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Water Softener Features / Options

SET CAPACITY

The electronic control calculates this number, based on the initial programming.  If

you want to change the capacity, do the following:

1

. Press and hold the SELECT button to display the screen shown in Figure 15.

2

. Press the SELECT button again to display the “Capacity” screen (See Figure

16).

3

. Press the 

UP or 

DOWN buttons to set either “CAP 1”, “CAP 2” or “CAP

3”.  See the table below:

FIG. 15

FIG. 16

FIG. 17

4

. When the desired capacity is displayed, press the SELECT button.

5

. To return to the normal run (time of day) screen, press the SELECT button a

few more times.

VIEW DAYS TO RECHARGE

This “view-only” display shows the number of days until the softener’s next auto-

matic recharge.  This display will not show if hardness was set to “OFF”.

1

. Press and hold the SELECT button to display the screen shown in Figure 11.

2

. Press the SELECT button two more times to display the “Days to Recharge”

screen (See Figure 17).

3

. To return to the normal run (time of day) screen, press the SELECT button

again.

Softening

Capacity

Frequency of

Regenerations

Water Usage

Salt

Efficiency

CAP 1

Lowest

Regenerates

most frequently

Uses

most water

Uses least salt

CAP 2

Medium

Medium

Medium

Medium

CAP 3

Highest

Regenerates

least frequently

Uses

least water

Uses most salt

Summary of Contents for Atlas 15

Page 1: ...Rev 12 23 08 How to install operate and maintain your Atlas Water Softener Models Atlas 9 Atlas 15 Atlas 20 OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...EL20 Rated Softening Capacity mol kg salt dose 1 36 0 27 4 60 2 27 4 72 0 68 10 81 3 63 6 80 1 13 17 22 5 08 Rated Efficiency mol kg of salt at min salt dose 4 99 6 94 5 99 Service Flow Rate L min 15...

Page 3: ...pairs if needed but still have water in house pipes A drain is needed for recharge discharge water A floor drain is preferred close to the water softener See Figure 4 A laundry tub standpipe etc are o...

Page 4: ...from the house pipes 3 INSTALLING THREE VALVE BYPASS If installing a 3 valve bypass system plumb as needed using Figure 3B as a guide When installing sweat copper be sure to use lead free solder and...

Page 5: ...ee minutes open a hot water faucet for one minute or until all air is expelled then close f Close all cold water faucets and check your plumbing work for leaks 9 ADD WATER TO THE BRINE TANK Using a pa...

Page 6: ...IG 5 FIG 6 UP button DOWN button Display RECHARGE button SELECT button FIG 7 Programming the Water Softener Model Code Atlas 9 EL 9 Atlas 15 EL15 Atlas 20 EL20 A SET TIME OF DAY If the words PRESENT T...

Page 7: ...selected the next screen will be Number of People See Step C C SET NUMBER OF PEOPLE 1 If a hardness level was selected in the previous step you will see the screen to set the number of people in the...

Page 8: ...the unit will not recharge automatically and you will soon run out of softened water NOTE While the unit is in vacation mode it is possible to start a Recharge Now by pressing and holding the RECHARGE...

Page 9: ...ime of day screen press the SELECT button a few more times VIEW DAYS TO RECHARGE This view only display shows the number of days until the softener s next auto matic recharge This display will not sho...

Page 10: ...he tank CLEANING THE NOZZLE VENTURI A clean nozzle venturi See Figure 19 is a necessity for the water softener to work properly This small com ponent creates the suction to move brine from the brine t...

Page 11: ...se if needed Hot water being used when softener is recharging Avoid using hot water during recharges because water heater refills with hard water Increase in actual hardness of water supply Have unsof...

Page 12: ...itch opera tion See Figure 20 If the letter appears the switch is closed If the dash shows the switch is open 3 Use the RECHARGE button to manually advance the valve into each cycle and check correct...

Page 13: ...12 Softener Exploded View Valve Assembly See Pages 14 15 for parts 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 9 12 11 14 10 8 16 17 15 19 18 20 13...

Page 14: ...del Atlas 15 7114787 Repl Resin Tank 20 3 x 88 9 cm Model Atlas 20 7 30437 Resin bag of 25L 8 7307576 Brine Tank Model Atlas 9 7307039 Brine Tank Model Atlas 15 7307550 Brine Tank Model Atlas 20 9 730...

Page 15: ...14 Valve Exploded View 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 90 90 61 62 90 63 64 90 90 65 66 67 90 91 68 69 70 91 71 91 72 73 74 91 76 75 77 78 79 80 81 52 Wear Strip Seal Cross Section View 91 92...

Page 16: ...07 Fill Flow Plug 15 gpm Model Atlas 9 1148800 Fill Flow Plug 3 gpm Models Atlas 15 Atlas 20 72 0521829 Flow Plug 1 gpm 73 7146043 Screen 74 7167659 Screen Support Key No Part No Description 75 719972...

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