AS1375MP-960
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20/11/2006
INSTALLATION
OF
IBC CABINET WATER SOFTENER UNIT
FITTED WITH MODEL 255 VALVE/960 CONTROL
Check the equipment upon arrival for damage or shortages and report same to our Office or Agent before
starting.
Position the Softener and Brine Tank on a firm foundation, preferably concrete, with sufficient space for
operation and maintenance.
STEP 1
Make sure the softener tank is empty and clean. Remove brine tank lid and remove resin and
control valve.
STEP 2
Install the distributor tube in the softener tank, check the height in relation to top of softener
tank. (Approximately 25mm above the top of the tank).
STEP 3
Place a plastic cap over the end of the distributor pipe. A clean rag or plastic bag will suffice if
plastic cap is not available -
NO
media must enter distributor pipe.
STEP 4
Place a with mouth funnel in the mouth of the tank and load the resin and fill with water to
within 50mm of the top. The resin
must not
be allowed to be spilled on the floor as it is very
slippery and dangerous to walk on.
STEP 5
Clean top of neck and threads of all traces of resin. Remove the plastic cap fitted in Step 3
taking care not to raise the distributor pipe.
NEVER
shorten the length of the distributor pipe.
STEP 6
Unpack control valve, check that tank ‘O’ ring is in place. Screw in top strainer if not fitted. Fit
control valve to softener tank, screw down hand tight. Attach bypass valve if supplied and then
thread adaptor nuts and pipe piece with the sealing gasket.
STEP 7
Connect inlet, outlet pipes and drain line to control valve as per Instruction Booklet.
STEP 8
Remove lid from brine tank, connect brine tube from air check assembly on control valve, to
brine riser tube in brine tank. Then connect brine overflow drain line to waste trap.
STEP 9
Refer to Instruction booklet for start up procedure (page 23 "placing conditioner into Service")
STEP 10
Load two bags of 25kg high purity water softener salt into brine tank and replace lid.
STEP 11
To prevent the brine tank over flowing it will be necessary to maintain the salt level in the tank
to that of the initial fill and replenish the salt after two regenerations with one bag of salt.
Table 3
MODEL
RESIN LITRES
BRINE TANK - SALT
LOADING KG
AS1375MP-960
75
50
