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.
Figure 4
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 7.
12. Fully open two (2) cold (soft) water faucets near the water softener.
13. Place bypass valve in "bypass" position.
Figure 5
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.
A
B
A - 1/2” female NPT drain outlet
B -
Rigid drain pipe
