GE GXMH31H Manual Del Propietario E Instrucciones De Instalación página 14

Installation Instructions
COMPLETE INLET AND OUTLET
PLUMBING
WARNING
be used to ground electrical outlets in the home.
Failure to maintain this ground path may result in an
electric shock hazard. If the cold water pipe is used to
ground electric outlets, please refer to Installing the
Ground Wire section before cutting the pipe.
IMPORTANT: This water softener has a non-
metallic valve system. Installing it on metal
plumbing will break electrical continuity, which
may interrupt grounding for the home. You must
restore electrical continuity in your metal plumbing
system.
If you install a 3-valve bypass system (Figure 5),
electrical continuity will be maintained. If you
install the non-metallic bypass valve (Figure 11),
please refer to the Installing the Ground Wire
section before cutting the pipe.
Figure 11
Measure, cut, and loosely assemble pipe and
fittings from the main water pipe to the inlet and
outlet ports of the water softener valve. Be sure to
keep fittings fully together, and pipes squared and
straight.
BE SURE INCOMING HARD WATER SUPPLY IS
DIRECTED TO THE SOFTENER VALVE INLET
PORT.
NOTE: Inlet and outlet are marked on the water
softener valve. Trace the water flow direction to
be sure hard water is to inlet.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to fit, align and support
all plumbing to prevent putting stress on the
water softener valve inlet and outlet. Stress from
misaligned or unsupported plumbing may cause
damage to the valve.
• If making a soldered copper installation, do all
sweat soldering before connecting pipes to the
NPT adapters and bypass valve. Torch heat will
damage plastic parts.
A copper or
connection use only lead free solder and
galvanized cold
flux to prevent lead poisoning.
water pipe may
• When turning threaded pipe fittings onto
• Use Teflon Tape on all external pipe threads.
Complete the inlet and outlet plumbing for the
type of pipe you will be using. Secure ground
clamp to metal pipes.
INSTALLING THE GROUND WIRE
NOTE: If your house plumbing is plastic, it
would not be used as a grounding path, and
this step should be skipped.
IMPORTANT: A copper or galvanized cold water
pipe is often used to ground electrical outlets
in the home. Grounding protects you from
electrical shock. The water softener may have
broken this ground path. To restore connection,
install a 12"-long, 6-gauge copper wire across and
tightly clamp using UL-approved 1/2"–1" bronze
grounding clamps at both ends as shown (Figure
12). Zinc clamps should not be used on copper
plumbing. Wire and clamps may be purchased
separately from your local hardware store.
1. Clean copper pipe and ends of wire with
2. Attach bronze clamps to pipe. Tighten
3. Attach to clamps as shown. Tighten screws.
NOTE: If you are installing a sediment filter or
other item(s) into the plumbing system, along
with the water softener, be sure to restore
electrical continuity across all removed metal
pipe sections.
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WARNING
plastic fittings, use care not to cross-thread.
emery paper. Bare wire is recommended. If
insulated wire is used, is should be stripped
3/4" at each end before cleaning with emery
paper.
screws.
Clamp (2)
If solder is
used to make
pipe
Ground Wire
Figure 12