Water Softener
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Use Step 10 to install rigid drain pipe.
10. To adapt a rigid drain pipe to the
WATER DOCTORS
system, do not attach barbed hose fitting to valve.
Instead, plumb rigid tubing directly to the 1/2" male NPT drain fitting.
11. Take the other half of the cut hose and attach it to the overflow adapter elbow located on the side of the
brine tank. Use a hose clamp to hold it in place. Locate the other end of the hose at the drain point as
shown in Figure 3.
12. Fully open two (2) cold (soft) water faucets near the water softener.
13. Place bypass valve in "bypass" position as shown in figure 4.
Figure 4
14.
Fully open the house main water shutoff valve. Observe a steady flow from both faucets opened earlier.
15. Slowly, turn bypass valve back in the "service" position. Keep soft water faucets open.
16. After about 3 minutes, open a HOT water faucet for one (1) minute, or until all air is expelled, then close.
NOTE: If water appears cloudy or has salty taste, run the water for several more minutes, or until clear.
17. Close all water faucets.
18. Check plumbing work for leaks and fix immediately if any are found.
19. Remove the brine tank cover and add water into the tank. Although the material used in the manufacturing
of this water softener will not contaminate your water supply, the softener could become contaminated
during shipment and installation. The media inside the resin tank may also have become disturbed during
shipping. The following procedure will help re-position the media, sanitize, flush and condition your water
softener:
a) Add 1-1/2 ounces of common household bleach to the water in the cabinet (brine tank).
b) Following the directions in the 5800 LXT/SXT Service Manual. Manually advance the softener through
each step of regeneration pausing for 10 minutes in each cycle except the Fill cycle (see step c.).
c) See the enclosed Water Softener Performance Data Sheet for the Fill cycle time associated with your
model.
d) Repeat step 19a and 19c after any service has been performed on your water softener.
