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SECTION 2
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PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION
2B. TOOLS, PIPE AND FITTINGS, OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED
You must first decide how to run in and out pipes to the
filter. Look at you house main water pipe at the point you
will connect the filter. Is the pipe soldered copper, glued
plastic, or threaded galvanized or brass? What isthe 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 9. 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.
_-" In and out pipes to the filter must be at least 3/4" size.
Some local codes may tell you to use no less than 1"
pipe size (see note, below).
_-" Use copper, brass, or galvanized pipe and fittings.
Some codes may also allow CPVC plastic pipes.
_-" Copper and galvanized pipe corrode quickly when
connected together. Use pipe and fittings of the
same material.
_-" You can buy adaptors to go from a copper or
threaded main water pipe to CPVC in and out pipe.
_-" Sears has kits and bypass valves you can buy to help
make installing your filter easier...see page 9.
ALWAYS install a bypass valve or valves. Either use
three shut off valves, or Sears special valve. Bypass
valves let you turn off water to the filter, but still have
water in the house pipes.
_-" A drain hose is needed to carry away backwash dis-
charge water, from the filter, to a drain point (see step
1 on page 14). The filter is factory equipped with a
drain fitting that accepts either 5/8" inside diameter
(I.D.) hose onto a barb, or a length of 5/8" minimum
I.D. garden hose. You can buy a 15 ft. length of gar-
den hose from Sears, Stock No. 42-3431.
NOTE: Flexible hose is not allowed by some codes. If a
rigid drain is required, most hardware stores carry adap-
tors, garden hose on one end and sweat or pipe thread
on the other.
_-" TOOLS NEEDED: - Common and cross point (Phil-
lips) screw drivers, slip joint pliers and a tape mea-
sure or rule.
...for SOLDERED COPPER - tubing cutter, propane
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 CPVC PLASTIC - hacksaw, adjustable wrench,
solvent cement approved for use on potable water,
primer.
NOTE, FOR 1" PLUMBING CONNECTIONS
...SOLDERED COPPER - Buy two sweat adaptors (1" female
thread x 1" sweat) and plumb directly to the inlet-outlet adaptors
or bypass valve. Threads on the inlet-outlet adaptors and bypass
valve are 1" pipe thread.
_A_and _B_i.Do not use the installation kit, Sears Stock No.
...see
42-3441, or the flexible conntectors, Sears Stock No. 42-3440.
CAUTION:
DO ALL SOLDERING BEFORE CONNECTING SWEAT ADAPTOR
TO INLET-OUTLET ADAPTORS OR BYPASS VALVE.
...THREADED PIPE - Use a1" threaded straight connector inplace
of the reducer fitting shown in _C_.
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