Pro-OX 7800 Installation & Startup Guide
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Assembly and Installation Instructions
1.
Unscrew by hand the entire 7800 control valve from top of tank if it was shipped screwed on.
The Vortech distributor tube is already installed in the tank. If not already done, make sure blue
temporary plug is on top of distributor tube, or wrap the top of distributor tube with electrical
or duct tape.
You do not want gravel or filter media to go down the distributor tube.
Fig. 3: Media Funnel Use
2.
Add filter gravel supplied first, using the funnel sent with the Birm filter.
NOTE: Be sure not to
let any parts of the bag or foreign materials enter the tank when you are adding media.
3.
Next add the Birm media. Tank will be approximately 60% full. Do not fill past 60%, even if there
is some extra media left over.
4.
Remove cap or tape from top of distributor tube.
5.
Add 2 cups of household bleach down the inside of the distributor tube and fill tank completely
with water. This will allow the Birm media to become activated and also sanitize the media. It
will also eliminate the need of “purging” the air out of the tank later.
6.
NOTE Regarding Teflon tape and pipe sealants:
It is OK to use Teflon tape and pipe sealant on
the water pipe connector threads, where you attach your pipes or plumbing to the 7800.
DO
NOT USE any Teflon tape or pipe joint compound on the tank itself or on the threads where
the 7800 threads into the tank.
Please Note: When installing the 7800 backwash control-timer
valve on to the top of the filter tank, do not over-tighten. Tighten by hand; there is no need for a
pipe wrench or other wrench.
7.
See how the by-pass is connected (Fig 4). Note that the pipe connectors and the other end is
what gets attached to the control valve, while the red clips hold the pipe connectors to the by-
pass valve. To put the system on or off bypass do NOT remove the red clips, just turn knobs.
The
7800 is usually shipped in by-pass position.
Temporary cap
on top of
distributor tube
