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Step 5. – Prepare and Install Inlet and Outlet Plumbing Connections
TEFLON® TAPE IS THE ONLY SEALANT TO BE USED ON THE 1” NPT CONNECTOR
YOKES AND DRAIN FITTINGS.
IF YOU WISH TO USE COPPER PIPING FOR YOUR INSTALLATION AND WILL BE
SOLDERING THE JOINTS, DO NOT APPLY HEAT NEAR YOUR CONTROL VALVE, BYPASS
ASSEMBLY, 1” NPT CONNECTOR YOKES, OR THE DRAIN FITTINGS; OTHERWISE
SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THESE PARTS COULD OCCUR. ALWAYS SOLDER JOINTS WITH
THESE COMPONENTS DETACHED. IF YOU ARE USING COPPER ADAPTERS TO
CONNECT TO THE 1” NPT CONNECTOR YOKES, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU
SOLDER A 6" PIECE OF COPPER PIPE INTO EACH OF THE CONNECTION ADAPTERS
AWAY FROM THE VALVE, THEN LET THEM COOL OFF BEFORE THREADING THEM ONTO
THE 1” NPT CONNECTORS.
Key Control Valve Components:
1.
Control Valve Body
2.
Bypass Valve
3.
1” NPT (Male) Connector Yokes
4.
Drain Line Flow Control (DLFC)
5.
Valve Cover
6.
DLFC Retention Clip
The system’s control valve is connected to your
incoming and outgoing water lines by way of a
bypass assembly with 1”NPT threaded fittings.
This assembly is composed of the bypass valve
And two 1”NPT connector yokes.
Locate the inlet and outlet ports on the back of the
control valve. Note that the inlet and outlet are
marked with arrows indicating the correct direction of water flow. When you are looking at
the back of the control valve, the inlet is on the left and the outlet is on the right. Check the
