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Fig. 3: Filter diagram showing cut-away of media 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintaining Your WS1 HIM filter System 

 

WS1 filters require little maintenance. The primary task is to add salt to the brine tank as required. You should 

add as much salt as you can while keeping the water level as high as the salt. This way the salt cannot bridge 

above the water level. If the salt gets extremely low or runs out, the conditioner will not be able to treat the 

water as the media will become exhausted. If this happens add salt to the brine tank and put the conditioner 

through a couple of regenerations right away. Push the REGEN button for several seconds to regenerate the   

filter manually and have treated water again. 

 

If you have much iron or manganese in the water you should get a Res Care feeder kit for your brine tank. It 

helps clean the media of iron and manganese. 

 

Besides adding salt, it is important to clean the injector 1 to 3 times a year, depending on how 

much iron you have in your water. If your water is really high in iron, over 5 ppm, you may need to do it 3 

times a year, otherwise once a year works well for most applications. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Clack WS1

Page 1: ...ittle routine maintenance your system will be providing treated water for many years Your new system comes with a printed start up guide that will help guide you in the installation and start up of your new system Please review this start up guide entirely before beginning to install your system and follow the steps outlined for best results ...

Page 2: ...ore beginning installation After installation the WS1 filter must be allowed to run through a complete backwash and rinse cycle also called regeneration This takes about 90 minutes 5 After the system is installed and running your water may be discolored or full of sediment or rust if you have older piping that has been exposed to sediment iron or manganese for sometime Typically this clears up ove...

Page 3: ...it easy to put the filter on bypass and remove the filter system from the piping 6 The drain line tubing not supplied is connected to a drain from the drain outlet using flexible ID tubing Note that the drain can run up above the WS1 filter and into a drain it does not have to drain down as the filter backwashes under line pressure from your well pump If the drain line will be more than 20 feet us...

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Page 5: ...lt for this is 2 00am which is a good time for regeneration unless you have more than one conditioner They should not regenerate at the same time Water should not be used while the conditioner is regenerating If you taste salty water after regeneration run the water until it clears up 10 Now you are ready to turn on the water Turn on the water and leave the filter on bypass and check for leaks 11 ...

Page 6: ...run clear Once clear you can plug the controller back in and let it finish the backwash and the rest of the regeneration After filter has been regenerating for 20 minutes look inside the brine tank and you should see that the brine tank is empty At the end of the regeneration check to make sure that the filter has added water to the brine tank to make brine for the next regeneration cycle The rege...

Page 7: ...me exhausted If this happens add salt to the brine tank and put the conditioner through a couple of regenerations right away Push the REGEN button for several seconds to regenerate the filter manually and have treated water again If you have much iron or manganese in the water you should get a Res Care feeder kit for your brine tank It helps clean the media of iron and manganese Besides adding sal...

Page 8: ...een and clean if fouled The injector can be pried out with a small flat screwdriver The injector consists of a throat and a nozzle Chemically clean the injector with vinegar or sodium bisulfite RustOut or RustRid or CLR etc The holes can be blown out with air NOTE Both pieces have small diameter holes that control the flow rates of water to insure that the proper concentration of regenerate is use...

Page 9: ...ng or sucking in air and you can verify this by putting your thumb over the hole on the outside of control valve where the tube from the brine line is attached Step 8 Close the bypass to shut the water off Press the REGEN button continuously until the controller is in the service position Time will be displayed At this point you can re connect the poly tubing to the control valve Step 9 After the ...

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