EXCALIBUR SUPERIOR SOFT-TEC™ NO SALT WATER SOFTENER INSTALLATION MANUAL In your home when you replace at traditional salt based Water Softener or if you never had a Water Softener in your home, when the Soft-tec™ No Salt Water Softener is installed, you may notice the water is becoming harder in the beginning as the piping scale begins dissolving and the water hardness is a consequence of the descaling.
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system and appliances. The Soft-tec™ No Salt Water Softener may cause you to remove the faucet aerators and clean out any scale build up and then put the aerators back on the faucets as scale can reduce water pressure. This will diminish as the Soft-tec™ No Salt Water Softener continues to dissolve the scale until it is completely gone from the plumbing system.
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• The Soft-tec™ No Salt Water Softener should be on a firm level surface. The Soft-tec™ No Salt Water Softener inlet/outlet plumbing will be installed down stream of outdoor spigots. The Soft-tec™ No Salt Water Softener installation an inlet shutoff valve and plumbing to the Soft-tec™...
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Before making water service connections to the Soft-tec™ No Salt Water Softener lubricate all o-rings, split rings and nuts with a non-petroleum based lubricant, example” Silicone Grease number 3005. The Soft-tec™ No Salt Water Softener installation plumbing connections must be in an uplow configuration to accommodate the Soft-tec™...
water. The plug valves enable the bypass valve to operate in four positions. NORMAL OPERATION POSITION The inlet and outlet handles point in the direction of water flow of the Soft-tec™ No Salt Water Softener indicated by the engraved arrows on the bypass valve. Water flows through the bypass valve during normal operation and this position also allows the bypass valve to isolate the Soft- tec™...
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DIAGNOSTIC POSITION The inlet handle points in the direction of water flow and outlet handle points to the centre of the bypass valve. System water pressure is allowed to flow to the Soft-tec™ No Salt Water Softener control valve and the plumbing system while not allowing water to exit from the control valve to the plumbing system.
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SOFT-TEC™ NO SALT WATER SOFTENER STARTUP INSTRUCTIONS Place the Soft-tec™ No Salt Water Softener bypass valve handle to the parallel position. Open the closest cold water faucet fully to the Soft-tec™ No Salt Water Softener and leave open. Then turn on the water supply to the Soft-tec™...
Warranty ~ Working Procedures If during the suitable warranty period, a part is defective, then Excalibur Water Systems will repair or replace that part at no charge to the original owner, with the exception of charges for nominal shipping, service and/or installation.
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