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INSTALLATION STEPS (cont.)
C. THREADED PIPE AND FITTINGS, ]FIG. 3
MATERIALS AND TOOLS NEEDED: For"threaded pipe
installation, you will need pipe wrenches, Teflon tape
or pipe joint compound, a union fitting and pipe nip-
pies You may also need a pipe threading tool Con-
nect the filter housing as typically shown in FIG 3,
page 5. Observe the following:
a Use Teflon tape or' pipe joint compound on al! exter-
nal threads.
a Do not turn pipe or fittings to tightly into file filter
head or you may break it
m It is important to have some movement in tile sink
cold water pipe This will allow you to tighten tile
union fitting, witilout damaging the filter head, if pipe
lengths are not exact
a Before turning on the water supply, remove the
sump from the filter head and install the filter cara'idge
(see below).
D. INSTALLATION WITH FAUCET KIT, PIG. 4
Follow instructions included with the Faucet kit,
I. Close the cold water side shutoff valve, (Usually,
there already is a shutoff under the sink If not, close
the main water shutoff valve near the water meter or
pressure tank.)
2. Cut and remove a section of the cold water pipe.
3. If plumbing with flexible tubing, hang or support
the filter housing in some manner', Using file mounting
bracket (included with Deluxe model) as shown in
FIG 1 and 4 is suggested If using rigid pipe, be sure
to allow a minimum of' 1-112" clearance under tile fil-
ter for sump removal when changing the filter car-
tridge.
4. Use tile plumbing procedures on pages 5 and 6 if
using compression fittings Follow procedures on
pages 6 and 7 for' sweat copper and threaded pipe
installations.. Be sure water flow is into the ffdter in,.
let side, and from the outlet side, to the faucet.
5. Before turning on the water supply, remove tile
sump from the filter' head and install the filter cartridge
(see below)
FILTER CARTRIDGE INSTALLATION
TURN TO PAGE 8 AND FOLLOW AIL STEPS UNDER "FRTER CARTRIDGE REPIACEMENT'L
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