Clean Water Systems Upflow Carbon Series Installation & Start?Up Manual

Clean Water Systems Upflow Carbon Series Installation & Start?Up Manual

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Upflow Carbon Installation & Start-Up Guide
For Up-Flow Carbon filters with Vortech Distributor Screen
Thank you for purchasing a Clean Water System! With proper installation and a
little routine maintenance your system will be providing treated water for many
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CARBON 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 Upflow Carbon Installation & Start-Up Guide For Up-Flow Carbon filters with Vortech Distributor Screen Thank you for purchasing a Clean Water System! With proper installation and a little routine maintenance your system will be providing treated water for many years.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Clean Water Made Easy www.cleanwaterstore.com Table of Contents PACKING LIST: ................................ 3 Carbon Upflow 1.5 Cubic Foot: ........................3 Carbon Upflow, 2.0 Cubic Foot ........................3 Carbon Upflow 2.5 Cubic Foot: ........................3 Pre-Installation ..............................4 Best Practices for Piping & Drain Installation ......................4 How Your Carbon Filter UpFlow Works: .......................
  • Page 3: Packing List

    Upflow Carbon Installation & Startup Guide PACKING LIST: Carbon Upflow 1.5 Cubic Foot: Your new 1.5 Cubic Foot Upflow Carbon filter includes: 1 – 1 cu. Ft. Bag 1 - .5 cu. Ft. Bag Carbon Upflow, 2.0 Cubic Foot Your new 2.0 Cubic Foot Upflow Carbon filter includes: 2 –...
  • Page 4: Pre-Installation

    Upflow Carbon 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 the water heater is accidentially drained.
  • Page 5: How Your Carbon Filter Upflow Works

    Upflow Carbon Installation & Startup Guide How Your Carbon Filter UpFlow Works: See Fig 1. In your Carbon Filter water enters the top of the tank and flows down through the distributor tube and up through the carbon media. Figure 1 - Upflow Carbon tank diagram Upflow Carbon Installation &...
  • Page 6: Assembly And Installation Instructions

    Upflow Carbon Installation & Startup Guide Assembly and Installation Instructions 1. Unscrew the top fitting on the tank by hand if it was shipped screwed on. Place the distributor tube in the tank if not already inside. If not already done, make sure the blue cap is on top of the distributor tube, or wrap the top of distributor tube with electrical or duct tape.
  • Page 7: Maintenance

    Upflow Carbon Installation & Startup Guide Maintenance Make sure to occasionally monitor the chlorine residual after the carbon filter, there should be very little to no chlorine coming out of the carbon filter. After 1 to 3 years (depending on usage), or when you start to detect a chlorine residual in the water after the carbon filter, replace the carbon media with new carbon.

This manual is also suitable for:

Carbon upflow 1.5 cubic footCarbon upflow 2.0 cubic footCarbon upflow 2.5 cubic foot

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