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INSTALLATION
MANUAL
for softeners with
standard flow valve
Caution:
Read
Safety Guides Before
You Start To Install
Your Softener.
If you have questions when
installing, operating or main-
taining your softener, and
when setting the timer, call
this toll--free number...
1- -800- -426- -9345
SAVE THIS MANUAL
Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 USA
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
All
Water Softeners
u Safety Guides
u Unpacking
u Where To Install
u How To Install
u Pressure Testing
Use plastic bag and tie provided, to hang manuals nearby
the softener for future reference.
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Summary of Contents for Sears STANDARD-FLOW-VALVE-SOFTENER-INSTALLATION
- Page 1 INSTALLATION MANUAL for softeners with standard flow valve Caution: Read Water Softeners Safety Guides Before You Start To Install Your Softener. u Safety Guides u Unpacking u Where To Install If you have questions when u How To Install installing, operating or main- taining your softener, and when setting the timer, call u Pressure Testing...
- Page 2 INTRODUCTION This manual gives you the steps needed to install After you have installed the water softener, the your new Sears Water Softener. To better under- included Owners Manual tells you how to start, stand how the water softener is installed, and to program, operate and maintain it.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE SECTION 1 BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS AND TESTS SAFETY GUIDES UNPACKING THE WATER SOFTENER C. WATER SYSTEM TESTS SECTION 2 PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION WHERE TO INSTALL THE SOFTENER TOOLS, PIPE AND FITTINGS, OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED C. TYPICAL SOLDERED COPPER (OR CPVC) IN AND OUT PIPES TYPICAL THREADED IN AND OUT PIPES TO SOFTENER SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL... -
Page 4: Before Installing Checks And Tests
SECTION 1 BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS AND TESTS SAFETY GUIDES s Read all steps, guides and rules carefully be- fore installing and using your new water softener. Follow all steps exactly to correctly install. Failure to follow them could cause personal injury or property damage. -
Page 5: Unpacking The Water Softener
SECTION 1 BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS AND TESTS UNPACKING THE WATER SOFTENER Directions for unpacking the softener are on the Use care when handling the softener. DO NOT top of the shipping carton. This manual, and the turn upside-down. DO NOT drop, or set on owners manual, were on the small parts card- sharp objects that could make a hole in the board packing piece. -
Page 6: Water System Tests
SECTION 1 BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS AND TESTS WATER SYSTEM TESTS Has your water supply had a chemical analy- CHECK YOUR WATER FLOW RATE — A water sis? Please see page 2. flow of at least 3 gallons per minute is needed. A lower flow will keep your softener from work- ing as well as it should. -
Page 7: Plan Your Installation
SECTION 2 PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION WHERE TO INSTALL THE SOFTENER Think of the following points as you choose a ·Put the softener in a place water damage is place to put your softener. (see FIG. 1). least likely to occur if it develops a leak. Sears or the manufacturer will not repair or pay for ·... -
Page 8: Tools, Pipe And Fittings, Other Materials Needed
SECTION 2 PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION TOOLS, PIPE AND FITTINGS, OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED You must first decide how to run in and out pipes 4 Sears has kits and bypass valves you can buy to the softener. Look at your house main water to help make installing your softener easier. - Page 9 SECTION 2 PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION PIPE AND FITTINGS, PLAN DRAWING...
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Page 10: Typical Soldered Copper (Or Cpvc) In And Out Pipes
SECTION 2 PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION TYPICAL SOLDERED COPPER (OR CPVC) IN AND OUT PIPES TO SOFTENER FIG. 2 *NOTE: For 1 in. plumbing connection, buy 2 sweat adaptors (1 in. female thread x 1 in. sweat) and plumb directly to the inlet ---outlet adaptors or by- pass valve. -
Page 11: Typical Threaded In And Out Pipes To Softener
SECTION 2 PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION TYPICAL THREADED IN AND OUT PIPES TO SOFTENER FIG. 3 NOTE: If you are planning a threaded plumbing instal- lation, with a 3-valve bypass, use Fig. 2 A as a guide. Use union fittings, as needed, to connect the plumbing. -
Page 12: Step By Step Guides To Install
SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL ASSEMBLE INLET--- OUTLET ADAPTORS, OR PLASTIC BYPASS VALVE Close the shut-off valve on the house main water pipe, near the water meter or pressure tank, to turn off the water. Shut off the gas or electric supply to the water heater. -
Page 13: A. Assemble Inlet---Outlet Adaptors, Or Plastic Bypass Valve
SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL ASSEMBLE INLET--- OUTLET ADAPTORS, OR PLASTIC BYPASS VALVE FIG. 4 FIG. 5 INSTALLING INLET-OUTLET INSTALLING HOLDING CLIP ADAPTORS OR BYPASS VALVE FIG. 6 BYPASS VALVE TURNED DOWNWARD NOTE: The softener includes either the adaptors, or the bypass valve, depending on the model. -
Page 14: Installing 3-Valve Bypass, Or Single Brass Valve
SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL INSTALL 3--- VALVE BYPASS, OR SINGLE BRASS BYPASS VALVE FIG. 7 INSTALLING 3 VALVE BYPASS, OR BYPASS VALVES SEARS BYPASS VALVE, STOCK NO. 42-3436, AND PIPES (FIG. 7) Cut the house main water pipe where you will connect the softener. -
Page 15: Locate And Connect Water Softener
SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL LOCATE SOFTENER AND CONNECT PIPES MOVE THE SOFTENER INTO PLACE Move the softener into place, onto a level and smooth surface. If needed, put a piece of 3/4² plywood, at least 17² x 20², under the tank. Then put spacers under the plywood to level the softener. -
Page 16: Connect Valve And Salt Tank Drain Hoses
SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL CONNECT VALVE AND SALT TANK DRAINS Y Keep the tubing lower than the drain fitting. CONNECT THE VALVE DRAIN TUBING (In some homes, to get to a drain you must raise Take a length of 3/8² inside diameter (I.D.) the tubing and run it over-head. - Page 17 SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL CONNECT VALVE AND SALT TANK DRAINS to hold it in place. Put the other end of the CONNECT SALT TANK OVERFLOW tubing over the floor drain. TUBING IMPORTANT: Take the rubber grommet, tube adaptor and tube clamp (FIG.
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Page 18: Pressure Test- Check For Leaks
SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL PRESSURE TEST --- CHECK FOR LEAKS TESTING YOUR PLUMBING WORK FOR FIG. 11 HOUSE MAIN WATER SHUTOFF WATER LEAKS. VALVES CAUTION: To avoid water or air pressure damage to softener inner parts, and to flush pipe chips or other residue from the water pipes, be sure to do the following steps exactly as instructed. -
Page 19: Grounding- Connect To Electrical Power
SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL GROUNDING, CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL POWER To restore the ground, take the clamps (2), screws INSTALL GROUNDING WIRE BETWEEN (2), nuts (2) and ground wire that are on the THE SOFTENER IN AND OUT PIPES cardboard liner. -
Page 20: Restart The Water Heater
SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL POWER FIG. 15 FASTEN THE POWER CABLE AND PLUG CONNECTING TRANSFORMER IN THE TRANSFORMER Looking at FIG. 15, fasten the 2 power cable lugs (1 under each screw) to the transformer as shown.
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