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Culligan
®
Iron-Cleer
R
Water Filters
Plumbing Connections
General Instructions
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Follow local plumbing & electrical codes. Failure to do so may result in your having to re-do the installation at your expense.
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Take the time to make a clean, professional looking installation. Use flux and solder sparingly when making sweat
connections, and avoid excessive use of pipe compound. When using galvanized pipe, clean out excess cutting oil and metal
chips before assembly. Foreign objects, if allowed to enter the control valve, can cause operating problems.
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Set the Cul-Flo-Valv Bypass in the bypass position by screwing the blue knob completely inward. The main water supply line
may then be reopened so that hard water will be available to the household throughout the remainder of the installation process.
Bypass Valve Installation
The bypass valve connects directly to the control valve with a pair of couplings and two assembly pins (Figure 16). Lubricate all o-
rings on the couplings with silicone lubricant. On Soft-Minder® meter controls, the meter replaces the coupling on the outlet side of
the control. The meter body fits in the same space as the coupling between the control valve and the bypass. Make sure that the
arrow on the flow meter is pointing in the direction of flow (Figure 5).
Caution!
Close the inlet supply line and relieve system pressure before cutting into the plumbing! Flooding could
result!
Warning! DO NOT remove the Cul-Flo-Valv
®
stem while the unit is under pressure!
Note: If the ground from the electrical panel or breaker box to the water meter or underground copper pipe is tied to the copper
water lines and these lines are cut during installation of the bypass valve, an approved grounding strap must be used between
the two lines that have been cut in order to maintain continuity. The length of the grounding strap will depend upon the number
of units being installed. In all cases where metal pipe was originally used and is later interrupted by the bypass valve to maintain
proper metallic pipe bonding, an approved ground clamp c/w not less than #6 copper conductor must be used for continuity.
Check your local electrical code for the correct clamp and cable size.
Bypass
Assembly Pin
Coupling
or Meter Body
Coupling
Assembly
Pin
Brine
Connection
Figure 5