Water HP-Soft-2 Installation Manual - 1. Bypass
Use Step 10 to install rigid drain pipe.
10. To adapt a rigid drain pipe to the HousePure Softsystem, do not attach barbed hose fitting to valve. Instead,
plumb rigid tubing directly to the 1/2" male NPT drain fitting.
11. Take the other half of the cut hose and attach it to the overflow adapter elbow located on the side of the brine
tank. Use a hose clamp to hold it in place. Locate the other end of the hose at the drain point as shown in
Figure 2.
12. Fully open two (2) cold (soft) water faucets near the water softener.
13. Place bypass valve in "bypass" position
1. Bypass
2. Service
Inlet
Outlet
Outlet Inlet
Figure 3
14. Fully open the house main water shutoff valve. Observe a steady flow from both faucets opened earlier.
15. Slowly, turn bypass valve back in the “service” position. Keep soft water faucets open.
16. After about 3 minutes, open a HOT water faucet for one (1) minute, or until all air is expelled, then close.
NOTE: If water appears cloudy or has salty taste, allow to run for several more minutes or until clear.
17. Close all water faucets.
18. Check plumbing work for leaks and fix immediately if any are found.
19. Remove the brine tank cover and add water into the tank. Although the material used in the manufacturing of
this water softener will not contaminate your water supply, the softener could become contaminated during