Water that has been recycled through the BRAC SYSTEM is not intended for drinking purposes. For this reason, do not install a permanent connection to the grey waterspout. This outlet is only provided so you can connect a garden hose temporarily to water your garden. Do not use a sprinkler or spray directly onto your vegetables with grey water. Always clearly mark any grey water outlet. BRAC SYSTEMS, and its Representatives or Distributors are absolved of any responsibility, either real or intended, for the misuse of grey water by the consumer.

Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Installation Guide
- Operating Instructions
- Adjusting the float
- Priming the pump
- Routine Maintenance
- Cleaning filter
- Cleaning tank
- Troubleshooting guide
- Warranty

Congratulations on the purchase of your new BRAC SYSTEM. The BRAC SYSTEM can help you save up to 35% on your annual water and sewage bills.  With these savings, your BRAC SYSTEM could pay for itself within the first five years, and you will help to save the environment and provide a better future for the generations to come.

When integrated into the plumbing of your home, the BRAC SYSTEM captures the water used in your showers, bathtubs, and clothes washing machine, and recycles it to flush your toilets. (See figure 1)

The grey water from your bath and laundry enters the BRAC SYSTEM through the grey water inlet pipe, where it passes through a filter, and collects in the lower portion of the BRAC SYSTEM tank. A 3” overflow pipe connected to your sewer line prevents the tank from overfilling.

A clean water inlet pipe, controlled by a float and valve, assures a minimum level of water in the tank. The collected water is drawn through a foot valve by a ½ hp pump with a pressure tank, which provides grey water at pressure to the grey water outlet and the irrigation/priming faucet, supplying grey water to your toilets and garden.

The filter is easily accessed for cleaning, and a cleanout valve is provided for flushing the tank. (See figure 2.)

Only a licensed plumber should install the BRAC SYSTEM. We recommend that your plumber also install a fresh water bypass and shutoff valve to provide backup clean water to your toilets in the event of a power failure, or should your system require removal for servicing.

INSTALLATION GUIDE

Your BRAC SYSTEM requires connection to your home's sewer system, and should only be installed by a licensed plumber. This installation guide is intended for information purposes only.

Installation Connections  (To be performed by a licensed plumber)

Grey water inlet pipe: 3“ ABS drain pipe fitting. Water to be recycled enters the BRAC SYSTEM here, from your showers, bathtubs, and laundry.

Ventilation pipe: 3“ ABS drain pipe fitting. This pipe provides air ventilation to the system.

The grey water inlet and ventilation pipes can be distinguished from each other as follows: The inlet pipe is connected to the filter housing, which drains from the upper half to the lower half of the BRAC SYSTEM tank; the ventilation pipe is simply a connector ventilating the upper section of the tank to the outside.

Grey water outlet: A 3/4“ fitting. Grey water flows out of the BRAC SYSTEM under pressure, to provide water to your toilets.

Fresh water inlet: A 3/4“ fitting. Fresh potable water enters the BRAC SYSTEM here, to provide a backup volume of water, should your bathing and laundry activities fail to provide the minimum volume of water necessary to operate the system.

The threads of the grey water outlet and fresh water inlet should be wrapped at least six times around with Teflon tape before connecting.

Priming and irrigation faucet: This faucet accepts a standard garden hose connector, to provide water at pressure for use in your garden. This faucet is also used to prime the system pump.

Overflow: 3“ ABS drain pipe fitting. Connects to sewer line.

Cleanout valve: 3/4' fitting. Use to drain the tank. Connects to sewer line. (see figure 3)
Fittings and materials referred to in this document may be subject to change.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Before you take your BRAC SYSTEM into service, you must observe a few simple steps:
Float adjustment (See figure 4.)

To avoid damage to the fresh water inlet valve during transport, your BRAC SYSTEM is shipped with the float disabled. It must be adjusted for the system to function properly.

How the float works.
The float controls the fresh water inlet valve, insuring that a minimum amount of water is always in the system, allowing the system to operate without running the pump dry. It is independent of the greywater components of the system. The float level ONLY controls the MINIMUM level of water in the tank. If your water usage habits always provide more than the minimum level of water, the fresh water inlet system may never need to open during normal operation.

The float connects to the fresh water inlet valve by a control rod. The valve arm is captured between two brass adjustment rings, which can be adjusted up and down the rod with the use of a Phillips head screwdriver. When pulled down, the valve arm opens the fresh water inlet valve, and fresh water flows into the lower section of the tank. When pushed up, the valve arm closes the valve, stopping the flow of fresh water. The upper brass stop controls the level at which the valve opens, and the lower brass stop controls the level at which the valve closes.

The lower brass stop is factory-adjusted, and we recommend that you do NOT change the position of the lower stop. The upper stop requires adjustment before operating the system.

To adjust the upper stop; Loosen the upper stop locking screw.
Pull up on the rod until the lower stop engages the control arm into the upper position.  Lower the rod slightly, so that the lower stop is not pressed tightly against the control arm. (Do not pinch the control arm between the stops, but leave no more than a half inch of space between the two stops.

Tighten the locking screw on the upper stop.
After adjustment, test the free operation of the inlet valve by pulling up and pushing down on the control rod manually. Fresh water should flow into the lower tank when the rod is pushed down, and stop when it is pulled up. The rod should also spin freely, and not catch on the control arm.

Also, check the level of the water in the lower tank after a short period, to insure that the level is at or above the “MIN” (minimum) mark on the tank, and that the tank does not continue to fill with fresh water well above this mark. (* Due to minor variations in the manufacturing process, your plumber should verify that the “MIN” mark on the tank is sufficiently high enough to prevent the foot valve from sucking air. If your plumber feels that the minimum level should be higher, ask him to mark a new minimum level on your tank for you.)

If you notice the control rod binding in the stainless steel guide attached to the deck, preventing it from raising and lowering freely, contact your BRAC SYSTEMS distributor for assistance.
While we do not recommend changing the factory minimum water level setting, the minimum level can be raised by sliding both stops down the rod, and lowered by sliding both stops up the rod.

WARNING: Lowering the minimum water level below the factory setting will cause your system to malfunction, and could damage the pump.

Priming the Pump (See figure 5.)
Before plugging in your system to the electrical outlet, the pump must be primed with water. To prime the pump connect a hose to the grey water outlet holding the top end of the hose above the top of the tank. Open the irrigation faucet. Pour water into the hose until water starts to drip from the irrigation faucet. Close the irrigation faucet. The pump is now primed. Remove the hose from the grey water outlet, and connect the grey water line that feeds your toilets to the grey water outlet, using six or seven wraps of Teflon tape.

The pump may also need to be primed if your toilets were flushed several times during a tank-cleaning operation. The need for this re-priming can be prevented by turning off the water supply behind each toilet during a tank cleaning.

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
As we are unable to determine the number of family members in each particular household, we recommend that you inspect and clean the filter every week. If you realize that the build up of residue in the filter does not warrant cleaning the filter every week, we recommend that you decrease the frequency of inspecting and cleaning of the filter by three days at a time, (every ten days, every thirteen days, every sixteen days, and so on…), until you determine the proper time interval for your particular situation.

Cleaning the filter (See figure 6.)
1. Remove the tank lid.
2. Remove the screw cap from the filter housing.
3. Carefully remove filter from housing.
4. Rinse filter for 3 minutes under water or soak for 3 minutes in vinegar.
5. Replace filter in filter housing.
6. Close the filter housing with the screw cap.
7. Replace tank lid.

If the filter is damaged, or has to be replaced for some other reason, please use the extra filters, which have been supplied by BRAC SYSTEMS. We recommend that you purchase new filters from your distributor, so that you always have extra filters on hand.

Cleaning the tank (See figure 7.)
The same principal used for determining the time interval of cleaning the filter holds true for the cleaning of the tank. Under normal circumstances, it should be sufficient to clean the tank once a year. Initially, we recommend that you inspect and clean the tank every three months until you have determined the proper cleaning interval.

IMPORTANT:  Do not use the bath, shower or laundry while cleaning the tank!!
1. Unplug the pump.
2. Turn off fresh water supply.
3. Make sure that clean-out valve is connected to your sewer pipe.
4. Open clean-out valve and empty tank.
5. Close clean-out valve.
6. To clean out the bottom of the tank add a minimum of five litres of vinegar and let soak for ten minutes.
7. Open fresh water supply to rinse out the bottom of the tank, at the same time opening the clean-out valve to remove the residue. Let this continue for five minutes until the bottom of the tank is clean.
8. Close clean-out valve, and with the fresh water supply running, allow the tank to fill until the float valve turns off the fresh water.
9. Plug in the pump.

After cleaning the tank, please flush each toilet once to ensure proper function.
If the toilets are flushed during the cleaning process of the tank, it could be possible that the pump will have to be re-primed. Please follow the instructions as provided in the installation guide. (To prevent the need to re-prime the pump, we recommend that you also shut off the water supply to each toilet, located behind and below the toilet tank, usually to the left. Remember to turn the supply to each toilet back on after the tank-cleaning procedure is complete.)

During the cleaning process of the tank please do a visual inspection of all fittings, connections and the tank to ensure there are no leaks anywhere. Since it only takes approximately thirty minutes to clean the tank, no one in the household should be inconvenienced by not being able to use the toilet. (Remember there is always one flush left in each toilet tank).

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 

Problem #1: Pump runs continuously, or with only brief pauses. Level of water in lower tank is at or above “Minimum” level:

• Irrigation faucet is in use.
• Normal condition. Hose pressure is provided by the pump and pressure tank.
•  Toilet leaking--check toilet flapper valves. A leaking toilet will cause the pump to run continuously

Problem #2: Pump runs continuously, or with only brief pauses. Water level in lower tank is below “Minimum” level:

- No fresh water supply.
-Unplug pump to prevent damage to pump.
- Make sure that the float level in your tank is set properly, and that the float level stop was adjusted after shipping.
- Check fresh water connections to the tank, and make sure that all the valves are open.
If all valves are open, and there is still no fresh water supply, let the water in your   shower or bath run until there is an adequate supply of water in the tank, and   contact your plumber.

Problem #3: Lower tank is full, and draining out of overflow pipe.

- Fresh water inlet valve stuck open.
- Check float adjustment and valve operation. Raising the rod should close the valve, and pushing it down should open it. Ensure that the rod slides freely through the steel guide collar. Contact your BRAC SYSTEMS dealer if the rod is binding. 
- Bathing and laundry water use outstrips toilet use.
- Normal condition. Confirm by flushing toilets several times, without running any showers, baths, or laundry, and observing that the water level in the tank drops, and does not immediately rise again.

Problem #4: Float level control rod is binding in the guide collar, preventing the valve from opening and closing freely.  Contact your BRAC SYSTEMS dealer.

Problem #5:  There is a small amount of water on the deck under the clean water inlet valve.

- While the clean water inlet valve is open, a drop or two of clean water may drip onto the deck. This condition is normal, and should occur only while the valve is
open, and fresh water is entering the tank. The drips should evaporate, and a hard water deposits can be easily removed from the deck with a clean cloth dampened with vinegar.

 If the valve is dripping constantly, even when closed, contact your BRAC SYSTEMS dealer.

Problem #6: I have tried all of the above solutions, but my pump continues to run constantly.

- Your pump may be faulty. Unplug the pump, and immediately contact your BRAC SYSTEMS dealer for assistance.

CONSUMER WARRANTY

1. Your warranty is valid for a period of 2 years, from date of purchase. A copy of the bill of sale is required for any warranty coverage.
2. This coverage applies against failure, due to factory defects and workmanship. Should the unit fail it will be repaired or replaced at our factory without charge, provided that the unit is returned to our factory prepaid.
3. This warranty does not include labor or service charges incurred by removing or reinstalling the unit and damage caused by abuse or a faulty installation.
4. The company shall not be responsible for or have any obligation whatsoever for direct or indirect loss, consequential damage or otherwise inconvenience arising from any failure of the equipment.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE CONSUMER

If you require any additional information or warranty service with the product you have purchased, please call 1-514-856-2722, before advising or returning the product to the original point of purchase.

This product is warranted two years from date of purchase.

All warranty claims must be directed to the factory. The product will be repaired or replaced at our option. Units covered under warranty will be returned to sender freight “prepaid”. Units no longer on warranty will be returned to sender freight “collect”.

Please be advised that 99% of system problems are caused by an improper installation. By simply contacting our customer service department, we will be pleased to help you with any questions you may have.

Thank you for choosing Brac Systems, the product purchased has been designed to give you years of trouble free service.

All of us at Brac Systems, are committed in building the highest quality product available, and to give our customers the satisfaction they deserve.

The BRAC SYSTEMS Team.

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Brac Systems
3571 Ashby
Montreal (Canada)
H4R 2K3