Kenmore 170, 275 Connect Valve and Salt Tank Drains, Connect the Valve Drain Hose

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[i!i! ::i:i ! ::i:i ! ::i SECTION 3STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL

D. CONNECT VALVE AND SALT TANK DRAINS

_1_ CONNECT THE VALVE DRAIN HOSE

Take a length of 3 / 8" inside diameter drain tub- ing and attach one end to the drain fitting (FIG. 12). Use a tube clamp to hold it in place. Put the other end of the tubing over a floor drain, into a

laundry tub, standpipe, or other suitable drain. Check your local codes.

Leave an air gap of about 1-1/2" between the end of the hose and the drain. This gap is needed so you

don't get a back-flow of sewer water into the soften- er. Do not put the end of the hose into the drain or

connect without the air gap.

Place and support the hose so it does not kink or

have sharp bends. So water pressure does not cause

the hose to "whip", tie or wire it in place. Do not

pinch the hose shut. The softener will not work if

this drain hose is pinched, plugged, closed or re- stricted in any way.

Keep the hose lower than the drain fitting. (In some homes, to get to a drain you must raise the

hose and run it over-head. If you need an overhead drain, do not raise the hose more than 8' above the floor. A copper drain tube is best to use.)

COPPER DRAIN TUBE: The plumbing codes where you live may say that you must use a copper valve drain tube. A copper tube is also best to use for

an over-head drain. Use a copper drain tube if the softener is installed outside, or in the sunlight. Heat from the sun makes many kinds of rubber or plastic hose to soften, flatten and close up.

To adapt a copper drain tube to the softener, buy a

compression fitting (1/4 in. female pipe threads x 1/2 in. O.D. tube) and tubing from your local hard- ware store.

grommet tube

adaptor

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l_lamp

NOTE: Overflow

drain tubing is

available from Sears, Item No.

42 - 3433 (20 ft) overflow drain --

tubing (see step 2, top of page 3-6)

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floor

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step

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Contents Installation Manual Save this ManualIntroduction Plan Your Installation Restart the Water HeaterBefore Installing Checks & Tests Safety GuidesParts Descriptions Unpacking the Water SoftenerSmall Parts Before Installing Checks & Tests Water System TestsWhere to Install the Water Softener HeaterTOOLS, Pipe and FITTINGS, Other Materials Needed Out fittings included with the softener arePipe and FITTINGS, Plan Drawing ElectricalI1UTypical Soldered Copper or PVC in and OUT Pipes to Softener Deluxe Valve ModelsAdaptoric,o? Typical Threaded in and OUT Pipes to SoftenerAssemble INLET-OUTLET ADAPTORS, or Plastic Bypass Valve GO to Inlet and Outlet Threaded AdapOr the Inlet Outlet Threaded GO toInstalling Holding Clips Bypass Valve Turned DownwardInstalling 3 Valve Bypass and Pipes Install 3-VALVE BypassValve Bypass Move Softener Into Place Move the Softener Into PlaceTypical Soldering Connections Connect Valve and Salt Tank Drains Connect the Valve Drain HoseOl Connect Valve and Salt Tank Drains Connect Salt Tank Overflow TU- BingHouse Main Pressure Test / Check for LeaksShutoff Valves To Electrical Power Install Grounding Wire Between Softener in and OUT PipesElectrical Power Outlet for Your Softener Grounding / ConnectInstall Covers Grounding / Connect to Electrical PowerPlug Transformer Connecting Restart Water HeaterWith High Performance valve High Performance Valve Before Installing Checks & Tests Safety Guides Ring Parts Descriptions Small PartsWater System Tests Where to Install the Water Softener TOOLS, Pipe and FITTINGS, Other Materials Needed YO UR HO USE MAI N Water %--------.. Maine Threaded adaptor Install Sears Bypass Valve and / or Assemble INLET-OUTLET ADAPTORS, or Plastic Bypass ValveInstalling Holding Clips Bypass Valve Turned Downward Install 3-VALVE Bypass Locate Water Softener Connect PipesStep by STE P G Uides to Install Connect Valve and Salt Tank Drains= Connect Valve and Salt Tank Drains Connect Salt Tank Overflow TUHouse Main Water Install Grounding Wire Between Softener in and OUT Pipes Cold Water Pipe Grounding Meter Jumper WireInstall Covers Restart the Water Heater