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CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation & Start-Up Guide 

Thank you for purchasing a Clean Water System!   With proper installation and a little routine maintenance 
your system will be providing Iron free water for many years. 

Your new system comes with a printed CWS Service manual, which along with this start-up guide will help 
guide you in the installation and start-up of your new system.   The CWS service manual covers other types of 
systems as well such as water softeners and filters, so there may be information in your CWS service manual 
that does not pertain to your system.   Please review this start-up guide entirely before beginning to install 
your system and follow the steps outlined for best results. 

 

BIRM MEDIA CONTAINS DUST. USE PAPER MASK AND VENTILATE TO AVOID BREATHING DUST. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for CWS Plus Series

Page 1: ...nd start up of your new system The CWS service manual covers other types of systems as well such as water softeners and filters so there may be information in your CWS service manual that does not pertain to your system Please review this start up guide entirely before beginning to install your system and follow the steps outlined for best results BIRM MEDIA CONTAINS DUST USE PAPER MASK AND VENTIL...

Page 2: ...lter 2 5 cubic foot size 3 Pre Installation 4 Best Practices for Piping Drain Installation 4 How Your Birm Filter Works 5 Fig 1 Birm Filter Tank Water Flow 6 Fig 2 Typical Birm Filter CWS Plus piping installation with ball valve and hose bib after the filter 7 Assembly and Installation Instructions 9 Fig 5 CWS165 By Pass and Pipe Connectors 10 Troubleshooting the CWS Plus Birm Filter 13 ...

Page 3: ...antity 1 13 x 30 or 10 x 44 or 9 x 48 filter tank with distributor tube Blue media funnel for adding the Birm media 12lbs Filter gravel 1 cubic foot of Birm media Birm Filter 1 5 cubic foot size Quantity 1 CWS Plus Backwash Control Valve w Bypass Assembly and Pipe connector kit 1 or Quantity 1 10 x 54 filter tank with distributor tube Blue media funnel for adding the Birm media 16lbs Filter gravel...

Page 4: ... be discolored or full of sediment or rust particularly if this is older or corroded piping This typically clears up over a day or two Best Practices for Piping Drain Installation 1 See typical installation on page 7 Fig 2 The Birm filter is installed after the pressure tank 2 Make sure to connect the IN pipe to the CWS Plus inlet and the OUT pipe to the outlet see Fig 2 As you face the CWS Plus c...

Page 5: ...move the filter system from the piping 7 The drain line tubing not supplied is connected to a drain from the drain outlet using flexible ID tubing Note that the drain can run up above the CWS Plus control and into a drain it does not have to drain down as the filter backwashes under line pressure from your well pump Most plumbing codes require an air gap connection so that if your sewer or septic ...

Page 6: ...CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation Startup Guide Page 6 www cleanwaterstore com Rev 101813 Fig 1 Birm Filter Tank Water Flow Birm Media ...

Page 7: ...CWS Plus Birm Filter Installation Startup Guide Page 7 www cleanwaterstore com Rev 101813 Fig 2 Typical Birm Filter CWS Plus piping installation with ball valve and hose bib after the filter ...

Page 8: ...13 Fig 3 CWS Plus from the rear showing the inlet left and outlet right end connector fittings 1 or 1 1 4 NPT in Noryl plastic Brass end connectors are also available for connecting to copper tubing Fig 4 CWS Plus side view Inlet Outlet Inlet Outlet Bypass Knobs bypass position Drain Line ...

Page 9: ... Next add media The tank will be about 2 3rds full of media 4 Remove cap or tape from top of distributor tube Be careful not to pull up distributor tube when removing cap or tape 5 If possible at this point fill tank completely with water This will allow the Birm Filter media to settle and eliminate the need of purging the air out of the tank later 6 Attach plastic top screen to the under side of ...

Page 10: ...the outlet Fig 3 1 You can easily tell if it is in bypass because the two knobs will be in line with each other Fig 4 If the valve is in the Service position Fig 5 the knobs will be parallel to each other Make sure both sides are in the by pass position 12 Do NOT remove the red clips in order to put the bypass valve in either bypass or service it is not necessary nor desired to remove the red clip...

Page 11: ...ay be changed Press either the up or down arrow to change the value Press once more to accept the value and the display should stop flashing to indicate that the setting has been saved c Step 1 REGIONAL US GAL this stands for US gallons format if it is different change it to US GAL When it is set press the down button to proceed to the next step d Step 2 The display should be set to CALENDAR CLOCK...

Page 12: ...d a manual backwash will begin 18 Very slowly turn the inlet knob on the bypass valve towards the service position but DO NOT open the valve all the way We want to allow all of the air in the tank to escape before allowing the water to flow freely The bypass valve knobs may be a little stiff at first 19 Once water begins to flow from the drain line open the inlet valve all the way Continue to let ...

Page 13: ... Birm filter You can verify the backwash flow rate by running the drain line into a bucket and timing it when the CWS Plus is in Cycle 1 or backwash A 1 0 or 1 5 cubic foot system should have 5 gallons per minute and a 2 5 cubic foot system should have 10 gallons per minute of backwash In some cases the CWS165 may not be programmed correctly See the CWS165 service manual for instructions on how to...

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