Pre-Installation; Best Practices For Piping & Drain Installation - Clean Water Systems 7500-M Installation Manual

7500-M Sediment Filter Installation & Startup Guide

Pre-Installation

1. Review your packing list and make sure you have received all the parts before 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.
3. Pick a suitable location for your filter system on a dry level spot where it won't be exposed to
freezing temperatures. A minimum of 20 PSI is required. Maximum pressure is 90 PSI.
4. Get all of your plumbing parts together before beginning installation, and make sure you have
received all of your packages before beginning or scheduling an installation. Installation typically
takes 3 to 5 hours. However, after installation the Sediment Filter must be allowed to run
through a complete backwash and rinse cycle.
5. After the system is installed and running, your water may be discolored, or full of sediment or
rust, particularly if this is older or corroded piping. This typically clears up over a day or two.
Best Practices for Piping & Drain Installation:
1. Make sure to connect the Inlet from your water source and outlet, following arrows on control
valve. Connect the External Flow Control fitting onto the Drain
line. You must use the 3 female pipe adapters provided.
Assemble all fittings into valve fitting prior to installion to the
head. These seal with the blue seals and if overtightened can
damage the valve body.
2. Make sure there is a working gate or ball valve before the 7500
Filter System and also one after as well as a bypass valve. A hose
bib (which is a faucet to which you can attach a garden hose) is
strongly recommended after the Sediment Filter and before the
second ball valve. This makes it easy to rinse your new Sediment
Filter on start‐up and gives you a place to test the water.
3. If you will be using copper piping, do not sweat the copper pipe
directly on to the 7500‐M control valve.
4. You should install unions and a bypass around the valve, so that you can remove it and still have
water (See Build Your Bypass).
5. To connect drain line to drain, use an air‐gap connection, so that if your sewer or septic tank
backs up, it cannot cross connect with the drain tubing.
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