AmeriWater SILEX 00M20821, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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c. Stretch the resin pack
over your arm to
elongate the pack, and
feed it into the Silex
column allowing the pack
to slide out of the plastic
sleeve.
d. Replace the cover plate and
tighten the black knobs. Be sure
to tighten the knobs evenly by
screwing in the knobs in opposite
corners simultaneously. Repeat
for the other two corners.
e. Close the drain valve at the
bottom of the column.
f. Repeat steps a. through e. for each of the columns.
9. Open the air vents located on the top of the
cover plates and turn on the water supply.
Tighten the air vents closed when water begins
to escape through the vents.
10. Allow several gallons of water to run through the
Silex system. Continue running water through
the system until the resistivity meter starts to
rise. Turn off flow and turn on recirculation
pump.
AIR VENT