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Upflow Carbon Installation & Startup Guide 

Upflow Carbon Installation & Startup guide

 

 

How Your Carbon Filter UpFlow Works:  

 

See Fig 1.  In your Carbon Filter water enters the top of the tank and flows down through the distributor tube 
and up through the carbon media.    

 

Figure 1  - Upflow Carbon tank diagram 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Upflow Carbon Series

Page 1: ... for purchasing a Clean Water System With proper installation and a little routine maintenance your system will be providing treated water for many years CARBON MEDIA CONTAINS DUST USE PAPER MASK AND VENTILATE TO AVOID BREATHING DUST Questions Call us toll free 1 888 600 5426 or 1 831 462 8500 Email us support cleanwaterstore com See more information on our website www cleanwaterstore com resource...

Page 2: ...s PACKING LIST 3 Carbon Upflow 1 5 Cubic Foot 3 Carbon Upflow 2 0 Cubic Foot 3 Carbon Upflow 2 5 Cubic Foot 3 Pre Installation 4 Best Practices for Piping Drain Installation 4 How Your Carbon Filter UpFlow Works 5 Figure 1 Upflow Carbon tank diagram 5 Assembly and Installation Instructions 6 Maintenance 7 ...

Page 3: ...low 1 5 Cubic Foot Your new 1 5 Cubic Foot Upflow Carbon filter includes 1 1 cu Ft Bag 1 5 cu Ft Bag Carbon Upflow 2 0 Cubic Foot Your new 2 0 Cubic Foot Upflow Carbon filter includes 2 1 cu Ft Bags Carbon Upflow 2 5 Cubic Foot Your new 1 5 Cubic Foot Upflow Carbon filter includes 1 1 cu Ft Bag 1 5 cu Ft Bag ...

Page 4: ...y 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 ...

Page 5: ...ow Carbon Installation Startup guide How Your Carbon Filter UpFlow Works See Fig 1 In your Carbon Filter water enters the top of the tank and flows down through the distributor tube and up through the carbon media Figure 1 Upflow Carbon tank diagram ...

Page 6: ... this point fill the tank completely with water This will allow the carbon media to settle and eliminate the need of purging the air out of the tank later 5 Attach optional plastic top screen to the under side of the in out head It is a funnel shaped plastic screen that snaps on to the control valve and prevents media from escaping from the carbon filter 6 Connect the IN pipe to the Upflow Inlet o...

Page 7: ...sidual after the carbon filter there should be very little to no chlorine coming out of the carbon filter After 1 to 3 years depending on usage or when you start to detect a chlorine residual in the water after the carbon filter replace the carbon media with new carbon Need Assistance Call us at 831 462 8500 or email support cleanwaterstore com ...

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