6 - 11 COMPLETE PARTS LIST Note: The parts supplied are intended to accommodate a variety of water supply lines. Additional fittings may be needed to fit to your plumbing. Visit pentair.com to view our full line of installation kits. Part Description Qty.
INSTALLATION OVERVIEW Wall Wall Unions Incoming (Recommended) Water Supply INLET OUTLET Customer-Provided Outgoing Top View Connection Water to House Bypass (Recommended) Water Filter Note: The plumber should follow the stickers on the head. Bypass Shutoff Valves Water to Home Water Filter Front View 4 •...
4. Connect your garden hose to the hose bib adapter. 5. Repeat steps 1-4 on the Outlet side of the tank head. 6. Fill the Pentair Carbon Water Filter System tank full until water flows out of the second hose. 7. Turn the water off. 8. Allow the carbon tank to soak for at least 48 hours prior to tank installation.
CARBON TANK WASH Note: Do not perform the Carbon Tank Wash until the Carbon Tank Soak process is complete. Notice Water will flow out of the filter head during this process. Be sure you perform this series of steps in a location suitable for water flow.
2. Determine the size and material of your incoming water supply line from the Carbon Water Filter and choose the appropriate fittings required to connect it to the filter head. Caution Do not over-tighten any of the fittings during installation. Note: Visit pentair.com/homewater to view our full line of installation kits. 3. Install the fittings into the INLET and OUTLET sides of the filter head. 4. Connect the incoming water supply to the fitting on the INLET side of the filter head. 5. Connect the outgoing water supply to the OUTLET side of the filter head...
The carbon dust is harmless, but may give the water a gray appearance that should diminish within a week or 10 days depending on water use. MAINTENANCE Media Replacement Your Pentair Custom Premium Whole House Water Filter requires care and cleaning after a period of 5 years. Replacement media and instructions can be ordered on-line at www.pentair.com/homewater or by calling 877-842-1635. 8 • HIGH FLOW WHOLE HOUSE WATER FILTER...
Tank Boot Unlevel Tank Level Tank Unlevel Boot Boot Notice: If you have experienced a Boil Alert or require your system to be sanitized, please go to pentair.com/assets/pwsboilalert for product sanitization instructions. HIGH FLOW WHOLE HOUSE WATER FILTER • 9...
PRODUCT WARRANTY AND REGISTRATION FORM For details on your Pentair product warranty, please visit pentair.com/assets/residential-filtration-warranty. Warranty Registration Form Send in this Warranty Registration Form to validate your warranty or visit pentair.com/register-warranty to complete the warranty registration form online. Date Item(s) were Received:...
PRODUCT CERTIFICATIONS Pentair PC1865-P and PC2162-P are certified By IAPMO R&T to NSF/ANSI 61 for material safety. WARNING Do not use where water is microbiologically unsafe or with water of unknown quality without proper disinfection before or after the filter/softener system.
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