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5*. Connect the cold water supply to the inlet flange of the water
softening system’s inlet water header.
6*. Install an inlet water sample port in the supply line and close it.
7*. If risk of vacuum exists, install Watts # 0556031 vacuum
relief valve in the supply line to protect the system against
vacuum damage.
8*. Connect the outlet header flange to the water line requiring
soft water.
9*. Install an outlet water sample port on the outlet water line of
the system and close it.
10*. Inspect drain line connection at system control valve to
ensure the drain line flow controller is installed in the drain
line. It is factory installed. See page 13 for connection detail.
The flow arrow on the drain line flow controller must point
towards the drain receptacle. Only plumbing tape is allowed
on the drain line flow controller fitting threads.
11*. Construct the drain line routing it to an appropriate drain recep-
tacle abiding buy all local building and plumbing codes. DO
NOT construct drain line to elevations that exceed 4 feet above
the drain port of the control valve, or reduce the drain line diam-
eter to smaller than that of the drain line flow controller. The drain
line must be anchored to the floor.
12*. Reconnect the brine tank to the water softener’s control
valve brine port using the factory supplied fittings and tubing.
See page 13 for connection detail. The brine tank should
set on a common elevation as the mineral tank and within
distance so that it can be reached by the length of factory
supplied brine tubing. Add enough water (6") to the brine
tank so that water covers the top of the air check. DO NOT
add salt to the brine tank at this time.
13. Reconnect meter cable(s) into meter dome(s) according to
Figure 1. NXT2 & SXT controller meter cable(s) must use side
port on meter dome(s). Connect the other end of the meter
cable(s) to the control valve’s P5 port located on the control
valve’s controller of the control valve the meter is plumbed
into. For HCTA-200-PPSM series systems, the meter cable
connects to a single control valve controller. See pages 15 &
16 for P5 location.
14. Connect the 24V transformer power supply wires to the
P14 ports of the control valve controllers. See pages
15 & 16 for P14 location.
15. If applicable, install a metal bonding strap across metal inlet
and outlet plumbing lines to maintain electrical continuity.
The system is now ready for Start Up.
* See Installation Diagrams pages 13–14 of this manual for
additional information.
WARNING
!
Operating a system without a drain line flow controller will
cause all media to flow out of the system through the
drain line.
Start Up Instructions
1. Ensure all inlet and outlet isolation valves and the bypass
valves are in the closed position and the treated water faucet
hot and cold side are in the open position.
2. Open the main water supply valve to the building.
3. Check for leaks and repair as needed.
4. Plug the power cords of the control valves into an electrical
outlet to energize system.
5. Locate “Manually Initiating a Regeneration” on page 19 of
this manual and follow the steps to place the system into the
backwash position. Once the system cycles into the back-
wash position, unplug the control valve from the power outlet
to keep the system in the backwash position.
6. Open the inlet isolation valve slightly until water can be heard
flowing through the isolation valve and allow the mineral tank
to fill with water. Air will come out of the drain line until the
mineral tank is full of water. Once water flow at the drain line
is observed, fully open the inlet valve and allow water flow
to drain for 10 minutes to flush the resin bed of any color. If
water at the drain shows any discoloration, continue to flush
the resin bed until water at the drain is clear.
7. After resin bed flushing is complete, plug the system back in
to the power outlet so that it will return to the service position.
Repeat steps 4, 5, 6 and 7 on the other tanks.
8. Connect the factory supplied inner-connecting communication
cable(s) between the P1 and P3 ports of the control valve’s
controllers shown on pages 15 & 16.
9. Program the system according to the System Type (see page
21) following the Control Valve Programming section beginning
on page 22. Series HCTA-200-PPSM will be programmed as
System 7 type systems and series HCP-200-PPSM will be
programmed as System 14 type systems.
10. Put the appropriate amount of water in the brine tank(s). This
is accomplished by manually cycling the control valve(s) to
cycle step 4 “Brine Tank Refill” and allowing a complete brine
tank refill cycle to conclude. This step must be done for each
brine tank in the system only after the proper brine tank refill
time has been programmed into each controller.
11. Put the appropriate amount of salt in each brine tank. Do Not
fill the salt level past the brine well lid.
12. Fully open the outlet isolation valves.
13. Ensure the bypass valve is in the closed position.
14. Check for leaks and repair as needed.
15. Allow water to flow from the hot and cold side treated faucet
until all air has been purged from the plumbing system. Then
close both the hot and cold side treated water faucet.
16. Turn on water heaters.
Start up is now complete and the system is ready for operation.
Figure 1
Mechanical Meter Cable Inserts Into
Top Center Port of Meter Dome
Electronic Meter Cable for NXT2 & SXT
Controllers Inserts Into Side Port of Meter Dome
