Upflow Carbon Installation & Startup Guide
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Upflow Carbon Installation & Startup guide
Assembly and Installation Instructions
1.
Unscrew the top fitting on the tank by hand if it was shipped screwed on. Place the distributor tube
in the tank if not already inside. If not already done, make sure the blue cap is on top of the
distributor tube, or wrap the top of distributor tube with electrical or duct tape.
You do not want
any carbon to go down the distributor tube, this is very important!
2.
Next add the carbon media. Disregard the black plug in the tank, that is a dome hole and not included
with Carbon systems.
3.
Remove cap or tape from the top of the distributor tube. This is a Vortech tank the distributor should
be fully installed and not able to be removed from the tank.
4.
If possible at this point, fill the tank completely with water. This will allow the carbon media to settle
and eliminate the need of “purging” the air out of the tank later.
5.
Attach optional plastic top screen to the under-side of the in-out head. It is a funnel-shaped plastic
screen that snaps on to the control valve and prevents media from escaping from the carbon filter.
6.
Connect the
IN pipe to the Upflow Inlet
(on the right side when facing the pipe connectors), and then
connect the
Out pipe to the Downflow Inlet
(diagram below).
7.
With the system on bypass, and the valve after the filter closed, open the hose bib tap after the
carbon filter and allow water to run for a couple of minutes to flush out any materials used in the
piping.
8.
Now take the Carbon filter off bypass. With the valve after the filter closed, allow the up-flow carbon
to flush for 10 to 20 minutes through the hose bib. This is necessary to flush out carbon fines and
dust. The water will be discolored to be black in color at first.
