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5900S Softener 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 softened water for many years.

Please review this start

‐

up guide entirely before beginning to install

your system and follow the steps outlined for best results.

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How To Program Your New Softener Valve

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Page 1: ...ll be providing softened water for many years Please review this start up guide entirely before beginning to install your system and follow the steps outlined for best results Watch Helpful Short Videos How To Program Your New Softener Valve Questions Call us toll free 1 888 600 5426 or 1 831 462 8500 Email us support cleanwaterstore com See more information on our website www cleanwaterstore com ...

Page 2: ...g to Brine Tank 10 Brine Tank Set Up 11 Turn On Water to Softener 11 Program Your Softener Control 12 Enter main menu by pressing the Menu Enter button 12 Set current time of day 12 To Set the Hardness Press the Set Change Button 12 How to Enter Master Programming Mode 13 Exiting the Master Programming Mode 15 Start the First Regeneration 15 Normal Operation Maintenance 16 How the Battery Back up ...

Page 3: ...r tube 0 75 cubic foot of Softener resin media No filter gravel needed with this size Softener 32K Grain 1 0 cubic foot size 9 x 48 filter tank with distributor tube 1 0 cubic foot of Softener resin media No filter gravel needed with this size Softener 48K Grain 1 5 cubic foot size 10 x 54 filter tank with distributor tube 16 lbs Filter gravel 1 5 cubic foot of Softener resin media Softener 62K Gr...

Page 4: ...o the water heater before beginning installation in case water heater is accidentally drained 4 Pick a suitable location for your filter system on a dry level spot where it won t be exposed to freezing temperatures A minimum of 30 PSI is required Maximum pressure recommended is 90 PSI 5 Get all of your plumbing parts together before beginning installation Installation typically takes 3 to 5 hours ...

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Page 6: ...y recommended after the softener and before the second ball valve This makes it easy to rinse your new softener on start up and gives you a place to test the water before it enters your household plumbing 4 If you will be using copper piping do not sweat the copper pipe directly on to the 5900S control valve Avoid heating up the 5900S control valve plastic with the torch 5 You do not need unions t...

Page 7: ...ater flow is reversed and water flows down the distributor tube and up through the media lifting and expanding the softening media and removing any trapped particles After the backwash stage salt brine is automatically drawn in from the brine tank which then slowly rinses through the softening resin for 1 hour allowing the hardness minerals to be swapped out with harmless sodium or potassium ions ...

Page 8: ...approximately 2 3 full however do not fill it past 3 4 full 4 When you are ready to screw the valve head on apply silicone lubricant to the outside of the distribution tube and the O ring on the control valve where the tube goes in 5 Remove tape from top of distributor tube Be careful not to pull up distributor tube when removing tape 6 Attach plastic top screen to the under side of the 5900S cont...

Page 9: ...he Inlet valve on the left turns clockwise from full open at 12 00 o clock to full closed at 3 00 o clock 3 The Outlet valve turns clockwise from 6 00 o clock full open to 9 00 o clock full closed The valves are stiff when new so open and close them a few times 4 Leave both bypass valves closed for now so 5900 control valve is by passed 5 Note that the yoke is already attached to the bypass it is ...

Page 10: ... a 2 0 or 2 5 cubic foot size use larger diameter tubing such as or 1 Make sure the drain tubing is firmly clamped to the barbed fitting with a hose clamp to prevent leaks Attach the Brine Line Tubing to Brine Tank Insert the 3 8 diameter tubing into the brine tank connection included with your order Screw the nut with the sleeve and Ferrell attached to prevent leaking On the control valve side to...

Page 11: ...r hook some tubing to this and run to a bucket floor pan or floor drain Normally no brine will leak out of this fitting Turn On Water to Softener 1 Now you are ready to turn on the water to the system Turn on the water and leave on bypass and check for leaks 2 Leave the ball valve after the softener closed so water is still off to the house but connect a garden hose and open the hose bib after the...

Page 12: ...ext digit will flash Once the last digit is accepted all digits will flash Note you need to know what the hardness level of your water is in Grains Per Gallon If you don t know we do include a hardness test kit with each order 5 To exit menu press the Menu Enter button Note If no buttons are pressed for 60 seconds or longer the menu will automatically be exited Pressing and holding the Menu Enter ...

Page 13: ...in service without a regeneration This option setting is identified by the letter A in the left digit This option will be in the Master Programming Menu only in the Meter Mode Regeneration will begin at the set Regeneration Time A 0 setting will cancel this feature The Max Value for this item is 29 We recommend setting the system to regenerate every 14 days so the softener has a regeneration every...

Page 14: ...erations of 4 800 gallons The flow meter starts at that value and when that many gallons have passed through the softener it will do an automatic regeneration at the pre programmed time Since that may happen up to 23 hours before the next regeneration can happen a safety factor can be input as a percentage In the above example if you set P at 10 it will subtract 480 gallons and will have a gallon ...

Page 15: ...p opening the valve a little bit at a time stopping for a minute or two each time You want to see a corresponding increase in flow out of the drain line as you increase the flow of water into the filter After several minutes you should have the valve fully open 3 Cycle Step 2 the Brine Draw is for 60 minutes Confirm that the water in the side tank is being sucked down if you start with 5 gallons i...

Page 16: ...be accessed during power failure When the battery is installed and the unit loses power it will use the battery to advance the piston to the next cycle where no water is being used During power failure to conserve battery power the display is turned off However to confirm that the battery is working you can press either button and the display will turn on for five seconds How to Start an Extra Reg...

Page 17: ...round through the contiguous metal plumbing Some homes may have been built in accordance with building codes which encouraged the grounding of electrical appliances through the plumbing system Consequently the installation of a bypass consisting of the same material as the existing plumbing or a grounded jumper wire bridging the equipment and reestablishing the contiguous conductive nature of the ...

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Page 20: ... there are no rubber bands around it and that is free of obstructions In some cases it may need to be replaced or cleaned if there is suction at the control valve but no brine is being drawn in 2 If there is NO suction at the control valve port where you removed the brine line tubing then the injector should be cleaned 3 If the injector has been cleaned and there is still no suction check to make ...

Page 21: ...e tank before shutting the brine fill cycle If necessary pull the float assembly rod up to the appropriate height and cut the rod at that height leaving while keeping the rubber washers the adequate space to hold the float in place Error Codes There are five 5 error codes that could indicate a possible problem with the control valve Error 2 Homing slot expected Valve will start looking for home No...

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