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QUESTIONS?  .................................................................................................................. 1

GETTING MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY FROM YOUR APPLIANCE ..................................... 2

INSTALLATION CHECKLIST ........................................................................................... 3

DO'S AND DON’TS  ................................................................................................. ........ 4

REFERENCE ILLUSTRATIONS ....................................................................................... 5

CYCLES  .......................................................................................................................... 10

INSTALLATION AND START-UP PROCEDURES  ..........................................................  12

SETTING THE CONTROLLER ........................................................................................  17

CARE, MAINTENANCE AND PARTS  .............................................................................. 18

TROUBLESHOOTING  ..................................................................................................... 26

FILTER SPECIFICATIONS  ......................................................................................

27

LIMITED WARRANTY .................................................................................................... 28

Table of Contents

Congratulations

on your decision to place your confidence in a superior

WaterBoss

®

water treatment appliance.

Recognized worldwide for built-in quality, dependability, and ease of service, 

WaterBoss

®

appliances represent state-of-the-art in home water treatment.  Important information is con-
tained in this manual which will help you get the maximum benefit and enjoyment from your
particular model.

We urge you to read this information carefully now and any time a malfunction may occur.  In
most cases, these reviews will uncover minor problems that you can correct yourself, thereby
saving you time.

When calling the HelpLine, please have this guide and the serial number 

available.  From 8 am to 5 pm EST, call 1-800-437-8993.  Your serial 

number may be found on top of your valve assembly (See figures 2-3.)

Summary of Contents for 97WB-IF

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION A N D S E RVICE M A N U A L 4343 S Hamilton Road Groveport Ohio 43125 W ater Filters 97WB IF 97WB CF and 97WB AF Rev 1 0...

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Page 3: ...for built in quality dependability and ease of service WaterBoss appliances represent state of the art in home water treatment Important information is con tained in this manual which will help you ge...

Page 4: ...he HelpLine please have this guide and the serial number of your appliance available Your serial number may be found on top of your valve assembly See figures 2 3 Date of Installation ________________...

Page 5: ...rain line 3 By pass the appliance when servicing the well plumbing or pump When work is complet ed turn on the nearest cold water tap until water runs clear before putting appliance back in service Se...

Page 6: ...ctricity The transformer supplied is a standard 120 volt 60 cycle A C for USA or 220 volt 50 cycle A C for outside the USA See figure 8 6 Water Quality If the water supply contains sulfur bacteria iro...

Page 7: ...ahrenheit for 97WB IF Please see specification on page 27 3 Do not allow soldering torch heat to be transferred to valve components or plastic parts 4 Do not overtighten plastic fittings 5 Do not plum...

Page 8: ...e for lawn and gardening purposes Also see figures 4 through 6 Caution If less than 10 feet of pipe connect the water treatment appliance s to the water heater then a Check Valve must be installed be...

Page 9: ...line should be 1 2 inside diameter and cannot be reduced in size Figure 2 Figure 3 PLUMBING CONNECTIONS S N 29350185 When calling the HelpLine please have this guide and the serial number available F...

Page 10: ...e From 8 am to 5 pm EST call 1 800 437 8993 Your serial number may be found on top of your valve assembly See figures 2 3 Figure 4 Bypass Valves Figure 5 Part 93884 push pull for service or bypass Thi...

Page 11: ...e and the serial number available From 8 am to 5 pm EST call 1 800 437 8993 Your serial number may be found on top of your valve assembly See figures 2 3 PLUGGING IN TRANSFORMER Do not plug transforme...

Page 12: ...ADDING POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE TO THE IRON FILTER Open lid and add three gallons of water Wait 15 minutes and press the Regenerate button Slowly add 5 lbs potas sium permanganate and stir with paint p...

Page 13: ...es out the media bed 2 Regeneration Regenerant is drawn out of the brine cabinet and up through the media tank cleaning the media bed and releasing accumulated iron and hydrogen sulfide 3 Slow rinse A...

Page 14: ...F i l t e r O n l y 1 First up flow backwash 2 Regenerant Draw 3 Slow Rinse 4 Second up flow 5 Downflow clean 6 Return to service Cycles Carbon Acid Neutralizing F i l t e r s O n l y Return To Servi...

Page 15: ...he drain line must be equal in height or lower than the control valve See figure 1 All overhead drains for filter installations must be 3 4 I D 3 Flushing Before placing your WaterBoss appliance in se...

Page 16: ...dry It is necessary to soak this filter media for twenty four hours to prevent media loss to drain during backwash Follow the installation procedure on page 12 but do not plug in the transformer Afte...

Page 17: ...grains per gallon Check the total hardness of the water after start up of the neutralizer and set your water softener accordingly INSTALLATION TIP Before placing this filter in service it will be nece...

Page 18: ...To start a regeneration push and hold the immediate recharge button until the controller indi cates cycle 01 flashing After 45 minutes the filter will return to service mode and display from 01 or 14...

Page 19: ...W a t e r B o s s I r o n F i l t e r Application Chart 16 Figure 15...

Page 20: ...simultaneously for three seconds Release when the number 12 appears in the display The number 12 indicates standard time in AM or PM To change to military time press CHANGE and the 12 will change to...

Page 21: ...ectronics and Cabinet PART DESCRIPTION QUANITY 1 54306 Salt Port Lid 1 2 54324 Valve Cover Assembly 1 3 54513 IF Computer Control Assembly Iron Filter 1 54513 CF Computer Control Assembly Carbon Filte...

Page 22: ...g 2 7 90828 O Ring 1 8 95301T JG Drive End Cap Assembly Iron Filter 1 95302T BWO BWO Carbon and Acid Neutralizing Filters 1 9 93870 Screw 4 10 93848 3 8 Brine Line 7 1 11 93501 Injector Assembly 1 12...

Page 23: ...u r e 1 8 I n j e c t o r Assembly When calling the HelpLine please have this guide and the serial number available From 8 am to 5 pm EST call 1 800 437 8993 Your serial number may be found on top of...

Page 24: ...Care Maintenance and Parts F i g u r e 1 9 I O Adapter Assembly 21 PART DESCRIPTION QUANITY 1 54313 3 4 IO Adapter 1 2 93838 O Ring 2...

Page 25: ...his guide and the serial number available From 8 am to 5 pm EST call 1 800 437 8993 Your serial number may be found on top of your valve assembly See figures 2 3 95521 Not available on AF and CF model...

Page 26: ...please have this guide and the serial number available From 8 am to 5 pm EST call 1 800 437 8993 Your serial number may be found on top of your valve assembly See figures 2 3 23 F i g u r e 2 1 Brine...

Page 27: ...437 8993 Your serial number may be found on top of your valve assembly See figures 2 3 PART DESCRIPTION QUANITY 1 54226 Safety Shutoff Valve 1 2 3 8 Retainer Sleeve 1 3 3 8 Plastic Gripper 1 4 3 8 Nut...

Page 28: ...e HelpLine please have this guide and the serial number available From 8 am to 5 pm EST call 1 800 437 8993 Your serial number may be found on top of your valve assembly See figures 2 3 F i g u r e 2...

Page 29: ...upply See specifications page 27 Defective circuit board fig 10 Computer control not attached properly Foreign object in valve body Broken valve assembly Motor running Magnet disc not turning page 22...

Page 30: ...er regeneration gallons Frequency of regeneration days Potassium Permanganate Storage Height in Footprint in Electrical Rating Plumbing Connections Shipping Weight Approximate lbs MODEL 97WB IF 97WB C...

Page 31: ...se substances in the system specifications other special treatment of the water supply must be used to remove these substances before they enter this product Otherwise WaterBoss shall have no obligati...

Page 32: ...1998 WaterBoss P O Box 298 Groveport OH 43125 LITHO USA Form 93966 FIL RV1002HQW U L has these third pa r t y l i s t i n g s In Business Since 1956...

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