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WaterWorks
TM ..... ,. AUTOMATIC WATER CONDITIONER
INSTALLATION
STEPS, continued
IMPORTANT:
If you will use the grounding
clamps
and wire in step 7 on page 9, put the clamps on the
copper
tubes
before
soldering.
•
When turning threaded pipe fittings onto plastic
fittings, use care not to cross-thread.
•
Use pipe joint
compound
on all external
pipe
threads.
•
Support
inlet and outlet plumbing
in some man-
ner (use pipe hangers)
to keep the weight off of the
valve fittings.
5,
CONNECT
AND RUN THE VALVE DRAIN
HOSE:
•
Take
a length
of the
in-
cluded
hose and attach to the
valve
drain
fitting.
So water
pressure
does
not
blow
the
hose off,
use a hose clamp to
drain fitting
on valve
secure
in place.
•
Locate
the other end of the
hose
at
a
suitable
drain
point...floor
drain, sump, laundry
tub,
etc.
Check
and
comply
with local
codes.
valve drain
hose
IMPORTANT:
If you need a hose
longer than the length
included,
use high quality, thick-wall
hose
that
will not easily
kink or col-
lapse. The water softener
will not
work
if water
cannot
exit
this
hose during regenerations.
TO
floor
drai
back-pressure
that could reduce
brine draw during
regenerations.
CONNECTING
A RIGID VALVE
DRAIN TUBE
To adapt a copper drain tube to the softener,
use
a hacksaw
to cut the barbed end from the drain
fitting as shown.
Buy a compression
fitting (1/4"
female pipe thread x 1/2"O.D. tube) and needed
tubing from your local hardware
store.
FIGURE
2
1/4" NPT threads
_ _'/_..
.. barbs
clip
cut barbs
from drain fitting
compression fitting, _
-
1/4" NPT x 1/2" O.D. tube
/not furnished)
1/2" o.e. copper tube
(not furnished)
6.
CONNECT
AND RUN THE BRINE TANK
OVERFLOW
HOSE (see figure 3):
•
Attach another length of the included hose to the
drain elbow, installed in step 2, page 7. Use a hose
clamp to hold it in place.
•
Locate
the other end of the hose
at the drain
point.
DO NOT
ELEVATE
THIS
HOSE
HIGHER
THAN
THE
ELBOW
ON THE BRINE
TANK.
DO
NOT
TEE
THIS
HOSE
TO THE
VALVE
DRAIN
HOSE.
NOTE: This drain is for safety only. If the brine tank
should
over-fill
with water, the excess
is carried
to
the drain.
•
-Fieorwirethehoseinplaceatthe
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FIGURE3_
drain
point.
Water
pressure
will
cause it to whip during the backwash
1-112" AIR GAP
and fast rinse cycles of regeneration.
Also provide an air gap of at least 1 -1/2" between
the
end of the hose and the drain point. An air gap pre-
vents
possible
siphoning
of sewer
water,
into the
softener,
if the sewer should
"back-up".
•
If raising
the drain hose overhead
is required
to
get to the drain point, do not raise
higher
than 8'
above
the floor.
Elevating
the hose
may cause a
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hose
adaptor
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overflow
drain hos_
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floor
drain
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