
MangOX7000‐SXTInstallation&StartupGuide
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17. SETTIMEOFNIGHTBACKWASHWILLOCCUR:PresstheExtraCyclebuttononce.Setthetime
ofthenightthatyouwanttheMangOXfiltertobackwash.Thedefaulttimeis2:00am.Adjust
thetimebypushingtheupordownarrowifyouwant.
18. NowpresstheExtraCyclebuttononcemore.Youaredoneprogramming!
19. Nowyouarereadytoturnonthewater.TurnonthewaterandleavetheMangOXfilteron
bypassandcheckforleaks.LeavetheballvalveaftertheMangOXfilterclosed,sowaterisstill
offtothehouse,butconnectagardenhoseandopenupthehosebibaftertheMangOXfilter
andallowthewatertorunforseveralminutes.Thisimportantstepclearsoutanyforeign
materialthatmaybeinpipesfromtheinstallation.Ifyoudonothaveavalveandhosebib
installedaftertheMangOXfilter,youwillneedtoturnthewateroninsidethehousetoletthe
waterrun.Useabathtuborlaundrysinkorotherfixturethatdoesnothaveanaeratorscreen.
20. PresstheExtraCyclebuttonforasecondortwowhichwillstartamanualbackwash.
21. Nowyoucanslowlyturnthebypassvalvetotheserviceposition.YoudoNOTremovethered
clipsonthebypassknobsinordertoturnthebypassvalvesfromthebypasstotheservice
position.FirstopentheInletSideofthebypassvalve.SecondslowlyopentheOutletSideof
thebypassuntilitisinthefullserviceposition.TheFleck7000bypassvalveknobsarealittle
stiff,soyoucanuseascrewdriverplacedintheholestoturntheknobs.Turnthebypassvalve
knobsinthecorrectdirectionwhichiscounter‐clockwiseasyoufacethebypassvalveknobs.
22. ThereshouldbenoMangOXmediacomingoutofthedrainline,butthewaterwillbeblackor
dirtylooking.AtthispointtheMangOXfilterwillbeinabackwashcycle.Thebackwashtakes
10minutes.Ifthewaterslowsdownorstopsduringthefirst10minutesofbackwash,pressthe
ExtraCycletomovetheFleck7000controltothenextcycle,theRinsecycle.Thenrepeatthe
backwashandrinseaftertherinsecycleisdone,bypressingtheExtraCycleagain.Ifyouhave
highwaterpressureyoumayneedtoturnonthewaterslowlytotheMangOXfilteratfirstto
preventsomeMangOXfinesfromcomingoutthebackwash.Howeveritisnormalforsome
smallamountoffinestocomeoutduringthebackwash,althoughyoudonotwanttoseealarge
amountofmediacomingout,whichwouldmeanyouhaveveryhighwaterpressure,orthe
drainflowcontrolfortheFleck7000ismissing.
23. Ifpossibleverifythatthebackwashflowrate.Youcaneasilyrunthedrainhosetoabucketand
usingawatchverifytheflowrateingallonsperminute.Forexample,ifthebackwashfillsa5
gallonbucketin30seconds,youhave10gallonsperminuteor10GPM.Anadequate
backwashiscriticaltoproperlycleantheMangOXmediaandpreventitfromcementing
together.
1.0CubicFootModel:8GPMminimum10GPMrecommended
1.5CubicFootModel:8GPMminimum10GPMrecommended
2.0CubicFootModel:10GPMminimum12GPMrecommended