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c
. Locate the other end of the hose at the drain point.
Do not elevate this hose higher than the elbow on
the brine tank. Do not tee this hose to the valve
drain hose.
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 13).
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 & 6).
c
. Fully open the main water supply valve. Watch
until the flow from the opened faucets becomes
steady, with no spurting or air bubbles.
FIG. 13
1-1/2”
Air Gap
Ferrule
Nut
Brine
Tubing
Floor
Drain
Brine Tank
Overflow Hose
Valve
Drain Hose
ECOWATER
S Y S T E M S
Installation
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 Pages 13 & 14 (for softeners) or Page 16
(for filters) to program the electronic controller 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:
Press the RECHARGE button
and hold for 3 seconds, until “Recharge Now” flash-
es in the display and you 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 20 for additional information on salt.
