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How to Install the Tank
Step I: Disconnect and remove the exist-
ing tank after turning the power off and
draining the system.
1.
Find the fuse box or circuit
breaker panel for your house.
Turn off the power to the well
pump.
For your safety,
the information
in this manual must be followed
to minimize the risk of electric
shock, property damage, or
personal injury. Properly ground
to confirm with all governing
codes and ordinances.
2.
Open a faucet inside the house.
Drain the system as much as
possible by letting the water run
until it runs out.
3.
Close the ball or gate valve (this
is the valve that controls the
flow of water from the tank into
the plumbing system inside the
house)
(Fig. 1)
4. Drain the remaining water from
the tank with a garden hose into
a bucket or floor drain. Attach
a garden hose to the faucet on
the front of the tank cross. Place
the other end of the hose in a
bucket so that it is at a level lower
than the faucet. Open the drain
valve and drain the water out of
the tank. It may be necessary
to vent the tank through the
air valve to allow the tank to
drain completely.
(Fig. 2)
5.
Disconnect the wiring to the
pressure switch.
(Check first to
be sure that the power to the
pump is turned off.)
a.
Loosen the hex nut on the top
of the cap using pliers or an
adjustable wrench. Unscrew by
hand.
(Fig. 3)
b. Remove the cap to the pressure
switch.
c.
Unscrew the connections for the
wires.
d. Mark which wire goes to which
screw on the pressure switch (i.e.
note that the green wire connects
to the front screw; mark using
masking tape if necessary).
(Fig.
4)
e.
Unscrew the clamp connector
holding the wiring to the pressure
switch.
(Fig. 5)
f.
Pull the wires out of the pressure
switch.
(Fig. 6)
6. Loosen and unscrew the union
connections that hold the tank
and the tank cross/pressure
gauge/pressure switch assembly
in place.
(Fig. 7-8)
7.
Lay the tank on its side with tank
cross pointing up. Remove tank
cross assembly by unscrewing it
using the pipe wrench.
(Fig. 9)
Step II: Assemble the new tank cross unit.
NOTE:
If you are re-using the tank cross assembly from the old
tank skip to Step III.
1.
If you are using new parts for
the tank cross assembly, remove
the new tank cross, pressure
gauge, pressure switch, pressure
relief valve, and pipe nipple from
their packages.
Assemble the tank cross unit.
Apply Teflon
®
tape to the male
threads on the tank cross
pressure gauge and both ends
of the pipe nipple.
(Fig. 10)
Apply
clockwise (i.e. bottom up and
coming towards you). Apply 3 full
turns.
2.
Insert the pipe nipple into one
of the holes on the top of the
“crossbar” of the tank cross.
(It doesn’t matter which one.)
Tighten using the pipe wrench.
(Fig. 11)
3.
Insert the pressure gauge in the
other hole on top of the crossbar.
Tighten using the adjustable
wrench on the square brass nut.
Tighten hand tight, then wrench
tight. Do not over tighten.
The Teflon
®
tape will ensure a
sufficient seal. Once tightened,
do not loosen. If you do, the joint
is more likely to leak.
(Fig. 12)
4. Install the pressure switch on the
top of the pipe nipple. Again,
tighten using the adjustable
wrench on the hexagonal brass
nut. Tighten hand tight. Then
wrench tight.
5.
Install drain on the arm of the
cross bar of the tank cross. Tighten
using pipe wrench.
(Fig. 13)
A drip pan
c o n n e c t e d
to an adequate drain must be
installed if leaking or flooding
could cause property damage to
the area adjacent to the appliance
or to lower floors of the structure.
6. Install the pressure relief valve
in the other female threaded
opening on the front of the cross
bar of the tank.
(Fig. 14)
Always be sure
to equip your
well system with a proper
pressure relief valve.
Step III: Install the new
tank cross assembly on the new tank
.
1. Remove the plastic plug from the
elbow at the bottom of the tank.
Discard the plug.
2. Install the tank cross assembly
on the tank. Either use the new
tank cross assembly, put together
according to Step II above, or
reuse the tank cross assembly
from the old tank.
3. Apply Teflon
®
tape to the threads
at the bottom of the “stem” of
the tank cross. Insert the stem
in the female threaded fitting on
the bottom of the tank. Tighten
hand tight then wrench tight.
(Fig. 14-15)
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