Clean Water Water Softener 9100-SXT Metered Twin 32K Grain x 2 Installation guide

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Fleck9100SoftenerInstallation&

Start‐UpGuide

ThankyouforpurchasingaCleanWaterSystem!Withproper

installationandalittleroutinemaintenanceyoursystemwillbe

providingfilteredwaterformanyyears.

YournewsystemcomeswithaprintedFleckServicemanual,which

alongwiththisstart‐upguidewillhelpguideyouintheinstallationand

start‐upofyournewsystem.TheFleckservicemanualcoversothertypesofsystemsaswellsuchaswater

softenersandfilters,sotheremaybeinformationinyourFleckservicemanualthatdoesnotpertaintoyour

system.Pleasereviewthisstart‐upguideentirelybeforebeginningtoinstallyoursystemandfollowthe

stepsoutlinedforbestresults.

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TableofContents

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PackingList............................................................................................................................................................3

Pre‐Installation......................................................................................................................................................4

BestPracticesforPiping&DrainInstallation........................................................................................................4

Fig1...............................................................................................................................................................5

AddingMedia&InstallationInstructions..............................................................................................................6

Attachingthebrinetubingtothebrinesolutiontank&theFleck9100brinevalve...........................................7

WhattoDoIfYourFilterTankDoesNotSitLevelontheFloor............................................................................8

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PackingList

ModelSize:1.0CubicFootSoftener:

Quantity Description

1 Fleck9100backwashcontrolvalve&bypassvalve

1 Pipeconnectorkit(either1”or¾”)

1 10”x44”filtertankwithdistributortube

1 Mediafunnel

2 ½cubicfootboxesofSoftenerfiltermedia

1 Brinesolutiontank

1 12lbsGravel(ifyouhaveselectedfinemeshresinoption)

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ModelSize:1.5CubicFootSoftener:

Quantity Description

1 Fleck9100backwashcontrolvalve&bypassvalve

1 Pipeconnectorkit(either1”or¾”)

1 10”x54”filtertankwithdistributortube

1 Mediafunnel

3 ½cubicfootboxesofSoftenerfiltermedia

1 Brinesolutiontank

1 16lbsGravel(ifyouhaveselectedfinemeshresinoption)

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ModelSize:2.0CubicFootSoftener:

Quantity Description

1 Fleck9100backwashcontrolvalve&bypassvalve1 

1 Pipeconnectorkit(either1”or¾”)

1 12”x52”filtertankwithdistributortube

1  Mediafunnel

4 ½cubicfootboxesofSoftenerfiltermedia

1 Brinesolutiontank

1 20lbsGravel(ifyouhaveselectedfinemeshresinoption)

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ModelSize:2.5CubicFootSoftener:

Quantity Description

1 Fleck9100backwashcontrolvalve&bypassvalve1 

1 Pipeconnectorkit(either1”or¾”)

1 13”x54”filtertankwithdistributortube

1  Mediafunnel

5 ½cubicfootboxesofSoftenerfiltermedia

1 Brinesolutiontank

1 35lbsGravel(ifyouhaveselectedfinemeshresinoption)

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Pre‐Installation

1. Reviewyourpackinglistandmakesureyouhavereceivedallthepartsbeforebeginninginstallation.

2. Ifyouaregoingtobeturningoffthewatertothehouseandyouhaveanelectricwaterheater,shut

offthepowertothewaterheaterbeforebeginninginstallationincasewaterheaterisaccidentially

drained.

3. Pickasuitablelocationforyourfiltersystemonadrylevelspotwhereitwon’tbeexposedtofreezing

temperatures.Aminimumof20PSIisrequired.Maximumpressureis90PSI.

4. Getallofyourplumbingpartstogetherbeforebeginninginstallation.Installationtypicallytakes3to

5hours.HoweverafterinstallationtheWatersoftenermustbeallowedtorunthroughacomplete

backwashandrinsecycle(alsocalled‘regeneration’).Youdon’thavetobepresentforthisfirst

backwashnecessarily,butitdoestake90minutes.

5. Afterthesystemisinstalledandrunning,youmaynoticesedimentorcolorinyourwater.Thisoccurs

whensedimentthatishasbeeninthepipesforyearsisdislodgedbythesoftwaterorbythesimple

actofturningthewaterpressuronandofftothehouse.Thisrarelylastsformorethanafewhours

toafewdaysbutifyouhaveoldgalvanizedironpipeandtherustorcolordoesnotstopafterafew

daysitmaymeanthatyourpipesarecorrodedordeteriorated.

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BestPracticesforPiping&DrainInstallation

1. Seetypicalinstallation(seeFig1).Thewatersoftenerisinstalledafterthepressuretank.

2. MakesuretoconnecttheinletpipetotheFleck9100inletandtheoutlettotheoutlet(seeFig2).

Youcanseetheinandoutarrowsonthebypassvalvewhichiswherethepipesareconnected.

3. Makesurethereisaworkinggateorballvalvebeforethewatersoftenerandalsooneafterasshown

inthediagram.Ifyouareinstallingmultiplefiltersystems(suchasironfilterthenwatersoftener)

youdonotneedavalveinbetweeneachsystem.Thepressuregaugesareoptionalandnot

necessarybutahosebib(whichisafaucetthatyoucanattachagardenhoseto)isstrongly

recommendedafterthewatersoftenerbeforethesecondballvalve.Thismakesiteasytorinseyour

newsofteneronstart‐upandgivesyouaplacetotestthewaterbeforeitentersyourhousehold

plumbing.

4. Ifyouwillbeusingcopperpiping,donotsweatthecopperpipedirectlyontotheFleck9100bypass

valve.Avoidheatingupthebypassvalvewiththetorch.

5. Youdonotneedunionstoinstallyourwatersoftener.Ifyouneedtoremoveit,theFleck9100has

quick‐releasecouplingsonthebypassvalvethatmakeiteasytoputthewatersofteneronby‐pass

andremovethefiltersystemfromthepiping.

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6. Thedrainlinetubing(notsupplied)isconnectedtoadrainfromthedrainoutletusingflexible½”ID

tubing.NotethatthedraincanrunupabovetheFleck9100controlandintoadrain,itdoesnot

havetodraindown,asthefilterbackwashesunderlinepressurefromyourwellpump.Most

plumbingcodesrequireanair‐gapconnection,sothatifyoursewerorseptictankbacksup,itcannot

crossconnectwiththedraintubing.

7. Usuallyyoudonotwanttowaterthegardenorirrigateyourlandscapingwithsoftenedwater.This

willrequiremoresaltthanusualtobeusedandinsomecasesthesodiumcanbuild‐upinthesoil

causingsomeproblemstosensitiveplants.Itisoftennotdifficulttorunhardwater(not‐softened

lines)totheirrigationtherebybypassingthewatersoftener.Ifyoudowanttoirrigatewithsoftwater

werecommendyouusepotassiumchloridesalt(widelyavailable)insteadofregularsodiumchloride

(watersoftenerrocksalt).Anytypeofsaltthoughcanbeusedinthewatersoftener.

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Fig1‐Typicalwatersoftenerpipinginstallationwithballvalveandhosebibafterthefilter

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AddingMedia&InstallationInstructions

1. UnscrewbyhandtheFleck9100controlvalvefromtopofthetanksifitwasshippedscrewedon.

Placedistributortubesintankifnotalreadyinsidetanks.Ifnotalreadydone,makesurebluecapis

ontopofdistributortubes,orwrapthetopofdistributortubeswithelectricalorducttape.Theidea

iswedonotwantgravelorresintogodownthedistributortubewhenyouareaddingmedia.

2. Ifyoursystemcamewithfiltergravel,additfirstusingthefunnelsentwiththewatersoftener.

Dividegravelequallybetweentanks.

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3. Nextaddsoftenerresinmedia.Tankwillbeapproximately2/3to3/4full.Divideresinprovideequally

betweentanks.

4. Removecaportapefromtopofdistributortube.Becarefulnottopullupdistributortubewhen

removingcaportape.

5. Attachplastictopscreentotheunder‐sideoftheFleck7000controlvalve.Itisafunnel‐shaped

plasticscreenthatsnapsontothecontrolvalveandpreventsresinfrombeingbackwashedoutto

drainduringtheregenerationcycles.

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6. Ifpossibleatthispoint,filltankcompletelywithwater.Thiswillallowthesoftenerresintosettleand

eliminatetheneedof“purging”theairoutofthetanklater.

Plugortapetopofdistributortubeto

preventmediafromentering.Remove

cap/tapewhenfinished

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7. AddasmallamountofvegetablecookingoiltothetankthreadsandscrewonFleck9100control

valvecarefully.Alternativelyyoucanusesiliconegrease,butdonotusepipe‐jointcompound,Teflon

tape,orVaselineorotherpetroleumgreasestolubricatetankthreads.

8. SeehowtheFleckby‐passisconnected.Thereareinandoutarrowsonthebypassvalvefortheinlet

andoutletpipe.Installinletandoutletpiping,draintubingandbrinelinetubing.Thebrinelinetube

isincludedandisshippedinsidethebrinetank.

Attachingthebrinetubingtothebrinesolutiontank&theFleck9100brinevalve

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9. Beginbyslidingtheplasticbrineinjectornutontothebrinetubingbyputtingthetubingthroughthe

non‐threadedsideofthenut.Next,slidetheblack(orclear)compressionringontothetubingwith

thenarrowerdiametergoingonfirst.Thenslidethetaller,whitecompressionringontothetubing

withthewiderdiametergoingonfirst.Thetwocompressionringsshouldlayfleshagainsteachother

onthetubing.Slidethemintothebrineinjectornutandplacethebrinetubingintothebrinevalve.

Finally,pushthebrineinjectornut,whichnowhasthecompressionringsinsideofit,ontothe

threadingofthebrinevalveandrotatethenutclockwise,screwingitontothebrinevalve.Tightenit

downtofingertightness.Thetubingshouldbefirmlyattachedandnotslideoutifpulledon.

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10. Notethattheover‐flowfittingonthesideofthebrinetankdoesnotneedtobeconnected,unless

thesoftenerisinstalledinaclosetorsomewherewhereoverflowingsaltwatercouldcausea

problem.Waterrarelyoverflowsfromthebrinetankhowever.

11. Addapproximately5gallonsofwatertobrinetank,thenfillbrinetankabout2/3fullofsalt.ItisOK

touseanykindofwatersofteningsalt;howeverwefindthatextracoarsesaltworksbetterthanthe

pellets.Youdonothavetoaddwatertothebrinetankagainafterthisfirsttimeduringthestart‐up.

12. Closethevalveafterthewatersoftener.Connectagardenhosetothehosebibafterthesoftener

andopenhosebib.Turnonthewatertothesoftenerandallowthewatertorunoutthegarden

hoseuntilthewaterisclear.

13. SeetheFleck9100ServiceManualforinstructionsonhowtoprogramandsetsoftener.YourFleck

9100isalreadyprogrammedforthesizetankyouhave,butyoudoneedtosetthecurrenttimeof

dayandprogramthewatersoftenerwithyourwaterhardness.Whenprogrammingadd2or3

grainsofhardnesstoyourwaterhardnessasasafetymeasureifyouhaveironinthewater.

14. StartamanualbackwashbypressingandholdingtheExtraCyclebuttonfor5seconds.Aftersoftener

hasbeenregeneratingfor20minutes,lookinsidethebrinetank,andyoushouldseethatishas

suckedoutthebrine.Attheendoftheregeneration(90minutes)checktomakesurethatthe

softenerhasaddedwatertothebottomofthebrinetanktomakebrineforthenextregeneration

cycle.

WhattoDoIfYourFilterTankDoesNotSitLevelontheFloor

Yourblackfiltertankbaseisnotgluedtothebottomofyourtank.Occasionallytankbaseswillbecome

crookedduringshipment.Ifyoufindthatthatyourtankdoesnotsitlevelonthefloor,youcaneasilyadjustit

byholdingtheemptytankandrappingitonaconcreteorsolidflooronceortwiceinordertolevelit.

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