NorthStar NSC 11 ED Installation, Operation, Maintenance & Repair Parts page 9

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7.
INSTALL GROUNDING CLAMPS AND
WIRE (IF NEEDED):
 To maintain electrical ground continuity in the
house cold water piping, install the included ground
clamps as shown. Be sure the pipes are clean, un-
der the clamps, to assure good contact.
NOTE: A 3-valve bypass system maintains ground
continuity.
FIGURE 4
hose clamp
ground (2)

8.
FLUSH PIPES, EXPEL AIR FROM SOFT-
ENER, AND TEST YOUR INSTALLATION FOR
WATER LEAKS:
CAUTION: To avoid water or air pressure dam-
age to softener inner parts, be sure to do the fol-
lowing steps exactly as listed.
A. Fully open two cold, soft water faucets nearby
the softener.
B. Place bypass valve(s) in ''bypass'' position. On
a single valve, slide the stem into BYPASS. On a
3-valve system, close the inlet and outlet valves,
and open the bypass valve...see page 6.
C. Fully open the house main water pipe shutoff
valve. Observe a steady flow from both opened fau-
cets.
D. Place bypass valve(s) in ''service", EXACTLY
as follows. KEEP SOFT WATER FAUCETS OPEN.
1. SINGLE BYPASS VALVE: SLOWLY, slide the
valve stem toward ''service'', pausing several times
to allow the softener to pressurize slowly.
2. 3-VALVE BYPASS: Fully close the bypass valve
and open the outlet valve. SLOWLY, open the inlet
valve, pausing several times to allow the softener
to pressurize slowly.
AUTOMATIC WATER CONDITIONER
INSTALLATION STEPS, continued
ground wire
inlet - outlet
pipes
E. After about three minutes, open a +27 water
faucet for one minute, or until all air is expelled, then
close.
F. Close both cold water faucets.
G. Check your plumbing work for leaks and fix right
away, if any are found. BE SURE TO OBSERVE
PREVIOUS CAUTION NOTES.
H. Turn on the gas or electric supply to the water
heater. Light the pilot, if applicable.

9.
ADD WATER AND SALT TO THE BRINE
TANK:
 Remove the salt storage area cover. Add about
11 liters of water into the tank. DO NOT ADD INTO
THE BRINEWELL.
 *Fill the tank with NUGGET, PELLET or coarse
SOLAR water softener salt. Do not use rock, block,
granulated, and ice cream making salts, or salt with
iron removing additives. Also see page 17. 6DOW
VWRUDJH FDSDFLW\ varies by model
*Note: If the softener is installed in a humid base-
ment or other damp area, it is better to fill the tank
more often using less salt (see salt bridging in the
maintenance section). 40 to 50 Kg of salt will
last for several months, depending on water hard-
ness, family size, and model of softener.

10.
CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL POWER:
 The softener works on 24 volt, 50Hz electric pow-
er. The included transformer changes standard 220
volt AC house power to 24 volts. Plug the trans-
former into a 220 volt outlet only. Be sure the out-
let is always ''live'' so it can not be switched off by
mistake.
Fasten the 2 power cable to the 2 power cables on the
transformer. Then, plug the transformer in to the elec-
trical outlet.

11.
PROGRAM THE TIMER:
 ELECTRONIC DEMAND TIMER...see pages 10
and 11.
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