Installation and Service Manual – Metered Carbon Filter
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Loading the Media
1. Place tank on a level, solid surface in the correct position for installation. Lift the riser tube
from the tank, keeping the attached hub within the opening of the tank. Within the tank,
assemble the laterals onto the hub, twisting each lateral into the hub to lock securely.
Gently lower the assembly to the bottom of the tank. The top of the riser tube should be
about level with the top of the tank.
2. The “riser tube” inside the media/resin tank delivers treated water to your control valve. It
will need to be temporarily covered with tape on the top end to prevent anything from falling
down inside the tube during loading.
3. Step back and look at the tank to make sure it is standing straight, and not tilted. The black
base on the bottom of the tank should also be straightened before filling the tank. If your
tank is tilted, simply pick up the tank 2-3 inches off the floor and drop it gently (but firmly)
down, favoring the side of the base that needs to be adjusted.
4. Before loading the media, fill the tank with 2-3 feet of water (or 1/3 full, depending on the
tank size), to soften the fall of the rocks and prevent damage to the distributor. To load the
media, use a funnel in the top of the media tank with the riser tube still inside. Make sure
the riser tube is covered with tape to keep media out.
5. Scoop the media into the funnel, slowly letting it fall down inside the media tank around the
riser tube. Fill the tank with the media provided, pouring the media in the following order
(1st
w
ill end up on the bottom of the tank, last will end up at the top of the tank, etc.).
Note:
The tank will be approximately ½ -
⅔
full after loading is complete. Refer to Table 2 for the
proper quantities of each media.
I.
Gravel – YMGRVL11618 – 1 CF (100 lbs.) per bag
II. Gravel
¼”
×
⅛
” – YMGRVL1418 – 0.5 CF (50 lbs) per bag
(not used in W-G2162EM)
III. YMC1240RCOAL – 1 CF (27.5 lbs.) per bag
6. Remove the funnel from the top of the tank, and the tape from the end of the riser tube.
Brush any loose media or resin off the top opening of the tank.
7. The bottom of the control valve has an opening with O-rings inside; lubricate the O-ring with a non-petroleum based
lubricant. Position the valve over the top of the media tank, making sure the top of the riser tube inserts inside the
opening in the bottom of the valve.
8. Screw the valve down into the media tank. Another person should hold the tank as the valve is being snugly tightened
onto the tank.
Do not over-tighten.
Tighten until snug, tighten a bit more, then STOP. The large o-ring will seal itself.
MediaQuantity per Model
Table 2 –Media Quantities
Model No.*
(-US or –EU)
Gravel
1
/
16
×
⅛
I
Gravel ¼ ×
⅛
II
Carbon
III
W-G2162EM
1 CF (100 lbs)
N/A (0)
6 CF (165 lbs)
W-G2472EM
1 CF (100 lbs)
1 CF (100 lbs)
8 CF( 220 lbs)
