TOOLS, Pipe and FITTINGS, Other Materials Needed

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PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION

B. TOOLS, PIPE AND FITTINGS, OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED

You must first decide how to run in and out pipes to the softener. Look at your house main water pipe at the point you will connect the softener. Is the pipe

soldered copper, glued plastic, or threaded galva- nized or brass? What is the pipe size? What kind of pipe and fittings is it easiest for you to work with, and what tools do you have?

Now look at the common plans for in and out piping

on page 2-4 (soldered copper) and 2-5 (threaded). Select the drawing best for you and use it as a guide

to plan what materials you will need. As you plan your in and out piping, keep in mind the following

check list. Then get all the materials you will need before you start.

Notes:

Use page 2-3 to make a plan drawing for your spe- cific installation.

Some models include a plastic bypass valve, a length of valve drain hose, and a length of overflow drain hose for the salt storage tank.

In and out fittings included with the softener are 1"

NPT threaded adaptors. You should maintain the same, or larger, pipe size as the water supply pipe, up to the softener inlet and outlet.

Use copper, brass, galvanized or PVC plastic

pipe and fittings for the in and out pipes. Be sure to check local codes.

Copper and galvanized pipe corrode fast when

connected together. Use pipe and fittings of the same material.

ALWAYS install a bypass valve or valves. Either

use the Sears special valve (included with some models and available at your local Sears store), or 3 shut-off valves (see pages 2-4 and 3-3). Bypass

valves let you turn off water to the softener if

needed for repairs, but still have water in the house pipes.

Drain tubing (3/8 in. inside diameter), is needed for the valve and salt tank drains. See step 1 and

2 on page 3-5 and 3-6. Some models include a

length of drain tubing, or you can buy tubing at most Sears stores.

If a rigid valve drain is needed to comply with

plumbing codes, you can buy the parts needed (see

page 3-5) to change the softener to a 1/2 in. mini- mum copper tubing drain.

TOOLS NEEDED:--Common and cross point

(Phillips) screw drivers, slip joint pliers and a

tape measure or rule. ALSO...

...for SOLDERED COPPER -- tubing cutter, pro-

pane torch, solid-core LEAD-FREE solder, paste

flux, emery cloth, sandpaper or steel wool.

...for THREADED PIPE -- hacksaw or pipe cutter,

pipe wrenches, pipe threading tool, pipe joint com-

pound approved for use on potable water.

...for PVC PLASTIC -- hacksaw, adjustable

wrench, solvent cement approved for use on pota- ble water, primer.

Note: Codes in the State of Massachusetts require installations by a licensed plumber. For installation, use

plumbing code 248- CMR of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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