GE GNPR40L Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 5

PLAN HOW YOU WILL INSTALL
THE SOFTENER
You must first decide how to run the inlet and outlet
pipes to the softener. Look at the house main water
pipe at the point where you will connect the softener.
Is the pipe soldered copper, glued plastic or
threaded galvanized? What is the pipe size?
TYPICAL INSTALLATION ILLUSTRATION
Hard water
Hard water to
outside faucets
12V
transformer
120-volt
outlet
OUTLET
Brine
tank cover
SALT
GOES
HERE
Brinewell
Fig. 1
CROSSOVER
Use if water supply flows
from the left. Include single
or 3-valve bypass.
Soft
water
To softener
inlet
From
softener
outlet
Installation Instructions
Soft
water
Pipe coupler
Union nut
Adapter
Brine line
NOTE: See
Drain Hose
Connections
section.
Hard
water
WARNING:
flux to prevent lead poisoning.
See Typical Installation Illustration. Use this as a guide
when planning your particular installation. Be sure
to direct the incoming hard water supply to the
softener valve inlet fitting. The valve is marked
IN and OUT.
OPTIONAL 3-VALVE BYPASS
INSTALLATION ILLUSTRATION
Hard water to
outside faucets
Hard water
12V
120-volt
transformer
outlet
OUTLET
SALT
GOES
HERE
Brinewell
Fig. 2
CROSSOVER
Use if water supply flows
from the left. Include single
or 3-valve bypass.
Soft
water
To softener
inlet
5
Use only lead-free solder and
Soft
water
Bypass
valve
Outlet
valve
Inlet
valve
Pipe coupler
Union nut
Adapter
Brine line
Brine
tank cover
3-Valve Bypass
System
For soft water
service:
• Open the inlet
and outlet
valves
• Close the
bypass valve
For bypass hard
water:
• Close the inlet
and outlet
Hard
valves
water
• Open the
bypass valve
From
softener
outlet