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Fleck 7000 Installation & Start?Up Manual

Fleck 7000 Installation & Start?Up Manual

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Fleck 7000 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 neutral pH water for many years.
Your new system comes with a printed Fleck Service manual, which along with this start-up guide will help
guide you in the installation and start-up of your new system. The Fleck service manual covers other types of
systems as well such as water softeners and filters, so there may be information in your Fleck 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 Your new system comes with a printed Fleck Service manual, which along with this start-up guide will help guide you in the installation and start-up of your new system. The Fleck service manual covers other types of systems as well such as water softeners and filters, so there may be information in your Fleck service manual that does not pertain to your system.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Fig 1 - Birm Filter Filter Tank Water Flow .................... 5 Fig 2 - Typical Birm Filter Fleck 7000 piping installation with ball valve and hose bib after the filter. 6 Fig 3 - Fleck 7000 rear view of inlet and outlet connectors ..............7 Fig 4 - Fleck 7000 side view ........................

  • Page 3: Packing List

    Packing List Birm Filter 1.0 cubic foot size Quantity 1 Fleck 7000 Backwash Control Valve with Bypass Assembly and Pipe connector kit (1”or ¾”) Quantity 1 10” x 44” filter tank with distributor tube Blue media funnel for adding the birm media 12lbs.

  • Page 4: Pre-Installation

    1. See typical installation (see Fig 2). The Birm Filter filter is installed after the pressure tank. 2. Make sure to follow to connect the in pipe to the Fleck 7000 inlet and the outlet to the outlet (see Fig 2). As you face the Fleck 7000 control from the front, the water enters on the right and exits on the left.

  • Page 5: How Your Birm Filter Works

    PVC pipe up to the Birm Filter and then copper after it, if you have copper plumbing. 6. You do not need unions to install your Fleck 7000 control. If you need to remove it, the Fleck 7000 has quick-release couplings that make it easy to put the Birm Birm Filter filter on by-pass and remove the filter system from the piping.

  • Page 6: Fig 2 - Typical Birm Filter Fleck 7000 Piping Installation With Ball Valve And Hose Bib After The Filter

    Fleck 7000 Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide Fig 2 - Typical Birm Filter Fleck 7000 piping installation with ball valve and hose bib after the filter Page 6 www.cleanwaterstore.com Rev 101812...

  • Page 7: Fig 3 - Fleck 7000 Rear View Of Inlet And Outlet Connectors

    Fleck 7000 Birm Filter Installation & Startup Guide Fig 3: Fleck 7000 from the rear showing the inlet and outlet end-connector fittings 1” or 1-1/4” NPT in Noryl plastic. Brass end-connectors are also available for connecting to copper tubing. Fig 4 Fleck 7000 side view Page 7 www.cleanwaterstore.com...

  • Page 8: Assembly And Installation Instructions

    Assembly and Installation Instructions 1. Unscrew by hand the entire Fleck 7000 control valve from top of tank if it was shipped screwed on. Place distributor tube in tank if not already inside tank. If not already done, make sure blue cap is on top of distributor tube, or wrap the top of distributor tube with electrical or duct tape.

  • Page 9: Fig 5 Fleck 7000 By-Pass And Pipe Connectors

    (#3). 11. Note that the Fleck 7000 is usually shipped in the bypass position. There is a bypass valve knob on both the inlet and the outlet (Fig 3 #1). You can easily tell if it is in bypass because the two holes on the bypass knob will be in the vertical position.
  • Page 10 It is OK to run the drain line up and over the Fleck 7000 Birm Filter up to 4 feet above the top of the tank. If the drain line will be more than 20 feet, use larger diameter tubing such as ¾”...
  • Page 11 First open the Inlet Side of the bypass valve. Second slowly open the Outlet Side of the bypass until it is in the full service position. The Fleck 7000 bypass valve knobs are a little stiff, so you can use a screw driver placed in the holes to turn the knobs. Make sure you are turning the bypass valve knobs in the correct direction which is counterclockwise as you face the bypass valve knobs.

  • Page 12: Troubleshooting The Fleck 7000 Birm Filter Filter

    Filter filter. You can verify the backwash flow rate by running the drain line into a bucket and timing it when the Fleck 7000 is in Cycle 1 or backwash. A 1.0 or 1.5 cubic foot system should have 5 gallons per minute and a 2.5 cubic foot system should have 10 gallons per minute of backwash.

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