Clean Water Systems Fleck 5600 Softener Installation & Start?Up Manual page 11

15. Begin by sliding the plastic brine injector nut on to the brine tubing by putting the tubing through the
non‐threaded side of the nut. Next, slide the black (or clear) compression ring on to the tubing with
the narrower diameter going on first. Then slide the taller, white compression ring on to the tubing
with the wider diameter going on first. The two compression rings should lay flush against each other
on the tubing. Slide them in to the brine injector nut and place the brine tubing into the brine valve.
Finally, push the brine injector nut, which now has the compression rings inside of it, on to the
threading of the brine valve and rotate the nut clockwise, screwing it on to the brine valve. Tighten it
down to finger tightness. The tubing should be firmly attached and not slide out if pulled on.
16. Repeat step 14 to attach the tubing to the perm solution tank. This uses the same process, but on the
brine tank valve.
17. Add approximately 5 gallons of water to the brine tank, then fill it about 2/3 full of salt. It is OK to use
any kind of water softening salt, however we find that extra coarse salt works better than pellets.
You do not have to add water to the brine tank again after this first time during the start‐up.
18. See the over‐flow barbed fitting on the side of the brine tank. You do not have to connect this to a
drain. If the safety float were to malfunction, there is a small chance that the brine solution will drip
out of this fitting. If this would cause a big mess where you have installed the softener, hook some
tubing to this and run to a bucket, floor pan or floor drain. Normally no brine will leak out of this
fitting.
19. Now you are ready to turn on the water to the system. Turn on the water and leave on bypass and
check for leaks. Leave the ball valve after the softener closed, so water is still off to the house, but
connect a garden hose and open up the hose bib after the softener and allow the water to run. This
will help to clear out any foreign material that may be in the pipes from the piping installation. If you
do not have a valve installed after the softener and you do not have a hose bib, you will need to turn
the water on inside the house to let the water run. Use a bathtub or laundry sink or other fixture that
does not have an aerator screen.
20. Leave the water running out of the garden hose at a slow rate. Now you can turn the bypass valve to
the service position. You do NOT remove the red clips on the bypass knobs in order to turn the
bypass valves from the bypass to the service position. First open the Inlet Side of the bypass valve.
Second slowly open the Outlet Side of the bypass until it is in the full service position. The Fleck 5600
bypass valve knobs are a little stiff, so you can use a screw driver placed in the holes to turn the
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