1. Select a Location
When choosing a location to install your water softener system make sure it is onlevel ground, within a few feet of an electrical outlet and within 30 feet of a drain.
2. Shut off the water supply
Once you are ready to install the water softener, turn off the water supply valve.
Then make sure the water supply is turned off before you do any plumbing work.
3. Run the Faucets Dry
Then, pull the water out of the pipes. Open all the faucets in your home and drainall water from them before closing.
4. Install the water softener
Move the water softener to the chosen installation location. It is important that youhave properly aligned the water softener so that you can easily connect it with thewater supply line.
5. Hook up the water supply line
Cut a piece of the main water supply line you will be connecting the water softenerto. Cut a piece of line to accommodate the water softener bypass valve. This line isnormally 6 to 12 inches in length but the actual length depends on the model ofwater softener you purchased.
6. Attach the Hose to the Water Supply Line
For example, install adapters on both ends of the cutouts in the water supply line toconnect applicable pipes. Connect the flexible line to the adaptors.
7. Attach the Hose to the Water Softener
Connect the flexible line to the water supply line coming from the main line at thewater softener input connector. At the output connector of the water softenerconnect the flexible line to the section of the water line going to the water heaterand the indoor faucets.
8. Connecting the Brine Tank
If your water softener has a separate brine tank (a tank to hold salt solution)connect it with the main water softener unit.
9. Hook Up Mineral Tank
If your water softener has a separate mineral tank, attach it to the back of the brinetank.
10. Drain Connection
Finally, connect the drain to the water softener so that it can be drained from timeto time.
11. Switch on the water
Once all the pipes are tight you can turn on the main water supply. And open one ofthe indoor faucets to help ease air pressure as water fills the pipes again.
12. Switch on the water softener
Follow the manufacturer's instructions for starting the water softener and forprogramming the water softener. You will normally have to plug the unit in andthen set the water softener clock and the desired water hardness.If your watersoftener has a mineral tank that needs a separate connection make the connectionbehind the brine tank.
13. Run a backwash cycle
Check your water softener instructions to see if this step is required.
