Pentair Siata V132 SFE, Installer Manual

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Installer manual Siata V132 - SFE - Commissioning
52 / 88 Ref. MKT-IM-003 / B - 19.04.2017
7. Commissioning
7.1. Start up procedure
1. With the bypass still in bypass position (inlet and outlet manual valve closed), plug in the SFE
controller to the power source.
2. If not done yet proceed to programming according to the system specification. See
“Programming”, page 45.
3. Start a manual regeneration by pressing for 5 seconds (see “Manual regeneration”, page 56).
The controller is going to move in backwash position (C1). Once in this position, unplug the SFE
controller from the power source.
4. Make sure the brine line is connected to the safety brine valve. Set the floater of the brine valve
to the lowest level possible and make sure the brine tank is yet not filled with salt.
5. With the outlet manual valve still closed, slowly open the inlet manual valve. The system is going
to pressurize and the V132 pistons is moving effectively in backwash position. The valve and tank
is going to slowly get filled with raw water, allowing air to be purged out by the drain. Open the
inlet valve progressively until fully open position. Because of the particular design of the V132,
during this cycle the brine tank is going to be refilled as well. As soon as the brine valve floater
level is reached and the floater lifted by the water, the refill of the brine tank should stop. Check
that the floater tightly close the brine line to ensure the safety brine valve is working properly.
Mark with a pen the level that the water reached on the floater.
6. As soon as the drain runs clear, plug in again the SFE controller to the power source.
7. Press on once to move the valve pistons to the next regeneration cycle position (brine draw
(C2)). Check if the draw is performed and let the water in the brine tank decrease to the air check
level.
8. Press on to move to slow rinse cycle (C3), this is not creating changes in the pistons position.
Place the brine valve float to the highest possible position to allow proper refill during the next
cycle.
9. The Siata brine valve BR1-100 is equipped with a brine line flow control (BLFC) which set the
refill flow rate at 1 L/min. Knowing it, determine the refill time to get the brine tank filled with
the required amount of water to prepare the brine according to your system settings :

T
refill
= V
brine
/ Q
BLFC


In case your softener is equipped with a non Siata safety brine valve, and the BLFC size is
unknown / BLFC is not present, close the inlet manual valve and fill brine tank with the amount
of water needed using buckets filled with a known amount of water. Mark the level then skip step
#10 and move to step #11.
10. Press on to move the valve pistons to the next regeneration cycle position (fast rinse (C4)). As
soon as the flow at the drain increases, the valve is going to also start the refill of the brine tank.
Start to time with your wrist-lock from this moment. As soon as cycle C4 is reached press on
to move the valve back in service position, this operation is not going to stop the refill of the brine
tank. Once the time for refill, calculated in step #9, is passed by, close the inlet manual valve to
stop the refill.