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Check Your Pumping Rate and Water Pressure:
Two water system conditions must be checked carefully to avoid unsatisfactory operation or equipment damage:
1) MINIMUM water pressure required at the water softener inlet is 20 psi (138 kPa).
CAUTION
To reduce the risk associated with property damage due to water leakage:
•
Do not
install if water pressure exceeds 125 psi. If your water pressure exceeds 80 psi (552 kPa), you must install a pressure limiting valve. Contact a plumb-
ing professional if you are uncertain how to check your water pressure.
NOTE:
Call your local water department or plant operator to obtain pressure readings. If you have a private well, the gauge on the pressure tank
will indicate the high and low system pressure. Record your water pressure data below:
Water Pressure:
Low psi
High psi
CAUTION
To reduce the risk associated with property damage due to water leakage:
•
Do not
install system where water lines could be subjected to vacuum conditions without appropriate measures for vacuum prevention.
The installer is required to take appropriate measures if there is the possibility a vacuum condition may occur. This would include the installation
of an appropriate device in the supply line to the system, i.e., a vacuum breaker or backfl ow prevention device. Vacuum damage voids the factory
warranty.
2) The pumping rate of your well must be suffi cient for satisfactory operation and BACKWASHING of the water softener. (
See Specifi cations And
Operating Data, Section 6).
IMPORTANT NOTE
If sediment is present, the installation of a sediment pre-fi lter is recommended. Even if sediment is not currently present or at a level high enough to be
objectionable, a pre-fi lter can help increase the effi ciency of the softener and help reduce the amount of maintenance required.
Installation Site Selection:
Select the location of your water softener with care. Various conditions which contribute to proper location are as follows:
1) Locate as close as possible to water supply source.
2) Locate as close as possible to a drain.
3) Locate in correct relationship to other water conditioning equipment (Figure 1, page 2-1).
4) Locate the water softener in the supply line BEFORE the water heater. Temperatures above 110°F (43°C) will damage the water softener and void
the factory warranty.
5) DO NOT install the water softener in a location where freezing temperatures occur. Freezing may cause permanent damage and will also void
the factory warranty.
6) Allow suffi cient space around the installation for easy servicing.
7) Provide a non-switched 110V, 60Hz (220V, 50Hz for specifi ed systems) power source for the control valve.
WARNING
To reduce the risk associated with ingestion of contaminants:
•
Do not
use with water that is microbiologically unsafe or of unknown quality without adequate disinfection before or after the system.
CAUTION
To reduce the risk associated with property damage due to water leakage:
•
Protect from freezing
, relieve pressure and drain system when temperatures are expected to drop below 40°F (4°C).
•
Do not
install on hot water supply lines. The maximum operating water temperature of this water softener is 110°F (43.3°C).
•
Do not
install in direct sunlight or outdoors.
