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 Pro-OX 7800 Installation & Startup Guide 

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Contents 

Packing List .................................................................................................................................................... 2 

Pre-Installation .............................................................................................................................................. 3 

Best Practices for Piping & Drain Installation ............................................................................................... 3 

How Your Birm Filter System Works ............................................................................................................. 4 

Fig. 1: Birm Filter Tank Diagram ....................................................................................................... 4 

Fig. 2: Typical Installation of a Birm Filter System ........................................................................... 5 

Assembly and Installation Instructions ......................................................................................................... 6 

Fig. 3: Media Funnel Use .................................................................................................................. 6 

Fig. 4: CWS 7800 Bypass and Pipe Connectors ................................................................................ 7 

Fig. 5: CWS 7800 Bypass Knobs ........................................................................................................ 8 

Programming Instructions ............................................................................................................................ 9 

Starting The Initial Backwash ........................................................................................................................ 9 

Maintaining Your Birm Filter System .......................................................................................................... 11 

Troubleshooting the Birm 7800 Iron Filter System ..................................................................................... 11 

What to Do If Your Filter Tank Does Not Sit Level on the Floor .................................................... 11 

How to Remove the Red Clips from the 7800 Control Valves without Breaking Them ............................. 12 

 

Summary of Contents for Birm 7800

Page 1: ...de entirely before beginning to install your system and follow the steps outlined for best results BIRM MEDIA CONTAINS DUST USE PAPER MASK AND VENTILATE AREA TO AVOID BREATHING DUST DURING INSTALLATION IMPORTANT YOU MAY NOT NEED TO ADD ALL THE FILTER MEDIA YOU RECEIVED THE FILTER TANK SHOULD NOT BE FILLED MORE THAN 2 3 FULL Questions Call us toll free 1 888 600 5426 or 1 831 462 8500 Email us supp...

Page 2: ...lation of a Birm Filter System 5 Assembly and Installation Instructions 6 Fig 3 Media Funnel Use 6 Fig 4 CWS 7800 Bypass and Pipe Connectors 7 Fig 5 CWS 7800 Bypass Knobs 8 Programming Instructions 9 Starting The Initial Backwash 9 Maintaining Your Birm Filter System 11 Troubleshooting the Birm 7800 Iron Filter System 11 What to Do If Your Filter Tank Does Not Sit Level on the Floor 11 How to Remo...

Page 3: ...nnel In addition each system comes with the following depending on the model ordered 1 0 Cubic Foot Birm Quantity Description 1 12 lbs Gravel 2 cubic foot boxes of Birm filter media 1 5 Cubic Foot Birm Quantity Description 1 16 lbs Gravel 3 cubic foot boxes of Birm filter media 2 0 Cubic Foot Birm Quantity Description 1 20 lbs Gravel 4 cubic foot boxes of Birm filter media 2 5 Cubic Foot Birm Quan...

Page 4: ...stalled after the pressure tank If you are also installing a water softener install the softener after the Birm filter 2 Make sure to connect the in pipe to the 7800 control valve inlet and the outlet to the outlet see Fig 3 As you face the 7800 control from the front the water enters on the right and exits on the left From the back see Fig 3 the water enters on the left The inlet and outlet are a...

Page 5: ...h the drain tubing How Your Birm Filter System Works See Fig 1 In your Birm filter the water enters the top of the tank red arrows and flows down through the media and up the distributor tube blue arrows Iron and manganese in the water turns to an oxidized particle upon contact with the media and is trapped in the media During backwash the water flow is reversed and water flows down the distributo...

Page 6: ... 2 Typical Birm piping installation with ball valve and hose bib after the filter Filter strainer is optional and useful if there is sand or grit in the water The 25 1 micron filter after is optional and used when there is very fine sediment or colloidal particles over 1 micron present ...

Page 7: ...ehold bleach down the inside of the distributor tube and fill tank completely with water This will allow the Birm media to become activated and also sanitize the media It will also eliminate the need of purging the air out of the tank later 6 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 ...

Page 8: ...nd out water piping Leave in the BY PASS position for now Fig 4 7800 Bypass Pipe Connectors 9 Lubricate the by pass valve o rings only on the pipe connectors with some vegetable oil or silicone grease and connect the bypass assembly to the 7800 control by sliding the bypass valve firmly into the body of the 7800 Once bypass is in far enough you will be able to easily insert the red connector clips...

Page 9: ...suitable drain such as a septic tank or drain to a sewer It is OK to run the drain line up and over the 7800 Birm filter up to 4 feet above the top of the tank If the drain line will be more than 20 feet and especially if your system is a 2 0 or 2 5 cubic foot size use larger diameter tubing such as or 1 Note that it is desirable to be able to run the drain line into a bucket in order to test the ...

Page 10: ...ater usage is light you can try setting it for every 4 days but a setting of every 3 days is recommended by the manufacturer If your iron is very high over 4 0 ppm and you use a lot of water you can set it to every night Frequent backwashing prolongs the life of the media by several years 19 Gallons On Off Select Off to program it to be used as an Iron Filter 20 Regen Time Set the time of the nigh...

Page 11: ...ne by pressing and holding the Manual Regen button for three seconds again If you have high water pressure you may need to turn on the water slowly to the Birm filter at first to prevent some Birm fines from coming out the backwash However it is normal for some small amount of fines to come out during the backwash although you do not want to see a large amount of media coming out which would mean ...

Page 12: ...the backwash flow rate by running the drain line into a bucket and timing it when the 7800 is in backwash If you are still getting some iron through the system you can adjust the filter to backwash every 1 or 2 days What to Do If Your Filter Tank Does Not Sit Level on the Floor Your black filter tank base is not glued to the bottom of your tank Occasionally tank bases will become crooked during sh...

Page 13: ...sh out or push apart slightly and lock in the red clips When the water is turned off and even if there is no water pressure it s impossible to remove the jammed in clips without great difficulty and eventually most customers end up breaking them to get them out Step 1 Turn off water to the CWS 7800 and relieve the water pressure by opening up a faucet in the house You can also put the CWS 7800 on ...

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