Whirlpool WHES40 - Manual (Page 12)

Move the Water Softener Into Place
ik WARNING
Excessive Weight Hazard
Use two or more people to move and install
water softener.
Use two or more people to move and lift salt bags.
Failure to do so can result in back or other injury.
1. Move the water softener into desired location. Set it on a level surface. If needed, place the water
softener on a section of plywood, a minimum of 3/4” thick. Then, shim under the plywood to level
the water softener, see Figure 7.
IMPORTANT: Do not place shims directly under the salt storage tank. The weight of the tank,
when full of water and salt, may cause the tank to fracture at the shim.
Figure 7
(if needed for leveling)
2. Visually check and remove any debris from the water softener valve inlet and outlet ports.
3. If not already done, put a light coating of silicone grease or petroleum jelly on the single valve
bypass o-rings.
4. Push the single valve bypass into the softener valve as far as it will go. Snap the two large holding
clips into place, from the top down as shown in Figure 8.
IMPORTANT: Be sure the clips snap firmly into place so the single valve bypass will not pull
out.
correct assembly
outside diameter of
water softener valve
inlet and outlet outside diameter of
clip
channel on
single valve bypass
single valve bypass
NOTE: Be sure all 3 tabs of the clip go through the match­
ing holes on the watersoftenervalveinlet or outlet, and ful­
ly into the channel on the single valve bypass.
Figure 8
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