Hydrotech 6200 SXT Automatic Meter Initiated Water Softener - Manual (Page 8)

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Installation Instructions
Check your water hardness. Use test strips (Part # 2793828-20) to get an estimation of water hardness and contact your lo-
cal distributor to use WaterGroup laboratory for complete water analysis free of cost and no obligation to you.
All government codes and regulations governing the installation of these devices must be observed.
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If the ground from the electrical panel or breaker box to the water meter or underground copper pipe is tied
to the copper water lines and these lines are cut during installation of the Noryl bypass valve and/or poly
pipe, an approved grounding strap must be used between the two lines that have been cut in order to main-
tain continuity. The length of the grounding strap will depend upon the number of units being installed and/or
the amount of copper pipe being replaced with plastic pipe. See Figure 1.
In all cases where metal pipe was originally used and is later interrupted by poly pipe or the Noryl bypass valve as in Figure
1 or by physical separation as in Figure 2, an approved ground clamp with no less than #6 copper conductor must be used
for continuity, to maintain proper metallic pipe bonding.
NOTE: Check your local electrical code for the correct clamp.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Filtered Water Line in Home
Unfiltered Water Bypass
Loop Cut & Capped Ground Strap Required
Because of Break in Continuity
Electrical Panel
Hard
Filtered
Water
Cold Soft Water
Hard Soft Water
Water Heater Softener
Drain
Filter
Ground Strap
Water Meter
Raw Water
To Outdoors
Drain