5900e Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide
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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 5900e Greensand Filter and also one
after as shown in 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
Greensand Filter and before the second ball valve. This makes it easy to rinse your new
Greensand 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 5900e control
valve. Avoid heating up the 5900e control valve plastic with the torch.
5.
You do not need unions to install your 5900e control valve. If you need to remove it, the 5900e
has quick-release couplings that make it easy to put the Greensand filter on by-pass and remove
the filter system from the piping.
The drain line tubing (not supplied) is connected to a drain from the drain outlet using flexible ½” ID
tubing. Note that the drain can run up above the 5900e control and into a drain, it does not have to
drain down, as the filter backwashes under line pressure from your well pump. Most plumbing codes
require an air-gap connection, so that if your sewer or septic tank backs up, it cannot cross connect with
the drain tubing.
Installation of Your System into Copper or Metal Piping Systems:
If your new filter system is to be installed in a metal (conductive) plumbing system, i.e. copper or
galvanized steel pipe, the plastic components of the system will interrupt the electrical continuity of
the plumbing system.
As a result, any stray currents from improperly grounded appliances downstream or potential galvanic
activity in the plumbing system can no longer ground through the contiguous metal plumbing.
Some homes may have been built in accordance with building codes, which encouraged the
grounding of electrical appliances through the plumbing system.
Consequently, the installation of a bypass consisting of the same material as the existing plumbing,
or a grounded "jumper wire" bridging the equipment and reestablishing the contiguous conductive
nature of the plumbing system must be installed prior to your systems use.
This is simple and easy step to take if you are installing your water treatment system into copper
piping. A simple ground jumper wire with a pipe clamp can be purchased at any Home Center, or
hardware store, etc. for a few dollars.
Assembly and Installation Instructions: