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7800 Greensand Filter Installation & Start-Up Guide 

Thank you for purchasing a Clean Water System! With proper 
installation and a little routine maintenance your system will 
be providing iron free water for many years. 

 

 

 

GREENSAND MEDIA CONTAINS DUST. USE PAPER MASK 
AND VENTILATE TO AVOID BREATHING DUST. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Содержание Greensand 7800

Страница 1: ...nstallation and a little routine maintenance your system will be providing iron free water for many years GREENSAND MEDIA CONTAINS DUST USE PAPER MASK AND VENTILATE TO AVOID BREATHING DUST Questions Call us toll free 1 888 600 5426 or 1 831 462 8500 Email us support cleanwaterstore com See more information on our website www cleanwaterstore com resources ...

Страница 2: ... foot size 3 Pre Installation 4 Best Practices for Piping Drain Installation 4 How Your Greensand Filter Works 5 Fig 1 Greensand Filter Tank Water Flow 5 Fig 2 Typical Plus Greensand Filter piping installation with ball valve and hose bib after filter 5 Assembly and Installation Instructions 6 Fig 3 7800 By Pass and Pipe Connectors 9 Troubleshooting the 7800 Greensand Filter 11 ...

Страница 3: ...foot of Greensand media Greensand Filter 1 5 cubic foot size 7800 Backwash Control Valve w Bypass Assembly and Pipe connector kit 1 or 10 x 54 filter tank with distributor tube Blue media funnel for adding the Greensand media 16lbs Filter gravel 1 5 cubic foot of Greensand media Greensand Filter 2 0 cubic foot size 7800 Backwash Control Valve w Bypass Assembly and Pipe connector kit 1 or 12 x 52 f...

Страница 4: ...r must be allowed to run through a complete backwash and rinse cycle 5 After the system is installed and running your water may be discolored or full of sediment or rust particularly if this is older or corroded piping This typically clears up over a day or two Best Practices for Piping Drain Installation 1 See typical installation on page 7 Fig 2 The Greensand filter is installed after the pressu...

Страница 5: ...nk backs up it cannot cross connect with the drain tubing How Your Greensand Filter Works See Fig 1 In greensand iron filter the water enters the top of the tank and flows down through the media and up the distributor tube Iron and manganese in the water turns to an oxidized particle upon contact with the media and is trapped in the media During backwash the water flow is reversed and water flows ...

Страница 6: ...7800 Greensand Filter Installation Startup Guide Page 6 www cleanwaterstore com Rev 120214 Fig 2 Typical Greensand Filter CWS Plus piping installation with ball valve and hose bib after the filter ...

Страница 7: ... cleanwaterstore com Rev 120214 Fig 3 7800 from the rear showing the inlet left and outlet right end connector fittings 3 4 or 1 NPT in Noryl plastic Brass end connectors are also available for connecting to copper tubing Fig 4 7800 Bypass and Service Positions ...

Страница 8: ...ore adding the Greensand media 3 Next add Greensand media The tank should be about 2 3rds full of media Do not fill past 2 3rds even if there is some media left over 4 Remove cap or tape from top of distributor tube Be careful not to pull up distributor tube when removing cap or tape 5 If possible at this point fill tank completely with water This will allow the Greensand Filter media to settle an...

Страница 9: ...of the 7800 Once bypass is in far enough you will be able to insert the red connector clips 10 Next lubricate the end connectors 2 in Fig 5 with some silicone grease or vegetable cooking oil and insert them into the bypass valve and then insert the red clips 3 11 Note that the 7800 is usually shipped in the bypass position There is a bypass valve knob on both the inlet and the outlet Fig 5 You can...

Страница 10: ...is why hard piping the drain line is discouraged however if you do use hard PVC piping for the drain line and you are able to remove the hard PVC drain piping and attach flexible tubing should you ever desire for testing purposes it is OK to use rigid PVC pipe for the drain Make sure the drain tubing is firmly clamped to the barbed fitting with a hose clamp to prevent leaks Fig 6 7800 Pot Perm Lin...

Страница 11: ...n Normally no pot perm solution will leak out of this fitting 18 Plug your 7800 control valve into an outlet After being plugged in the screen may display WAITING PLEASE while it finds the service position Next you will need to program the system to work as a Greensand Filter There are a few settings that must be changed before the system can be put into service PROGRAMMING 19 Plug in your 7800 co...

Страница 12: ...n pipes from the installation If you do not have a valve and hose bib installed after the Greensand filter you will need to turn the water on inside the house to let the water run Use a bathtub or laundry sink or other fixture that does not have an aerator screen 30 Press and hold the Manual Regen button for three seconds which will start a manual backwash watch the display and wait until it start...

Страница 13: ...s per minute or 10 GPM An adequate backwash is critical to properly clean the Greensand media and prevent it from cementing together 1 0 Cubic Foot Model 5 GPM recommended 1 5 Cubic Foot Model 5 GPM recommended 2 0 Cubic Foot Model 8 GPM recommended 2 5 Cubic Foot Model 10 GPM recommended 3 0 Cubic Foot Model 12 GPM recommended 34 The next cycle is the Rinse cycle and this runs for 6 to 8 minutes ...

Страница 14: ... manganese or sulfur odor in treated water after Greensand Filter No permanganate in solution tank Not backwashing often enough Water being used when Greensand Filter is in regeneration Permanganate solution is not being sucked in during the regeneration brine cycle Add permanganate powder to tank and regenerate greensand filter Set to backwash more frequently Backwash twice in one day and re chec...

Страница 15: ...place injector Set rinse cycle to longer time Lower float so that level of permanganate is lower in permanganate solution tank Potassium permanganate tank over filling or over flowing Clogged brine injector Clean or replace injector More Troubleshooting Tips Potassium Permanganate Not Being Sucked In During Regeneration Most problems occur when the 7800 is not drawing in the potassium permanganate...

Страница 16: ...loss and the injector not to work correctly finally check to make sure there is enough pressure If possible increase your water pressure to the iron filter from your well pump and see if a slightly increased pressure makes the injector work We recommend a minimum 30 PSI but it does work better if there is 40 to 50 minimum PSI System Not Backwashing Adequately The second main problem that may occur...

Страница 17: ... a regeneration cycle by holding down the manual regen button You can advance to the Brine Fill cycle by turning the regeneration cycle further Advance to the BF cycle 3 If it IS filling remove the safety float and make sure the air check ball is moving free and not stuck A stuck float is often the cause of this problem and can be easily fixed If the float is defective or older than 5 years replac...

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