Operation & Maintenance Manual
AquaSolve
®
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Replacing the Media
1. Shut off the primary water supply going to the
AquaSolve tank.
2. Open up a downstream spigot or faucet to release
pressure in the tank and in the distribution lines
before and after the system.
3. Close the inlet and outlet isolation valves immedi-
ately before and after the tank.
4. Place into By-Pass position, remove bypass clips
and then disconnect bypass from head.
5. Using a step ladder and strap wrench, remove
the threaded head assembly connection (turning
counter-clockwise) and remove the complete upper
assembly including the screen attached to the bot-
tom of the head assembly. Rinse these parts in a
nearby sink or bucket of water. Do not drain the
tank.
6. Remove the distributor tube with the bottom strain-
er. Rinse these parts in a nearby sink or bucket of
water.
7. Get a 6ft length of 3/4” sch. 40 PVC and a length
of 1” polyvinyl hose. The length of hose depends
on the distance to the nearest floor drain. (Both of
these can be acquired at a local hardware store).
8. Insert one end of the pipe inside the hose and put
the other end of the pipe into the top of the tank
and down into the media. Put the other end of the
hose inside a rice bag and put the rice bag on the
floor drain.
9. Get a garden hose and put it on the open end of
the poly hose to fill the hose and pipe with water.
Air will bubble out of the tank. Once all the air is
out of the hose and pipe, you can start a siphon to
remove the media. Put the garden hose in the top
of the tank and turn it on to keep the tank full of
water. Push the pipe up and down in the media to
get it all out. The rice bag will catch the media and
allow the water to go down the drain.
10. Try not to be too aggressive when extracting the
media. You need to take it out in small bites. If you
let the whole pipe/ hose fill with media it will plug
up. You need to let slugs of water flush out the pipe
as you go.
11. When all the old media is removed turn off the gar-
den hose and continue to siphon until the tank is
Your AquaSolve media should be replaced every 3 years. Dispose
of old media and/or container in accordance with local, regional,
national, and/or international regulations.
NOTICE
about half full with water.
12. Reinstall the distributer tube with bottom strainer
that was removed in step 6. Center the distributor
tube in the bottom of the tank, making sure the
distributor tube is flush with the top of the tank.
Keeping any and all media from entering the distrib-
utor tube, cap the top open end of the distributor
tube with plastic sheeting and tape. Test it to make
sure it will not come off during the media loading
process. Carefully pour-in a new bag of media that
specifically meets the replacement requirement
of the tank. For example, an AM8408-COM sys-
tem requires (x1) AM8408-COM-RM Replacement
Media.
13. Inspect the threaded connection on the top of the
tank to ensure no loose beads of media are stuck
to the internal threads. If visible, wipe away the
beads with a damp cloth, then remove the plastic
sheeting and tape from the top of the distributor
tube.
14. Re-attach the head assembly onto the distributor
tube and thread the head assembly back onto
the tank. Fully hand tighten the head to the tank,
reconnect the bypass to the head and reinstall the
bypass clips. Insure the Coupling O-rings are not
pinched.
15. Turn on the primary water supply and slowly place
AquaSolve By-Pass Valve into Service position (see
image on page 6 for reference).
16. Slowly open the outlet isolation valve and slightly
open the inlet isolation valve to allow water to flow
into the system and out of a downstream cold side
faucet to purge the air from the tank and plumbing
system.
17. Once the tank is full of
water, wait 4 hours for
media to “hydrate”.
18. Fully open the inlet isolation
valve and the system is now
ready for operation.
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