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Drill out your chosen spot with a 1/4 inch drill bit. The 1/4 inch hole that you drill into the carefully
chosen location on your drain pipe is where the yellow discharge line will be inserted into and secured
into place with the discharge water line (Drain) Saddle Clamp.
Take the gasket that came with your Large Parts Bag and remove the backing. Then stick the gasket to
the inside of the saddle clamp making sure that the yellow tubing is showing through at least 1/2 inch
(Fig. 23). Now secure the saddle clamp in its chosen location firmly making sure the tubing is inserted
into the drain pipe. You only need to tighten the bolts to the point where the gasket begins to com-
press against your drain pipe. Insert the other end of the yellow discharge line to the E- Z Flush Flow
Restrictor on the back of the unit.
14.0 Installing the Faucet.
Installing the faucet is next. You will most likely be installing the faucet through the sink top or beside
the sink top. Below are 4 different types of counters. Follow the instructions for your counter type. Be
aware that you can drill through your stainless steel sink but you will also have to drill through what-
ever counter material you have underneath your sink. If you have a porcelain sink, we advise against
an amateur installation. Either find another spot (like
beside
the sink) or get a Pro.
a) Laminate: the most common material is a laminated counter top. Choose the most appropriate
spot on top, then crawl under and see where it clears. Remember, you have a large plastic washer
to put under the counter. The safe thing to do is to drill a pilot hole with your smallest bit first. Then
drill a ½ inch hole and assemble the faucet (refer to diagram above). The rubber gasket goes under
the chrome faucet and the plastic washer goes under the counter. After putting the plastic washer in
place, put on the lock washer and then tighten the nut. Either have someone hold the faucet or put
a wrench on it and secure the wrench to prevent it from turning while you tighten the nut. Be careful
not to damage the faucet surface.
Figure 22
Where to install
the drain saddle
clamp
NOT OK
Do NOT install the drain saddle
clamp inside the dashed line area.
It MUST be installed above the trap
You can install the
saddle clamp on
horizontal
or vertical pipes
sink
sink
OK
OK
Trap
The material of the Drain Saddle Clamp is flexible. If your drain pipe is slightly larger than the cir-
cumference of the drain saddle clamp simply press the saddle clamp firmly onto the drain in order
to catch the bolts on the opposite side.
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Figure 23
Assembling and
attaching the
drain saddle
clamp
rubber gasket
quick connect
fitting
drain pipe
yellow drain
line
Insert yellow drain line
into quick connect fitting
rubber gasket
1
2
Remove the backing
from the gasket and
stick it to the inside of
the saddle clamp
making sure that the
yellow tubing is
showing through at
least 1/2 inch
Stand the unit inside a drip pan. Disposable aluminum baking sheets work fine. We suggest this
because you may have water drips while servicing the system or when you change out filters.
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ably need to be longer than the length of blue tubing used to hook up your R.O Water Holding tank
(which will be attached to the right side of the Polishing Filter). Take a moment and judge how much
tubing you will need for each pur-
pose based upon where the final
placement of your system will be lo-
cated under your sink (or the like) and
then cut the blue tubing to length
with a sharp knife making sure your
cut is straight (not at an angle).
Please note: in the last step of this
installation we will be cutting the
tubing going to the tank to install the
line for the auto top-up Float Valve
for your aquarium (see Fig. 21). You
may want to take this into consider-
ation when you decide how long to
make your tubing to the tank.
Now insert one end of the cut length of blue tubing (for the tank) into the male “T” adaptor found on
the right side of the Final Polishing Filter and the other end into the tank top valve connecting the
holding tank to the system (Fig. 21).
12.0 Clear the Decks.
If you have not already done so, the next step is to totally clean out under your sink. Get some rags to
wipe up any water drips that may be present from the installation process. Now, step back and look
at where you want the unit positioned. Please remember, you have to service the system so consider
accessibility.
13.0 Preparing the Discharge Water Saddle Clamp.
Find a location on the drain pipe under
your sink where you wish to secure the
discharge water saddle clamp found
in your Large Parts Bag (Fig. 22). Make
sure—MAKE REALLY SURE — that the lo-
cation you have chosen is above the trap!
(The trap is the “U” shaped part of the
drain pipe) You may secure the saddle
clamp on a horizontal pipe JUST AS LONG
AS YOU ARE ABOVE THE TRAP!!! Also try
to secure the saddle clamp where it will
not block anything, like where you want
to put your system.
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Final Polishing Filter
Connect the Polishing Filter to the
tank top valve using a length of blue
tubing cut to fit your setup
In the final step of these
instructions you will be
installing a 3 way T into
this tubing to run a line
to your aquarium
Figure 21
Attach the tank
top valve to the
Final Polishing
Filter
