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Maintaining
the Chlorine Pre-Treatment System after installation (below)
2-Tank Whole House WHOLLY WATER ® Purification System Instructions
3-Tank Whole House WHOLLY WATER ® Arsenic-Fluoride Enhanced Purification System Instructions
Installing the Chlorination
System (with
Whole House Wholly Water System)
1. Unpack everything.
2. Set the tanks the way you
need to so that they will fit your floor plan.
3. Line up the inlet so it will
be easy to plumb in. Be sure to have the tank drain spigot accessible.
Hook up the inlet to your water source. The inlet has a tee fitting
with a ball valve shutoff on each side. This chlorine feed line
goes in here. The line goes into the bottom tank inlet.
4. Next, the outlet that goes
to filters is off the top of the retention tank. Use the ball
valve shutoff supplied in between the retention tank
and the filter.
5. Next, the electric hookup
to control the Chem-Tech Feed Pump - The wire and the outlet
box to plug the pump into are included.
Just mount the box and hook the line into pressure switch on
the load side. They hook to the same terminals as the water pump.
See the pump manual.
6. When everything is hooked
up and ready - Fill the solution tank 1/3 full. Put 1/3 gallon
of bleach into it. Set the pump dial at 100%. This is just a
starting point. Final adjustment may take several days to fine-tune
it. Use the pump owners manual.
If you can, plug the pump power cord into an outlet. You may
plug it in and get the solution in the feed line. Sometimes you
need to suck on the end to get it flowing above the tank. Then
work the air out of the line as it fills and hook it into the
tee. At this point, set the dial at 40%. Fill the tank and add
the 2/3 gallon of bleach.
Note: After installation, whenever the chlorine water mixture
gets down to 6” or so, you should refill it with the same
ratio mixture that you ended up with after final adjustments.
Final adjustment you should have 1 to 2 ppm residual chlorine
as tested at the spiget on the bottom of the wellmate tank.
Note this test should be done after several hours of not using
water. Chlorine gets used up in reactions. What is left over
is the residual,
this is keeps keep the filters clean. The filters will remove
this, if you smell or taste chlorine, it is to high.
If you get stains or odor it is to low. Running it in this condition
can ruin the second and third tank or shorten its life,
repacking kits are available.
TANK DOES NOT REFILL AUTOMATICALLY. If you do not and the tank
runs down, you will have to bleed the lines to get the air out
before it can work properly again. This is a nuisance that may
be avoided simply by keeping an eye on the tank level.
Suggestion: Mark the level on outside of tank with a marker.
7. Now plug the Chem-Tech pump
power cord into the outlet going into the outlet going to the
pressure switch. Put the filter in the backwash position (unplugged).
This lets the air out as everything fills with water. Turn the
water on slowly at first and check for leaks.
Fix them, if needed.
8. When the filter tanks start
filling, slow the flow down. A fast flow and all the air can
blow the media up into the filter valve and plug it up - so be
careful. Have a hose on the bib provided after the second filter
tank and valve open. The ball valve to the house to be closed.
This keeps the filter dust and fines out of the pipes. When filled,
shut off the hose bib and use full flow to backwash and purge
the first filter. Then flush the second filter until water is
clear.
Note: Have the cartridge filter out of the housing at this time
or it will get plugged up. Put a cheap sediment filter in for
the first week or two. Then put in the 1-micron filter. It will
last longer.
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Maintaining
the Chlorine Pre-Treatment System After Installation
1. After your system is all set
up and your pipes have been sanitized fill, the 15-gallon solution
tank with filtered water. Filtered water is drawn from the spigot
after the final filter.
2. When testing water for the first time, water should set undisturbed
for several hours or overnight so that only residual chlorine
will show up. Use a basic pool care test kit with OTO drops.
Test water is taken at the bottom of the big WellMate tank -
drain spigot. Also, if dirty water comes out, hook a hose to
this drain spigot every few months and drain off water until
it comes clean.
ADJUST % OF CHLORINE
ONLY WHILE PUMP IS RUNNING
3. When the 15-gallon Solution
Tank gets low, add 1-2 gal. of bleach and fill rest with water.
After 3 days, check chlorine level again and make adjustment
accordingly. If you have smell, stain, or odor at you tap, the
chlorine level is not high enough OR if you have chlorine taste
or odor, the chlorine level is too high. Adjusting properly will
avoid these problems. The bleach water ratio may have to be changed
as needed to tune the system.
4. Every 6 months - Clean the little white ball in the top check
valve on the
15-gallon Solution Tank in vinegar. (The check valve is between
the two shut-off valves where the chlorine enters the water pipe).
First - close the two white valves with the red handles before
opening the check valve. Put into the vinegar.
Note: Keep tube up in the air where you disconnect the check
valve in order to keep the liquid inside, otherwise, you will
have to prime the pump by sucking on the end of the tubing to
get the liquid in the tube above the pump.
5. Every 9-12 months - Change final cartridge filter or sooner
if water pressure drops. First, depressurize water before changing.
To depressurize, shut off water to the system, open the spigot
after the filter, & then shut it off. A spurt of water will
come out, and then quickly close the valve next to the filter
housing. (This will stop water draining back from your plumbing).
Then remove & replace with new filter cartridge.
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If you have any questions,
please contact: James D. Fairgrieve, CEO
Life Streams International Mfg. Co.
For serious problems or questions call: (800) 76-WATER or 1-800-769-2837
Local calls - (315) 336-3599
For minor problems,e-mail me: wholywat@borg.com
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a wholly owned trademark of
Life Streams International Mfg. Co.
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