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General Installation Instructions
1. Turn off water heater(s).
2. Turn off the main water supply to the building and open a treated
water faucet (cold and hot) to relieve any pressure within the
plumbing system.
3. Place the system in the desired installation location. Make
sure that the location is level and sturdy enough to support the
weight of the system once it is in operation.
4. After the system has been placed into its final position, and will
not need to be moved again, load the mineral tanks with resin
and gravel media following the instructions below repeating steps
4b-4s. for each mineral tank on the skid:
4a. Place all system ball valves (Inlet, outlet and bypass) into
the closed position.
4b. Remove a section of plumbing from both the inlet and out-
let plumbing so the control valve can be removed. This is
done by removing the Victaulic clamp and seal from both
the inlet and outlet pipe connection to one of the system’s
control valves. Then loosen the union collar closest to the
control valve of the inlet and outlet union ball valve. Then
remove the loose section of inlet and outlet plumbing.
4c. Disconnect the union fitting on the drain line next to the
control valve.
4d. If connected, disconnect the brine hose from the control
valve. See page 13 for brine hose connection detail.
4e. Disconnect the meter cable from the meter dome. See
Figure 1 on page 12 for meter cable connection location.
4f. Disconnect the communication cable(s) from the P1/P3
port(s) and the power supply cable from the P14 port of the
control valve’s controller. See pages 15 and 16 for
port locations.
4g. The control valve should now be free to rotate counter-
clockwise, when viewed from above, to loosen. Then lift
the control valve from top of tank. Additional plumbing may
need to be moved depending on model.
4h. Inspect the distributor screens for damage, and make
sure all screens are present before loading the mineral tank
with media. Before proceeding with installation, replace any
damaged components immediately.
4i. Cap the top open end of the distributor tube with tape and
plastic sheeting to keep all media and foreign debris from
entering the distributor tube. This cap must be secure and
not come off during media loading.
4j. Place the distributor tube, screen end down, into the miner-
al tank and center it in the bottom. The top of the distributor
tube should be flush with the top of the tank. Test the tape
cap to make sure it can not come off during the media
loading process.
4k. For systems 24" in diameter and larger, fill the mineral
tank
1
⁄
3
full with water to prevent breakage of the distribu-
tor tube screens during the media loading process. This
step is not required for tanks smaller than 24" in diameter.
4l. Make sure the plastic and tape cap is secure to the top
of the distributor tube, place a funnel on the top of the
tank and load first the gravel (if different sizes of gravel are
used load the largest gravel first, then the smaller gravel)
then the softening resin into the tank. The cap must not
come off of the distributor tube during the loading of
the media.
4m. Remove the funnel from the top of the tank and plastic
cap and tape from the top of the distributor tube. DO
NOT PULL UP ON THE DISTRIBUTOR TUBE when
removing the cap. The distributor tube top must remain
flush with the top of the tank.
4n. Clean any media from the threads and top of the mineral
tank. Media in the threads and on the O-ring sealing sur-
face of the tank can cause tank thread damage and pre-
vent the control valve’s O-ring seal from sealing properly.
4o. Lubricate the O-rings on the bottom of the control valve
(distributor tube port O-ring and top of tank O-ring). Use
nonpetroleum based silicone lubricant only.
4p. Press the factory suppled black upper diffuser into the
base of the control valve.
4q. Place the control valve on top of the tank. When
performing this step, seat the top of the distributor tube
inside the distributor port located on the bottom of the
control valve first, then press the control valve down until
the control valve threads come in contact with the tank
threads. This ensures that the distributor tube is properly
seated into the bottom of the control valve.
4r. Tighten the control valve onto the tank with a clockwise
rotation. Be careful not to cross thread the control valve
to tank connection or over tighten it. A hand tight fit is
appropriate for the control valve torque. DO NOT use a
wrench. Tank or control valve damage could result. DO
NOT apply thread sealant or plumbing tape on the control
valve to tank threaded connection.
4s. Reinstall the inlet and outlet sections of plumbing
removed in step 4b.
System Installation
WARNING
!
The control valve and attached plumbing may exceed
50 lbs in weight. Practice appropriate lifting technique
to avoid personal injury and use care not to drop
control valve.
