Harvey Hv3 Water Softener Installation Manual Now

: Includes essential warnings about avoiding heat sources (boilers) and preventing freezing conditions.

The salt cabinet has an overflow port at the back. If the brine tank overfills (rare, but possible), this prevents flooding.

Locate the main water shut-off valve and turn it clockwise to shut off the water supply to the house. Open a nearby faucet to drain the water from the pipes.

Then fill the softener with block salt—remember, the Harvey HV3 is designed specifically for block salt, and using granular or tablet salt can block the tray and cause problems with the brine valve. Do not fill the salt compartment higher than the bottom edge of the lift handles on the sides of the softener cabinet, as overfilling can prevent the float valve from operating correctly. harvey hv3 water softener installation manual

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

This is critical. The softener needs to flush salty water (brine) during regeneration.

: Connect a separate hose to the white spigot on the side of the cabinet. This must run downhill through an outside wall to a visible point. 3. Commissioning & First Use : Includes essential warnings about avoiding heat sources

Some later HV3 models have a 12-day override dial. This forces regeneration if the water meter hasn’t tripped it. Set it to maximum (12 days) initially.

Place the Harvey HV3 into its final position. Ensure it's level and stable, with sufficient clearance around it for maintenance access.

Connect the from the port marked "OUT" to the plumbing line feeding the rest of the house. Locate the main water shut-off valve and turn

Keep the inlet and outlet valves , and open the bypass valve to restore temporary hard water supply to the house while you connect the unit. 3. Connecting the Softener

If your pressure exceeds 5 bar, you must install a pressure reducing valve. The manual explicitly warns that high pressure can damage the internal pistons and seals.

The bypass valve assembly is a critical component that allows you to isolate the softener for maintenance or in case of any issues. It's a push/pull operating method valve with a plastic body that switches flows between different outlets.