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CLARIFYING FILTER
-- HOW TO INSTALL --
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PRINTED IN U.S.A.
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I WARRANTY I SEARS RESIDENTIAL WATER FILTER I/I/ in accordance with our instructions, Sears will repair, free of charge, detects in material [_// or workmanship in this water filter. I/l) FULL FIVE YEAR WARRANTY AGAINST LEAKS _lll I/// For five years from the date of purchase, Sears will furnish and install a new current [_/I model water filter tank, free of charge, if the tank develops a leak. I/// TO OBTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE, SIMPLY CONTACT THE NEAREST SEARS SER- _//1 VICE CENTER THROUGHOUT THE
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I TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. SECTION 1 Safety Guides .............................................. 4 What Your Clarifying Filter Will Do .............................. 4 SECTION 2 Water System Tests .......................................... 5 Where To Install The Filter .................................... 6 Planning Your Installation ..................................... 6-8 SECTION 3 Step-by-Step Guides To Install ................................. 9-14 SECTION 4 Water Filter TimerlRecharge S
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• Read all steps, guides and rules carefully before installing and using your new water filter. Follow all PLEASE READ AND COMPLY WITH THE steps exactly to correctly install. Failure to follow FOLLOWING GUIDES TO PREVENT DAMAGE. them could cause personal injury or property damage. TO THE FILTER OR OTHER PROPERTY, PER- Reading this book will also help you to get all of the SONAL INJURY, OR POSSIBLE FATAL SHOCK. benefits from your water filter. • THIS FILTER WORKS ON 24 VOLTS ONLY. BE SURE TO USE
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I SECTION 21 BEFORE YOU START TO INSTALL HELPFUL INFORMATION You can get a low cost book from Sears Plumbing and Heating departments that will help you. If you have If you know little about plumbing skills, we suggest soldered before, some basic sweat soldering tips are on page 20 of this manual. you get a book on the subject. There are many good books for do-it-yourselfers on the basics of plumbing. WATER SYSTEM TESTS CHECK YOUR WATER FLOW RATE - A water flow of 51/2to 7 gallons per minute is n
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I SECTION 21 BEFORE YOU START TO INSTALL I WHERE TO INSTALL THE FILTER • • DO NOT install in a place where the filter could freeze. Freeze damage voids the warranty by Think of the following points as you choose a place to Sears, Roebuck and Co. (See page 20). put your filter (See FIG. 1). Put the filter in a place water damage is least likely to occur if it develops a leak. Sears or the manufac- • Place as close as possible to the pressure tank turer will not repair or pay for water damage, (we
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I SECTION 2 I BEFORE YOU START TO INSTALL I TOOLS, PIPE, FITTINGS OR THE FILTER WILL NOT BACKWASH RIGHT. AND OTHER MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED You can buy e 15 ft. hose from Sears, Item No. 42/65-3431. In and out pipes to the filter must be at least 3/4 in. size. Some local codes may tell you to use no less NOTE: Flexible hose is not allowed by some codes. than 1 in. pipe size. If a rigid drain is required, buy an adaptor (garden hose thread on 1 end) and plumb in following codes. Use copper, brass,
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I SECTION 2 JPLANS FOR IN AND OUT PIPES TO FILTER I SOLDERED COPPER CONNECTION {_/, IN. SHOWN) I BUY FROM SEARS . PUSH, BD I NOT INCLUDED FOR BYPASS _J_,_._ pus/.I lOB IN_ Bypass Valve S_R .A/_D Sears Item No. vtc_ NOTE: Flexible connec- 47./65-3436 tors am not allowed in all OUTLET areas, Check your local VALVE plumbing codes, INLET VALVE NOTINCLUDED BUY FROM SEARS for SERVICE Flexible Open the inlet and outlet valves Connectors Close the bypass valve Sears Item No. I BUY NOT FROM INCLUDED SEAR
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I SECTION 3 I STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL Close the shut-off valve on the house main water Shutoff Shutofl Pressure • I. pipe, near the water meter or pressure tank, to Valve Valve Tank turn off the water. Meter Pump I' r-_. Shut off the gas or electric supply to the water heater. Electrical Gas Valve Panel • 3. Open the highest and lowest water faucets in your house to let water drain from the pipes. Close faucets after water has drained. Take all the small parts from the parts bag and SMALL
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I SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL I BYPASS VALVE ITEM NO. 42/65-3437 - If not L D. already done, put a light coating of silicone grease or Vaseline on the bypass valve o-rings. Push the bypass valve into the filter valve as far as TURN BYPASS VALVE it will go (FIG. 5, 6 and 7). SNAP THE 2 LARGE UPStDF.-DOWN TO HOLDING CLIPS INTO PLACE, FROM THE TOP CONNECT TO FLOOR DOWN AS SHOWN. BE SURE THEY SNAP FIRMLY LEVEL PLUMBING IN IN PLACE, SO THE BYPASS VALVE WILL NOT PULL OUT. GO TO STEP 7. SI
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I SECTION 3 I STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL I CONNECT THE FILTER INLET-OUTLET FITTINGS 7. (Refer to your plan drawing on page 7, and to page 8.) Gasket Tube - SOLDER COPPER OR CPVC PIPE Read the important note instep 6. Then putthe a. gaskets, tubes and nuts shown in FIG. 9, or the flexible connectors* (Sears kit, page 8) onto the Inlet an0 Outlet Aclaptors inlet-outlet adaptors or bypass valve. NOTE: The nuts, tubes and gaskets are for 3/4 in. plumbing connection. For 1 in. connection, do not
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i Is oT,o. 3IsT P BY sT p Gu,oEs TO,.S .L I CONNECT A VALVE DRAIN HOSE 9° The valve drain fitting has standard garden dram hose threads. Connect a 5/8" I.D. MINIMUM size drain garden hose to it, Put the other end of the hose over the floor drain (FIG. 10), or into a laundry tub, sump, standpipe or other suitable drain. CHECK YOUR LOCAL CODES. IMPORTANT NOTES: ,_ Dram Hose _.. 1_,'_ '' Air Gap Flexible drain hose is not allowed in all areas. SEE NOTE ON PAGE 7. • Leave an air gap of about 1-t/2"
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IS C ,O. 3]sT p BY s.E.GU,OES ,NSTA'L I 10, TESTING YOUR PLUMBING WORK FOR BYPASS VALVES WATER LEAKS. Look at the picture in FIG. 11 showing your kind of SINGLE VALVE bypass valve(s). On a single valve, slide the stern into PULLSTEM (brass) SERVICE. On a 3-valve system, open the inlet and OUTWARD FOR outlet valves and close the bypass valve. SERVICE Push OPEN A HOT AND COLD WATER FAUCET TO Inward For a. LET AIR OUT OF THE FILTER AND HOUSE PUSH Bypass INWARD PIPES. Push FOR Inward SERVICE Fully o
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I SECTION 3 I STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL I ELECTRIC POWER OUTLET FOR YOUR house power to 24 volts.You must plug the transformer 12. FILTER into a 120 volt outlet only. Be sure the outlet is always The filter works on 24 volt, 60 Hz electric power. The "live" so spmeone cannot turn it off by mistake. included transformer changes standard 120 volt AC CONNECTING TRANSFORMER FASTEN THE POWER CABLE AND PLUG IN 13. THE TRANSFORMER Looking at FIG. 14, fasten the 2 power cable lugs (1 Transformer un
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I SECTION 4 I WATER FILTER TIMER/RECHARGE SETUP I 1• SET THE TIMER After the transformer is plugged into the elec- buttons display tricaL ouUet (step 13, page 14), 12:00 AM SUnday began to flash in the time display, Set the time of day, present day of week, days and/or time of recharge. / A. SET TIME OF DAY 1. Press the PRESENT TIME AND DAY button [] once. The hour display flashes. 2. Press the SET/CLEAR button [] until the present hour of the day shows in the display. Be sure AM for morning hou
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I SECTION 4 I WATER FILTER TIMER/RECHARGE SETUP 4. Press button [] for every day of the week, each 5. After setting ON or OFF for Saturday, press but- time using button [] to display ON (for recharge) ton [] to return the present time in the display. or OFF (no recharge) as needed. D. SET TIME OF RECHARGE (BACKWASH) 2. Press the SET/CLEAR button [] until the desired The filter is factory set to begin recharge at 2:00 AM, recharge starting time shows in the display. ending at about 2:40 AM. If a
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TIMER"POWER-OUTAGE MEMORY" If e_ectrical power to the timer goes off, the "memory" 2. The display will show a time, but it will be buitt into timer circuitry keeps all settings for 6 hours flashing. The timer memory did not keep the (minimum) or more. The display is blank and the'filter time settings and they must be reset (page 15), will not recharge. When electrical power comes on, 1 of 2 things will happen. The flashing display is to remind you to reset the timer. 1. The present time of day w
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I SECTION 6 I CARE OF YOUR FILTER I BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE HELPFUL HINTS CHECKLIST...TO HELP YOU SAVE MONEY By making a few easy checks, you can often avoid an unneeded service call. If your water filter fails to work, check these things. If, after making the checks it still does not work right, call your Sears Service Department. FILTER WILL NOT BACKWASH HOUSE WATER PRESSURE LOW (Water contains sediments, iron, dirt, sand, etc.) I_ WELL PUMP PRESSURE SET TOO LOW - _-] MANUAL BYPASS VALVE(S
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I SECTION 6 I CARE OF YOUR FILTER KEEP THE FILTER FROM FREEZING . Pull the holding clipto remove the drainfitting, with drain hose attached, from the valve. If the filter is installed where it could freeze (summer 6. cabin, lake home, etc.), you must drain al! water from Looking at FIG. 5 on page 9, remove tt_e plastic it to stop possible freeze damage. To drain the filter - clips and pull the adaptors or bypass valve from the inlet and outlet. 1. Close the shut-off valve on the house main water
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SECTION 7 I OTHER THINGS TO KNOW SWEAT SOLDERING TIPS Wrap nearby, already soldered joints with a wet cloth so solder does not melt. MEASURING PIPE LENGTHS: Always be sure to include the length of pipe that goes inside the fitting. Let soldered joint_ cool slowly. Sudden cooling can On 3/4"pipe, this length is about 3/4". crack or weaken the solder. SOLDERING: Light the torch and set to a moderate flame. Move the flame over and around the joint to heat pipe and fitting. In a short time, touch th
