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7.
CONNECT AND RUN THE
BRINE TANK
OVERFLOW HOSE (see Figure 4):
"
Attach a length of 3/8” or 7/16” I.D. hose to the
drain elbow, installed in step 2, page 7. Use a hose
clamp to hold it in place.
"
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.
NOTE: This drain is for safety only. If the brine tank
should over--fill with water, the excess is carried to
the drain.
FIGURE 4
drain hose
drain elbow
hose clamp
8.
FLUSH PIPES, EXPEL AIR FROM SOFT-
ENER, AND TEST YOUR INSTALLATION FOR
WATER LEAKS:
CAUTION: To avoid water or air pressure dam-
age to softener inner parts, be sure to do the fol-
lowing steps exactly as listed.
A.
Fully open two cold,
soft
water faucets nearby
the softener.
B.
Place bypass valve(s) in
‘‘bypass’’
position. On
a single valve, slide the stem into BYPASS. On a
3--valve system, close the inlet and outlet valves,
and open the bypass valve...see page 6.
C.
Fully open the house main water pipe shutoff
valve. Observe a steady flow from both opened fau-
cets.
D.
Place bypass valve(s) in
‘‘service”, EXACTLY
as follows. KEEP SOFT WATER FAUCETS OPEN.
1.
SINGLE BYPASS VALVE:
SLOWLY
, slide the
valve stem toward ‘‘service’’, pausing several times
to allow the softener 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 softener
to pressurize slowly.
E. After about three minutes, open a
HOT
water
faucet
for one minute, or until all air is expelled, then
close.
F.
Close both cold water faucets.
G.
Check your plumbing work for leaks and fix right
away, if any are found. BE SURE TO OBSERVE
PREVIOUS CAUTION NOTES.
H.
Turn on the gas or electric supply to the water
heater. Light the pilot, if applicable.
9.
ADD WATER AND SALT TO THE BRINE
TANK:
"
Remove the salt storage area cover. Add about
3 gallons of water into the tank. DO NOT ADD INTO
THE BRINEWELL.
"
*Add NUGGET, PELLET or coarse SOLAR water
softener salt to the salt storage tank.
Do not use
rock, block, granulated, and ice cream making salts.
Also see page 16. Maximum salt storage capacity is
200 lbs. For best results, North Star recommends
Morton
R
System Saver
R
Pellets for use in this wa-
ter softener.
*Note: If the softener is installed in a humid base-
ment or other damp area, it is better to fill the tank
more often using less salt (see salt bridging in the
maintenance section). Eighty to 100 lbs of salt will
last for several months, depending on water hard-
ness, family size, and model of softener.
10.
CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL POWER:
"
The softener works on 28V DC electrical power.
The included power supply converts 120V AC
household power to 28V DC.
Plug the power
supply into a 120V, 60 Hz electrical outlet.
Be
sure the outlet is always ‘‘live’’ so it can not be
switched off by mistake.
11.
PROGRAM THE TIMER:
"
ELECTRONIC DEMAND
TIMER...see pages 10
and 11.
