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Now that the pieces of ¾" OR 1" copper pipe are soldered into the adapters, wait until
they are cool enough to touch. Apply Teflon tape or Pipe joint compound to both male
threads, and thread them and tighten them into the By-pass valve before you attach it onto
the back of the valve/meter.
Re-attach the stainless bypass valve back onto the valve/meter assembly and secure it with
the two small stainless steel clamps.
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. Now position the water softener unit in place for final water line installation, making sure
the bypass valve is set in the "BYPASS"
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. FIRST, measure and cut the lengths of pipe you need to
plumb the main hard water line into your softener unit. Then do
the same for the soft water line that will exit from the softening
unit, back out into the house.
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. NOTE: The unit will be marked either on the back of the
valve body itself with the word "IN" and "OUT" or the top of the
body of the bypass valve assembly with arrows showing the direction of water flow into and
out of the valve. "Out: is the water entering your house after it has passed through the water
softener
. BE VERY CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE YOU PLUMB THE SYSTEM IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION OTHERWISE YOU WILL LOOSE THE RESIN OUT OF THE TANK INTO YOUR
HOUSE LINES!
Use tephlon tape only and wrap around the threaded end of the drain line adaptor and
screw drain line adaptor into control show in photo below, then snug up with a small wrench.
Note: you do not have to tighten real tight doing so well crack the backwash assembly
housing.