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5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Start-Up Guide
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providing iron-free water for many years.
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- Page 1 Clean Water Made Easy www.cleanwaterstore.com 5700-E Greensand 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. Please review this start‐up guide entirely before beginning to install your system, and follow the steps outlined for best results.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Clean Water Made Easy www.cleanwaterstore.com Table of Contents Packing List ..............................3 Greensand Filter 0.75 cubic foot size ......................3 Greensand Filter 1.0 cubic foot size......................3 Greensand Filter 1.5 cubic foot size......................3 Greensand Filter 2.0 cubic foot size......................3 Pre-Installation ............................ -
Page 3: Packing List
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide Packing List Greensand Filter 0.75 cubic foot size 5700-E Plus Backwash Control Valve w/ Bypass Assembly and Pipe connector kit (1”or ¾”) 8” x 44” filter tank with distributor tube Blue media funnel for adding the Greensand media 8 lbs. -
Page 4: Pre-Installation
5700-E Greensand 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 Greensand Filter Works
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide 6. The drain line tubing (not supplied) is connected to a drain from the drain outlet using flexible ½” ID tubing. Note that the drain can run up above the 5700-E control and into a drain, it does not have to drain down, as the filter backwashes under line pressure from your well pump. -
Page 6: Fig 2 - Typical Greensand Filter 5700-E Plus Piping Installation With Ball Valve And Hose Bib After The Filter
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide Fig 2 - Typical Greensand Filter 5700-E Plus piping installation with ball valve and hose bib after the filter Page 6 www.cleanwaterstore.com Rev 120215... -
Page 7: Npt In Noryl Plastic. Brass End-Connectors Are Also Available For Connecting To Copper Tubing
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide Fig 3: 5700-E from the rear showing the inlet (left) and outlet (right) end- connector fittings 3/4” or 1” NPT in Noryl plastic. Brass end-connectors are also available for connecting to copper tubing. Fig 4 5700-E Bypass/Service Mode Page 7 www.cleanwaterstore.com... -
Page 8: Assembly And Installation Instructions
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide Assembly and Installation Instructions 1. By hand, unscrew the entire 5700-E 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 9: Fig 5 5700-E By-Pass And Pipe Connectors
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide 7. Add a small amount of silicone grease or vegetable cooking oil to the tank threads and screw on 5700-E control valve carefully. Do not use pipe-joint compound, Teflon tape, or Vaseline or other petroleum greases to lubricate tank threads. -
Page 10: Fig 6 5700-E Pot Perm Line Installation
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide 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. Make sure the drain tubing is firmly clamped to the barbed fitting with a hose clamp to prevent leaks. -
Page 11: Programming
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide 17. Plug your 5700-E control valve into an outlet. After being plugged in, the screen may display “WAITING PLEASE” while it finds the service position. Next you will need to program the system to work as a Greensand Filter. - Page 12 5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide To enter the advanced menus, press both the Gear and Regen button at the same time. All mode types will be flashing. Advanced Menus Set Regeneration Mode – This should be set to TM for Timed Meter Mode. Timed Meter Mode tracks the number gallons used, but waits until its set time to regenerate instead of immediately.
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Page 13: Starting The Initial Backwash
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide Starting the Initial Backwash 1. Now you can start the initial manual backwash. Press and hold the Regen button (Button with 3 arrows) until BW flashes and the number of minutes that you programmed (10 is default) will display. -
Page 14: Maintaining Your Greensand 2510 Filter System
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide Maintaining Your Greensand 2510 Filter System Adding Potassium Permanganate: Add one 5-lb jug of potassium permanganate every 3 - 4 months. Check the potassium permanganate solution tank and when you see the mound of potassium permanganate disappear after a few months, just add another 5-lb jug. -
Page 15: 5700-E Control Valve Assembly
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide 5700-E Control Valve Assembly Page 15 www.cleanwaterstore.com Rev 120215... - Page 16 5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide Qty. Req’d. Ref. Number Part Number Part Description 20561X250 Screw - Hex Hd. 10-24 x 1/2" 20561X249 End Plug Retainer 20561X254 Piston & End Plug Assy. 20561X253 Seal & Spacer Kit 20561X203 Body - Softener Only 20561X256 Straight Hose Barb 20561X204...
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Page 17: Troubleshooting The 5700-E Greensand Filter
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide Troubleshooting the 5700-E Greensand Filter PROBLEM / SYMPTOM POSSIBLE SOLUTION CAUSE Iron or manganese or sulfur odor in No permanganate in Add permanganate powder to tank and treated water after Greensand Filter solution tank regenerate greensand filter Not backwashing often Set to backwash more frequently. -
Page 18: Potassium Permanganate Not Being Sucked In During Regeneration
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide Strong sulfur odor before and after High levels of In some cases, the greensand filter may Greensand filter hydrogen sulfide gas in need a chlorine feed (or ozone, oxygen or well water other oxidizer) prior to the filter. Make sure Greensand filter is working correctly, and try regenerating it once or twice a day for one week. -
Page 19: System Not Backwashing Adequately
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide System Not Backwashing Adequately The other second main problem that may occur is if you do not have enough backwash flow rate to properly clean the greensand filter. You can verify the backwash flow rate by running the drain line into a bucket and timing it when the 5700-E is in Cycle 1 or backwash. -
Page 20: Changing Or Adjusting The Drain Line Fitting
5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide Changing or Adjusting the Drain Line Fitting Step 1: Begin by shutting off the water before the system. Depressurize it by opening a faucet after the system or in the house, then close the faucet after there is no more water coming out. Now the pressure has been relieved from the system, however some water will come out as you do the following steps. - Page 21 5700-E Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide How To Remove Media From Control Head Sometimes, when doing the Initial Backwash, the media gets lifted up into the control head. You can tell this happened because you will have little or no flow, either going out to drain while in the backwash positon, or when in the service positon.
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