Diamond H2O DCS6-120-125, Product Manual

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Patriot Series Single Tank Product Manual
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5. Connect the Valves to the Water Source
A. Pipe or tube a line from the Control Valve Drain (Figure 14) to the drain. Refer to section 9 for
the proper sized drain line.
DO NOT

install a valve in this line

use a pipe smaller than the valve sizes listed on section 9

make a direct connection to the drain
o
Provide an air gap at least four times the diameter of the drain pipe to
conform to sanitation codes and be able to observe the drain flow.

use an excessive amount of elbows in the plumbing
B. Connect the facility plumbing to the control valve inlet and outlet following all local codes.
Note : Make sure all piping is free of thread chips and other foreign matter.
6. Start up the system for the first time.
A. Add about three gallons of water to the brine tank.
B. Make sure the tanks are filled with water.
a. Manually put the control valve into regeneration (Hold the regen button)
b. A mixture of air and water will flow from the drain line.
c. Slowly open the bypass valve’s inlet to allow water to slowly enter the tank.
(shown in figure
d. Once the tank is filled, only water will be coming out of the drain line. Put the system back
into bypass operation. Run each step of the regen cycle (Figure 21) for a few minutes.
C. Program the Valve. Most of the settings were pre-programed by Diamond H2O. The installer
must enter the installer settings shown in part 8 section C of this manual.
Figure 16: Finished System
Control Valve Inlet
Brine Line
Drain Outlet
Control Valve Outlet
Bypass Valve
Figure 15: Opening
bypass valve’s inlet