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Add salt to the brine tank.
Using a bucket, pour approximately 3 gallons of water into the
brine tank.
Plug in the power cord.
Place the bypass valve in the shut off position (see bypass
valve operation below).
Turn on the water supply to the unit.
Press and hold the Regen button for approximately three sec-
onds. Release the button when you hear the valve motor start
to turn.
Unplug the power cord after the valve stops moving and the
display shows “Backwash”.
Partially open the inlet on the bypass valve until you hear water
fl owing.
Observe the drain line. Open the inlet valve all the way after all
the air is vented from the system.
Allow the system to backwash until the drain line runs clear.
There may be some initial color in the water. This is normal.
Plug in the power cord.
Manually advance the valve to the “Softening” position by press-
ing the Regen button. You will need to press it fi ve times, paus-
ing between presses to allow the valve to stop at each cycle.
Open a hot and cold water faucet to bleed any remaining air
from the system.
Step 5: Start-Up
Turn the water heater back on.
The valve is preprogrammed at the factory for the most effi cient
operation. The only programming needed at startup is to set the
hardness and time of day.
To set the time of day, press the Set Clock button then use the up or
down arrow buttons to set the hour (pay attention to the AM/PM indi-
cator in the upper right hand corner of the display). Press the Next
button and then use up or down arrow buttons to set the minutes.
Press the Next button to return to the main display.
It’s a good idea to set the hardness 10% higher than the measured
water hardness to compensate for other contaminants that the soft-
ener may remove that are not measured by the hardness test.. It is
also necessary to add 2 grains to the hardness setting for each ppm
of iron in the water. For example: if the water measures 18 grains
with the hardness test kit and there is 1.5 ppm of iron, then 18 x 1.1
= 19.8 and 1.5 x 2 = 3. Therefore 19.8 + 3 = 22.8 so you would set
the hardness at 23 grains.
To set the hardness press the Next and the up arrow button simul-
taneously to bring up the “Set Hardness” display. Use the up and
down arrow buttons to set the hardness. Press the Next button four
times to get back to the main display.
DIAGNOSTIC MODE
SUPPLY
WATER EXITS
SUPPLY WATER
ENTERS
SHUTOFF MODE
NO
WATER EXITS
SUPPLY WATER IS SHUT OFF
FROM THE HOSE AND THE
VALVE
Bypass Valve Operation
NORMAL OPERATION
*TREATED*
WATER EXITS
SUPPLY WATER
ENTERS
BYPASS OPERATION
SUPPLY
WATER EXITS
SUPPLY WATER
ENTERS
