Installation - Type A
A. WATER FILTER ON HOUSE MAIN WATER PIPE, TO FILTER ALL HOUSEHOLD WATER
USING COMPRESSION FITTINGS (See Figure 3 on Page 6)
INSTALLATION STEPS
1. Apply 4 wraps of Teflon tape to the threads of both compression fittings.
2. Carefully turn the compression fittings into the water filter head inlet and outlet and tighten. Do not cross- thread and damage the threads. Do not overtighten and crack the head.
3. Remove the nut and brass ferrule from both compres- sion fittings and set aside. Using a tape measure or ruler, measure the distance “D” as shown in Figure 7). Mark this dimension at right so you do not forget.
4. IMPORTANT: Turn off the water supply to the main pipe. Open a high and low faucet in the water system to drain the pipe.
5. On the main water pipe, where you will install the fil- ter, mark the dimension “D”. You will remove this section of pipe. Before you begin to cut,
6. Use a tubing cutter to remove the section of pipe. Remove all burrs and rough edges with the sandpaper or emery cloth.
7. Place a nut and brass ferrule from compression fittings onto both pipe ends (See Figure 8).
8. With the IN side of the water filter toward incoming water, spread the pipes apart and fit both pipe ends into the compression fittings. Move a ferrule and nut up to the fitting (See Figure 9). Then, turn on and tighten the nut. Hold the fitting with one wrench while tightening the nut with the other. Repeat on the other side.
D
Nut Brass Ferrule
IN
Nut
D= ________”
Measure to shoulder inside of fittings. Copper pipe butts against this shoulder.
Figure 7
Brass Nut Ferrule
Figure 8
Fitting
OUT
Brass Nut
Ferrule
9. Before turning on the water supply, remove the sump from the filter head and install the filter cartridge (See Page 11).
GROUNDING INFORMATION:
The house cold water pipe is often used to ground elec- trical outlets in the home. Grounding protects you from electrical shock. Installing the water filter housing may have broken this ground. To restore, buy and install a #4 copper wire across the filter, tightly clamped at both ends, as shown in Figure 10.
WATER FLOW |
| Figure 9 |
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Ground
Wire
Clamp |
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(2) | Figure 10 |
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