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Installation
8. CONNECT BRINE TUBING
a
. Route the brine tube out of the brine tank through
the smaller hole in the tank back wall.
b
. Connect the brine tube to the nozzle/venturi
assembly using the ferrule nut provided (See
Figure 11).
9. PRESSURE TESTING FOR LEAKS,
PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLER &
RINSING THE MEDIA
To prevent excessive air pressure in the water
softener and plumbing system, do the following
steps EXACTLY in order:
a
. Fully open two or more
softened
cold water
faucets nearby the water softener.
b
. Place the bypass valve(s) in
bypass
position (See
Figures 2 & 4).
c
. Fully open the main water supply valve. Watch
until the flow from the opened faucets becomes
steady, with no spurting or air bubbles.
d
. After about three minutes, open a hot water faucet
for one minute, or until all air is expelled.
e
. Close all faucets and check your plumbing work for
leaks.
f
. Make sure the softener’s valve drain hose is
hooked up and the open end directed to a floor
drain, laundry tub or other suitable type of drain.
g
. Make sure the softener’s bypass valve is in the
bypass
position.
h
. Plug in the power supply.
i
.
Program the electronic controller:
Follow the
steps on Page 11 to program the electronic con-
troller with basic operating information, such as time
and water hardness. After completing these steps,
continue with “j. Start a recharge”, below.
j
.
Start a recharge:
From the rolling status screens,
press the SELECT (
¡
) button to display the
Main
menu
. Make sure
Recharge
is highlighted, then
press SELECT (
¡
). Press DOWN (
6
) to scroll to
Recharge now
, then press SELECT (
¡
) twice.
You should hear the valve motor run as the softener
begins recharging.
k
. Once the unit is in backwash, place bypass
valve(s) into the
service
position, as follows:
(1) SINGLE BYPASS VALVE:
Slowly
move the
valve stem toward
service
position, pausing sev-
eral times to allow the unit to pressurize slowly.
(2) 3-VALVE BYPASS: Fully close the
bypass
valve and open the
outlet
valve.
Slowly
open
the
inlet
valve, pausing several times to allow the
unit to pressurize slowly.
l
. Let the softener complete the backwash and fast
rinse cycles (takes 10-12 minutes). When the
recharge cycle ends, the softener valve returns to
the service position.
10. ADD WATER AND SALT TO THE
BRINE TANK
a
. Using a pail or garden hose, add about 3 gallons of
water into the brine tank. DO NOT pour into the
brinewell.
b
. Add salt to the brine tank. It is recommended to fill
the brine tank no more than 1/2 full. Level the salt
when finished adding. You can use most water
softener salts, but it must be clean.
Recommended nugget, pellet or coarse solar salts
have less than 1% impurities.
NOTE:
See page 26 for additional information on salt.
FIG. 11
1-1/2”
Air Gap
Ferrule
Nut
Brine Tubing
Floor
Drain
Brine Tank
Overflow Hose
Valve
Drain Hose
