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INSTALLATION MANUAL WATER SOFTENER SYSTEMS HousePure Models HP-Soft-2 HP-Soft-4 736-0137 Water, Inc. 1044 East Del Amo Blvd., Carson, CA 90746 www.waterinc.com ● 310-885-4400 P/N 41482 Rev A 06/04...
UT OF THE ATER OFTENING YSTEM ..........................11 HECKING FOR A RIDGE ............................11 REAKING A RIDGE ........................ 11 LEANING THE NJECTORS AND CREENS TROUBLESHOOTING ............................12 WATER SOFTENER SYSTEM PARTS LIST...................... 14 LIMITED WARRANTY ................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
Contact physician if you are on a low sodium diet. Use clean water softening salts only, at least 99.5% pure. Failure to use the correct salt may create a health hazard or maintenance problems. Use nugget, pellet or coarse solar salts.
Specifications Warning: Do not use this system on water that is microbiologically unsafe or of unknown quality without adequate disinfection before or after the system. ! Feed water: Minimum inlet pressure: 20 psig Maximum outlet pressure: 125 psig Minimum water temperature: 34 degrees F...
Place the system as close as possible to a sewer drain. Do not install the softener where it would block access to the water heater, or access to the main water shutoff, water meter, or electrical panels. ...
Installation 1. Turn off gas or electric supply to the water heater. 2. Turn off the water supply to pipes to be cut and drain the house water pipes. 3. Open both hot and cold faucets. 4. Move the softener assembly into installation position.
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8. Connect and route the valve drain hose. Use the provided drain hose to attach to the valve drain fitting. To keep water pressure from blowing the hose off, use a hose clamp to secure. 9. Locate the other end of the hose at a suitable drain.
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15. Slowly, turn bypass valve back in the “service” position. Keep soft water faucets open. 16. After about 3 minutes, open a HOT water faucet for one (1) minute, or until all air is expelled, then close. NOTE: If water appears cloudy or has salty taste, allow to run for several more minutes or until clear.
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10 minutes in each cycle except the Fill cycle (see step c.). c) See the enclosed Water Softener Performance Data Sheet for the Fill cycle time associated with your model. d) Repeat step 19a and 19c after any service has been performed on your water softener.
Softener Operation As water enters the softener, it passes over a resin bed in a special tank. The resin consists of tiny beads of a plastic called styrene. These beads attract and hold sodium ions and exchange the sodium for hardness ions when encountered.
The HousePure Soft system is designed to remove minerals like calcium and magnesium from household water. Water, Inc. recommends periodic resin bed cleaning if your iron rating is high. Clean the bed at least every six months, or more if iron appears in the soft water between cleanings.
D. Check brine tank fill time and clean brine line tank. flow if plugged. E. Hot water tank hardness. E. Repeated flushings of the hot water tank is required. F. Flow meter jammed. F. Check flow indicator light for flow. Remove obstruction from flow meter.
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Salt may be bridged. If using a salt grid plate ensure refill water is over it. C. Resin fouling. Future fouling. C. Call Pentair Water Treatment, find out how to confirm it, clean the resin and prevent. D. Poor distribution, channeling D.