CHECK
YOUR WATER PRESSURE BEFORE INSTALLING
For your water
softener
to work properly,
incoming
water
pressure in your house pipes must be no lower
than 20 pounds per square inch (psi).
The highest
allowable
pressure is 125 psi.
If pressure is above 125
psi, buy and install a pressure reducing
valve in the
pipe supplying
water
to the softener's
inlet.
NOTE: If water
pressure during
the day is 100 psi or
more, pressure during
the night may go above
125 psi.
INSTALL SINGLE
BYPASS VALVE AND/OR
THREADED
INSTALLATION
ADAPTORS
Complete
the following
steps to assemble
the adaptors
and/or
the included
single bypass valve.
1. Close the shutoff valve on the house main water
pipe,
near the water
meter or pressure tank, to turn off the
water.
2. Shut off the gas or electric
supply to the water
heater.
3. Open the highest and lowest water
faucets
in your
house.
This will let water
drain from the pipes.
Close faucets
after water
has drained.
.
Remove the top cover.
Remove the salt lid first and
then pull outward
on the two tabs to release top
cover (see Fig. 5).
Set both covers aside so they will
not get scratched
or broken.
Salt Lid
Top Cover
Figure 5
5. Visually
check and remove any foreign
materials
from the valve inlet and outlet
ports (see Fig. 6). Carefully
remove the
two large plastic clips (you will use them).
Check to be sure the turbine
and support
are firmly
in place (see Fig. 7).
NOTE: If you will not install the included
bypass valve because you will have
a 3-valve
bypass in your plumbing,
skip step 6, but perform
step 7.
SINGLE BYPASS VALVE:
6. Push the bypass valve into the softener
valve's inlet
and outlet
ports as far as it will go.
Snap the two
large holding
clips into place, from the top down as
shown (see Fig. 8).
CAUTION:
Be sure the clips snap firmly
into place so
the bypass valve will not pull out.
INLET AND OUTLET THREADED
ADAPTORS:
7. Push the adaptors
into the valve inlet and outlet
ports, or bypass valve ports, as far as they will go.
Both adaptors
are the same and fit either port.
Snap
the two large holding
clips into place, as shown (see
Fig. 8).
CAUTION:
Be sure the clips snap firmly
into place so
the adaptors
will not pull out.
Clips
Threaded
Installation
Valve
Adaptors
Outlet
___
Clip
Valve
Inlet
Clip
Single
Bypass Valve
Figure 6
Questions?
Call the Kenmore
Water
Line 1-800-426-9345
or visit www.kenmorewater.com