Upflow Carbon Installation & Startup Guide
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Upflow Carbon Installation & Startup guide
Pre-Installation
1.
Review your packing list and make sure you have received all the parts before beginning installation.
2.
If you are going to be turning off the water to the house and you have an electric water heater, shut
off the power to the water heater before beginning installation in case the water heater is
accidentially drained.
3.
Pick a suitable location for your filter system on a dry level spot where it won’t be exposed to freezing
temperatures. A minimum of 20 PSI is required. Maximum pressure is 90 PSI.
4.
Get all of your plumbing parts together before beginning installation. Installation typically takes 3 to
5 hours. Once completed and pressure tested you will want to run the water in your home for 15 –
20 minutes to clear out any fines from the new medium.
5.
After the system is installed and running, your water may be discolored or full of sediment or rust,
particularly if this is older or corroded piping. This typically clears up over a day or two.
Best Practices for Piping & Drain Installation
1.
If you are setting up your filter to be an Upflow filter, connect the
IN pipe to the Upflow Inlet
(on the
right side when facing the pipe connectors), and then connect the
Out pipe to the Downflow Inlet
(diagram below).
The water should flow down the distributor tube and up through the filter media.
The arrows may be facing either direction, so do not rely on the arrows.
2.
Make sure there is a working gate or ball valve before the Upflow Carbon filter and also one after.
Pressure gauges are optional and perhaps not necessary but a hose bib (which is a faucet that you can
attach a garden hose to) is strongly recommended after the neutralizer filter and before the second
ball valve. This makes it easy to rinse your new filter on start-up and gives you a place to test the
water before it enters your household plumbing.
3.
If you will be using copper piping, do not sweat the copper pipe directly on to the filter. Avoid
heating the plastic.
