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RIGID METAL PIPE AND CPVC PLASTIC PIPE
INSTALLATION:
1) Turn off cold water supply valve and drain the
line to prevent spillage.
2) Drill 3/16" hole at the desired location. To pre-
vent shock hazard, use a battery operated drill.
3) Before installing saddle tapping valve, make
sure piercing lance does not protrude beyond
rubber gasket.
4) Assemble saddle tapping valve on copper
tubing.
5) Turn saddle valve handle clockwise to close
valve. With a wrench tighten nut/seal around
valve stem.
6) When you wish to open valve and supply cold
water to the unit, turn valve handle counter
clock wise.
7) Connect one end of the tubing to the feed
water valve using brass compression nut and
plastic sleeve.
NOTE: For basement installations the existing
feed water tubing may have to be longer to
reach feed valve.
C. Pre-fill and Sanitize the Storage Tank
Pre-filling the tank is always recommended so there
is pressure to check for leaks and several gallons
of water to flush carbon post filter. Tanks are
furnished with a special disinfectant and only
require filling with water and 15 minutes of contact
time to be completely sanitized. It is important to
use a sanitizer when pre-filling tank so the solution
can sanitize the tubing, fittings, and faucet at the
time of installation and startup.
1) Insert free end of feed water tubing into the
fitting on the storage tank.
2) Open feed water valve and tank valve and
allow tank to fill (about 3 minutes).
3) Turn off feed water valve, tank valve, remove
tank from tubing and set tank aside (15
minutes minimum).
D. Install the Drain Connection
IMPORTANT: Before starting this procedure,
inspect the condition of the drain piping, especially
in older homes where the traps and tailpieces can
be deceptively thin and frail. If in poor condition, it is
wise to inform the customer that the condition
should be remedied.
The drain saddle assembly is designed to fit around
a standard 1-1/2" OD drain pipe.
The drain saddle should always be installed above
(before) the trap and on the vertical or horizontal
tail piece. Never install the drain saddle close to the
outlet of a garbage disposal or plugging of the RO
drain line may occur.
1) Peel adhesive covering from the back of foam
square gasket and line up with the hole in the
saddle drain and apply. This gasket provides
a leak proof seal on the drain stand pipe.
2) Position both halves of drain saddle at
desired location on drain pipe.
3) Use bolts and nuts to clamp drain saddle onto
drain pipe. Do not over tighten and make sure
there is equal space between saddle halves
on each side.
4) Carefully drill hole through threaded fitting of
drain saddle (as shown in Photo 2) being
careful not to drill through opposite side of
drain pipe.
5) Insert drain tubing into compression nut and
tighten onto drain saddle.
