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INSTALLATION INSPECTION
IS YOUR HOME PRE-PLUMBED?
Your home is pre-plumbed for a water softener/
conditioner if you have a loop in the garage or
laundry room. A pre-plumb consists of a 110-volt
outlet within 6 feet of the loop and a 1/2” drain line
stubbed out of the wall. All three components are
required. If your home is pre-plumbed, skip now to
Step 1 of Installation Procedures.
CAUTION: Before starting up system, check water
softener drain line to insure that it will drain
properly.
IF YOUR HOME IS NOT PRE-PLUMBED
If your home is not pre-plumbed for a water softener, then we recommend calling for professional
installation. If you are attempting to install the system yourself, you must determine where to locate the
water softening/conditioning system.
The best location depends on several questions:
1. How will you get the water from the water main to the water softener/conditioner?
2. Where will you run the drain line/waste tube? (See illustration on page 5)
3. Where is a 110V outlet within 6 feet of the softener?
Optional: Use a 24-volt timer motor and transformer.
Or run a longer wire to most any 110V outlet.
4. Do you need to run a hard-water line to your outside hose bibs, pool fillers or
irrigation system?
1. Where can the water softener sit on a firm, fairly level concrete floor or slab?
Determine the location of your water softener/conditioner, taking into account the above factors, and
determine what materials and tools will be needed for installation. You are now ready to move on to Step
1 of the installation procedures.
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