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5. NOTE Regarding Teflon tape and pipe sealants: It is OK to use Teflon tape and pipe sealant on the
water pipe connector threads, where you attach your pipes or plumbing to the Fleck 5600. DO NOT
USE any Teflon tape or pipe joint compound on the tank itself or on the threads where the Fleck 5600
threads into the tank.
6. Install the Fleck 5600 backwash control‐timer valve on to the top of the filter tank by hand, do not
over‐tighten. Tighten with hands, there is no need for a pipe wrench or other wrench.
7. See the bypass image below. Note that Items 2 are the pipe connectors and the other end is what
gets attached to the control valve. Items 3 are the red clips that hold the pipe connectors to the by‐
pass valve. To put system on or off bypass do NOT remove the red clips. Just turn knobs (1). Fleck
5600 is usually shipped in by‐pass position. Leave in bypass position for now.
8. Fleck 5600 Bypass & Pipe Connectors
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