When installing a Phyn Plus in a Well Home here are some basic guidelines on where to install the Phyn Plus in your plumbing system:
- Well Pump – The Phyn Plus needs to be installed downstream or after the Pressure tank and not installed between the Well Pump and the Pressure tank
- Pressure tank – The Phyn Plus should be installed downstream or after the Pressure tank. If your plumbing allows, you should ensure that the Phyn Plus is installed a few feet from the Pressure tank to avoid turbulence in your water.
- Sediment filter - The Phyn Plus should be installed after the sediment filter to remove any grit and / or sand elements from the water
- Water Conditioners / Water filters (Acid neutralizer, Reverse Osmosis etc.)
- Option one: Installed upstream or before the Phyn Plus
- If you install water conditioners or water filters upstream or before the Phyn Plus, you will not receive unusual water activity notifications for the filters since they are installed before the Phyn Plus
- Option two: Installed downstream or after the Phyn Plus
- If you install water conditioners or water filters downstream or after the Phyn Plus you will get a lot of unusual water activity alerts during the learning phase as the Phyn detects water usage from the filters.
- Note: You will need to respond to and provide feedback for these unusual water activity alerts. This will take some time and effort.
- Note: If you have a water softener, you should familiarize yourself with the regeneration cycle of the water softener. These regeneration cycles occur on a periodic basis and will trigger alerts which could potentially shut off your water. During the learning period you should carefully identify water usage events for these fixtures.
- Note: Some, but not all water softeners, conditioners, acid neutralizers, RO filters, whole home filtration systems and irrigation systems have motors that can burn out if operated without water. In some cases water quality can be impacted if the fixture is operated without water. Check that your fixtures can operate without water without affecting water quality and whether your fixtures have motors that can be damaged when running without water before enabling Auto Shutoff.
- Option one: Installed upstream or before the Phyn Plus