible tubing should you ever desire for testing purposes, it is OK to use rigid PVC pipe for the drain.
- Page 12 CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide change this setting to 12 or 14 minutes to allow some extra backwash time, but 10 minutes is a good setting. Press the down button one time. Step 7: BRINE – This stands for Brine Draw. This doesn’t really apply to your birm filter, so lower it to the absolute minimum value, which is 3.
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Page 13: Troubleshooting The Cws Plus Birm Filter
CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide Troubleshooting the CWS Plus Birm Filter One problem that may occur is if you do not have enough backwash flow rate to properly clean the Birm filter. You can verify the backwash flow rate by running the drain line into a bucket and timing it when the CWS Plus is in Cycle 1 or backwash.
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