GE 6000A Step-by-step installation instructions, CustomerService, installation for water leaks

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5 Connect and run the valve drain hose:

Step-by-step installation instructions.

5 Connect and run the valve drain hose:

Use the provided drain hose (20′ length included) to attach to the valve drain fitting. To keep water pressure from blowing the hose off, use a hose clamp to secure in place.

Locate the other end of the hose at a suitable drain point (floor drain, sump, laundry tub, etc.) that terminates at the sewer. Check and comply with local codes.

IMPORTANT: If more drain hose is needed, it should be ordered from GE Parts at 800.626.2002. The water softener will not work if water cannot exit this hose during regenerations.

Tie or wire the hose in place at the drain point. High water pressure will cause it to whip during the back-wash and fast rinse cycles of regeneration. Also provide an air gap of at least 1–1/2 between the end of the hose and the drain point. An air gap prevents possible siphoning of sewer water into the softener, if the sewer should back-up.

If raising the drain hose overhead is required to get to the drain point, do not raise higher than 8´ above the floor.

Elevating the hose may cause a back-pressure that could reduce brine draw during regenerations.

5 Connect a rigid valve drain tube:

A

Fig. 4A

Clip

Cut barbs from drain fitting

Fig. 5

1/4NPT threads

Barbs

1/2O.D. copper

tube (not furnished)

 

Compression fitting, 1/4NPT X 1/2O.D. tube (not furnished)

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To adapt a copper drain tube to the softener, use a hacksaw to

 

 

cut the barbed end from the drain fitting as shown in Fig. 4A.

 

 

Rotate the drain fitting so the cutting blade clears the valve

 

 

housing to prevent damage to valve. Buy a compression fitting

 

 

(1/4″ female pipe thread x 1/2″ O.D. tube) and needed

 

 

tubing from your local hardware store.

 

 

 

Connect and run the cabinet (brine tank) overflow hose

 

 

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Attach a length of hose (use remaining hose from Step 5) to

 

 

the drain elbow installed in Step 4. Use a hose clamp to hold

 

 

it in place.

 

Locate the other end of the hose at the drain point. DO NOT

 

 

ELEVATE this hose higher than the elbow on the brine tank.

 

 

DO NOT TEE this hose to the valve drain hose.

 

NOTE: This drain is for safety only. If the cabinet (brine tank)

 

should over-fill with water, the excess is carried to the drain.

 

 

 

Install grounding clamps and wire:

 

 

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DANGER: Failure to properly attach ground wire could

 

 

 

result in electrical shock.

 

If plumbing is metal, to maintain electrical ground continuity

 

 

in the house cold water piping, install the included ground

 

 

clamps as shown in Fig. 6. Be sure the pipes are clean under

 

 

the clamps to assure good contact.

 

 

 

Flush pipes, expel air from softener, and test your

 

 

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installation for water leaks:

 

 

 

CAUTION: To avoid water or air pressure damage to softener

 

 

 

inner parts, be sure to do the following steps in exact order.

 

A. Fully open 2 cold soft water faucets nearby the softener.

 

B. Place bypass valve in bypass position by pushing the stem

 

 

inward.

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C. Fully open the house main water pipe shutoff valve. Observe

 

a steady flow from both faucets opened in Step A above.

Hose clamp

Grommet

Overflow drain hose 5 Connect a rigid valve drain tube:

To sewer drain

Fig. 6

To valve inlet

Clamp (2)

Ground wire

From valve outlet

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Contents GE Answer Center GXSS17Z01Part No. 215C1044P003-1 Pub. No. 49-50007-1 8-98 CG Installation and Owner’s ManualCustomerService Troubleshooting TipsCustomer Service Installation InstructionsIMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING SAFETY PRECAUTIONSPROPER INSTALLATION Read and follow this Safety Information carefullyInstallation instructions Important Installation RecommendationsUnpacking and Inspection See Where to Install the Softener section for more detailsCustomer Service Plan How You Will Install the SoftenerWhere to Install the Softener Tools and Materials Required for InstallationSafetyInstructions Operating Instructions Installation InstructionsTroubleshootingTips Typical Installation IllustrationStep-by-step installation instructions Fig. 3AFig. 3B Fig. 3CFig. 4A Install grounding clamps and wireinstallation for water leaks 5 Connect and run the valve drain hoseTroubleshooting Tips Customer Service Safety Instructions InstallationInstructions Operating Instructions 10 Connect to electrical powerSolid State Timer CustomerServiceProgram the Timer Set the timerSpecifications/Dimensions Safety Instructions Installation Instructions OperatingInstructions Troubleshooting Tips Service About the water softener systemAutomatic Hard Water Bypass During Regeneration FillBreaking a Salt Bridge bridgeCleaning the Nozzle and Venturi Assembly only. Do not over-tighten the cap or housingAbout the face plate timer features Troubleshooting TipsError Code What to do When a Power Outage OccursInstallation Instructions SafetyInstructions Setting the Timer for Days and Fill Minutes of RegenerationAbout regenerating the system TroubleshootingTips Operating InstructionsRegeneration Chart If you need help to program the timer, all the GE Answer CenterWater Hardness-Grains Per Gallon Pounds of Salt Used Each RegenerationBefore you call for service… ProblemPossible Causes What To DoGE Service Protection Plus Warranty Registration Department P.O. Box Louisville, KYGeneral Electric Company What BrandDear Customer Model NumberSerial Number Consumer Product Ownership RegistrationParts list Customer ServiceParts catalog Parts list Customer Service Troubleshooting Tips Safety InstructionsInstallation Instructions Operating InstructionsTroubleshootingTips Operating InstructionsGE Water Softening System Warranty Safety Instructions Installation InstructionsGE Will Replace, At No Charge To You What GE Will Not CoverService Telephone Numbers Special Needs ServiceService Contracts Parts and Accessories