GE GXSS20H Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 5

Installation Instructions
PLAN HOW YOU WILL INSTALL THE
SOFTENER
You must first decide how to run in and out pipes
to the softener. Look at the house main water pipe
at the point where gou will connect the softener.
Is the pipe soldered copper, glued plastic or
threaded galvanized2 What is the pipe size2
-&WARNING:
Use onlg lead-free solder and
flux to prevent lead poisoning.
See Typical Installation Illustration. Use this as a guide
when planning gour particular installation. Be sure
to direct the incoming hard water supplg to the
softener valve inlet fitting. The valve is marked
IN and OUT.
TYPICAL INSTALLATION ILLUSTRATION
._ MAll
Soft water
24V 120-volt
transformer outlet
WA__ Hard
water
Hard
water to
_,_ 1" female outside
adapter (2) faucets
[_@ (not supplied)
{_'" 1" NPT male
_ adapter (2)
gs (2)
_s (2)
INLET
O-rings (2)
SALT
GOES HERE
I
Brinewell --_
t
Salt hole
cover
removed
NOTE:See Drain
Hose Connections
section.
Fig. 1
CROSSOVER
Use if water supply flows
from the left. Include single
or 3-valve bypass.
water
From
softener
t
outlet
Soft
water
To softener
inlet
OPTIONAL 3-VALVE BYPASS
INSTALLATION ILLUSTRATION
Soft water
Hard water
to outside
Pip E faucets
24V Hard
transformer Inlet water
120-volt valve
outlet
INLET
ISalt hole
SALT _ _:.z:>y_ cover
GOES ,_- --, removed
i
HERE ' :
: _-- Brinewell
I
1
Fig. 2
CROSSOVER
Use if water supply flows
from the left. Include single
or 3-valve bypass.
Ha r d-- . ................ ::I-_T.
water
From
softener t
outlet
S
Soft
water
?Tn_e_°ft e ne r
1" NPT male
pter (2)
O-rings (2)
Clips (2)
3-Valve Bgpass
Sgstem
For soft water
service:
• Open the inlet
and outlet
valves
Close the
bypass valve
For bypass hard
water:
• Close the inlet
and outlet
valves
• Open the
bypass valve