Kenmore 170, 275 Step by STE P G Uides to Install, Connect Valve and Salt Tank Drains

SECTION3STEP BY STE P G UIDES TO INSTALL

D. CONNECT VALVE AND SALT TANK DRAINS

_1_ CONNECT THE VALVE DRAIN HOSE

Cut an appropriate length of 3/8" drain tubing

(20 ft. roll included) and attach one end to the drain fitting (FIG. 12). Put the other end of the

hose 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 NPT x 1/2 in. minimum

tube) and tubing from your local hardware store.

drain adaptor

tube
clamp --	,_

NOTE: Overflow drain tubing is

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Optional copper drain hook-up, check with local codes

Compression fitting

1/4" NPT thread 1/4 NPT x 1/2" O.D. tube (not furnished)

barbs

			Cut barbs from valve drain		1/2" outside
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			elbow	(pull clip and remove	diameter copper
\\	,,.x
			drain	valve elbow from valve)	tube (not furnished)
	x'-,
	NN
		\N
		NX
			K\	STANDPIPE
			\\
			\\
			NX	To drain
			\\
			_	point other
valve	drain	hose		flaanfleer
(see	step	1, above)		drain. Support
				hose in place
				as needed.	r gap
			t _1/_,,
l_e or wire			air gap	1-W'air gap
hose in place			l

available from Sears, Item No. 42-3433 (20 ft)

overflow drain

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

ILAUNDRY

DRAIN

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High Performance Valve