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SECTION 3
STEP B Y STEP Q UIOES
TO INSTALL
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3C.
LOCATE SOFTENER AND CONNECT PIPES
1.
MOVE
THE
SOFTENER
INTO
PLACE
Move
the
softener
into
place.
Be
sure
the
surface
it sits on is level and smooth.
If needed,
put a piece
of 3/4"
plywood,
at least
17" x 20",
under
the tank.
Then
put
a spacer
under
the
plywood
to
level
the
softener.
Do
not
put
shims
or spacers
directly
under
the tank,
without
the
plywood.
The
weight
of the
softener,
when
full
of salt
and
water,
may
cause
the
tank
to puncture
or break
at the
shim
or spacer.
To move the softener,
grip under
the ridge on the
salt tank
sidewall
and carefully
rock
back
and
forth, into position.
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Plywood
Shims
2.
CONNECT
THE
SOFTENER
(Refer
to
your
plan
drawing
on page
9, and to page
10 or 11.
Read
the IMPORTANT
note
on page
14. Then,
measure,
cut
(thread
if needed)
and
put
all
pipe
and fittings
together
up to the main
water
pipe,
or to the bypass
valve(s)
you installed
on
page
14.
NOTE:
a.
Include
adaptors,
reducers,
union
fittings,
*flexible
connectors,
installation
kit,
etc.,
as
needed.
b. Cut pipe lengths exact for correct aligning,
and
to prevent
stress on the softener
valve.
c.
Use pipe
joint compound
or Teflon
tape on
outside
pipe threads.
d.
When
all piping
fits together...
...solder
all sweat
fittings.
...prime
and
cement
all CPVC
joints.
...tighten
all threaded
joints.
CAUTIONS:
TYPICAL SOLDERING CONNEC-
TION
4. Solder
NOTE: To be certain heat
will not travel down the pipe
and into the bypass valve
(or installation adaptors),
wrap the bottom of the pipe
and the bypass valve in a
wet rag.
Cut pipe to
correct length.
Solder (WHEN
COOL, do Step
3).
) _""3.
CAREFULLY,
turn onto bypass
valve and
tighten (use pipe
ioint compound
or Teflon tape).
•
Never
solder
fittings
while
connected
to
non.metallic
parts.
Wait until
soldered
pipe
has
cooled
before
connection
(see
fig. 8).
•
Be very careful when putting pipe fittings
onto the plastic threads
of the softener
adaptors, or the bypass valve. Do not cross
thread, and do not overtighten.
*Flexible
connectors
are not allowed in all areas. CHECK YOUR
LOCAL CODES.
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