Installation
Instructions
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Turn off the gas or electric supplg to the water
heater, in the possibilitg that the water heater
mall be drained while draining pipes.
• Turn off the water supplll to pipes to be cut and
drain the house water pipes.
• Open both hot and cold faucets at the lowest
location possible.
NOTE: For easier installation,
remove the top cover.
Slide the salt hole cover open. Locate the top cover
release point. Pull gentlll on the top cover at the
release point, lift up and rotate top cover backward
to remove.
Top
Cover
Release
Point
Salt Hole
Cover
Top
Cover
• Remove all packing material
located under top
cover.
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INSTALL BYPASS VALVE
• Remove plastic shipping
plug and wire from valve
outlet.
Turbine
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Valve
outlet
Turbine
shaft
and
support
NOTE: Be sure the turbine and support are firmlll
in place in the valve outlet. Blow into the valve port
and observe the turbine for free rotation.
Push the bypass valve (lubricate o-ring seals with
silicone grease) into both ports of the valve as
shown.
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adapte
Drain
fitti
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Clip
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Bypass
O-rings
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O-ring
seal goes into the outer
groove
only. The clip snaps
into
the inner groove
(see below).
Snap the 2 large plastic clips in place, from the
top down, as shown.
Clip
SIDE
VIEW
Valve
inlet or outlet
END
VIEW
Bypass
valve
(push
all the way
in}
• Push the NPT adapters
(lubricate o-ring seals with
silicone grease) into both ports of the valve as
shown.
• Snap the 2 large plastic clips in place, from the
side, as shown.
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HOVE THE SOFTENER ASSEMBLY
INTO INSTALLATION
POSITION
Before sliding softener
in position, be sure the
installation
surface is level and smooth. Sharp
objects under the tank mall puncture
it. If needed,
place the tank on a section of 3/4" thick (minimum)
plllwood.
Then, place shims under the plllwood
as
needed to level the softener. Slide softener
into
position.