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.
Pull outward
on the two tabs
to release top cover (see Fig. 5).
The salt lid remains
attached
to the top cover when removed.
Set both
covers aside so they will not get scratched
or broken.
Salt Lid
Top
SINGLE BYPASS VALVE:
6. Lightly coat the o-rings
with silicone grease
and slide
them onto the bypass valve.
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. Lightly coat the o-rings with silicone grease and slide
them onto the installation
adaptors.
Push the adap-
tors 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.
Figure
5
5. Visually
check and remove any foreign
mate-
rials 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.
Clips
Threaded
Valve
Installation
Outlet
Adaptors
O-Rings
Questions?
Call the Kenmore
Water
Line 1-800-426-9345
or visit www.kenmorewater.com