Pro-OX 7800 Installation & Startup Guide
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Pre-Installation
1.
Review your packing list and make sure you have received all the parts before beginning
installation.
2.
If you are going to be turning off the water to the house and you have an electric water heater,
shut off the power to the water heater before beginning installation in case water heater is
accidentially drained.
3.
Pick a suitable location for your filter system on a dry level spot where it won’t be exposed to
freezing temperatures. A minimum of 20 PSI is required. Maximum pressure is 90 PSI.
4.
Get all of your plumbing parts together before beginning installation. Installation typically takes
3 to 5 hours. However after installation the Birm Filter 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. Typically this clears up over a day or two.
Best Practices for Piping & Drain Installation
1.
See typical installation (see Fig 2). The Birm filter is installed after the pressure tank. If you are
also installing a water softener, install the softener after the Birm filter.
2.
Make sure to connect the in pipe to the 7800 control valve inlet and the outlet to the outlet (see
Fig 3). As you face the 7800 control from the front, the water enters on the right and exits on
the left. From the back (see Fig 3) the water enters on the left. The inlet and outlet are
attached to the bypass valve which is marked with arrows as well.
3.
Make sure there is a working gate or ball valve before the 7800 Birm filter and also one after as
shown in the diagram Fig 2. The pressure gauges are optional and perhaps not necessary but a
hose bib (which is a faucet that you can attach a garden hose to) is strongly recommended after
the Birm filter before the second ball valve. This makes it easy to rinse your new Birm filter on
start-up and gives you a place to test the water before it enters your household plumbing.
4.
If you will be using copper piping, do not sweat the copper pipe directly on to the 7800 control
valve. Avoid heating up the 7800 control valve plastic with the torch.
5.
You do not need unions to install your 7800 control. If you need to remove it, the 7800 has
quick-release couplings that make it easy to put the Birm filter on by-pass and remove the filter
system from the piping.
