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GALAXY

VDR 14/100

Water Softener

OWNER’S

MANUAL

Caution:
Read and Follow
All Safety Rules and
Operating Instructions
Before First Use of
This Product.

If you have questions when
installing, operating or main-
taining your softener, and
when setting the timer, call
your local dealer.

EcoWater Systems Europe

Version 01--2006

Geelse Weg 56
2250 Olen
Belgium

Summary of Contents for VDR 14/100

Page 1: ...ifications X Repair Parts GALAXY VDR 14 100 Water Softener OWNER S MANUAL Caution Read and Follow All Safety Rules and Operating Instructions Before First Use of This Product If you have questions whe...

Page 2: ...te And Or Odor Water Pressure Bar Water Flow Rate l min 1 See the rating decal located on the rim under the salt hole cover European Directive 2002 96 EC requires all electrical and electronic equipme...

Page 3: ...TE TIMER FEATURES 11 B SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION 12 14 SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER A SALT REFILLING STORAGE TANK SALT BRIDGE 15 B KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN 16 C KEEP THE SOFTENER...

Page 4: ...eezing Damage from freezing voids the softener warran ty See page 16 CAUTIONS PLEASE READ AND COMPLY WITH THE FOL LOWING GUIDES TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE SOFTENER OR OTHER PROPERTY PERSONAL INJURY OR P...

Page 5: ...valve or 3 valves set for SERVICE See page 18 of the installation manual Is the valve drain hose connected the right way and without sharp bends or kinks that could stop or reduce water flow See page...

Page 6: ...gnals a change in the face plate display Repeated beeps means the timer will not accepta change from the button you have pressed telling you to use another button For example while setting the hardnes...

Page 7: ...ton changes the display twice each second 3 SET RECHARGE REGENERATION TIME Q Press the SELECT button once to display 2 00 AM flashing and RECHARGE TIME At the 2 00 AM RECHARGE TIME setting the softene...

Page 8: ...2 AM mode is disired use the Up or Down buttons to change the time display Press the SELECT button once again to com plete initial programming and RECHARGE TONIGHT shows in the display 8 SET CLEAN FEA...

Page 9: ...2 tablespoons of common 5 25 household bleach Clorox Linco BoPeep White Sail Eagle etc in the softener brinewell 3 Press the ON OFF HOLD button and holdfor 3 seconds to start a recharge This first re...

Page 10: ...ditive to help the softener handle iron in the water supply Although this additive may help to keep the softener resin clean it may also release corrosive fumes that will weaken and shorten the life o...

Page 11: ...GHT PROGRAM MEMORY If electrical power to the softener goes off the time display is blank but the face plate timer keeps the correct time for about 6 hours When electrical power comes on again you hav...

Page 12: ...come coated with hardness minerals and they have to be cleaned This cleaning is called regeneration or recharge Regeneration is started at 2 00 a m by the electronic timer see page 14 It takes place i...

Page 13: ...did during brining except the brine flow has stopped Hardness minerals and brine flush from the resin tank to the drain Brining and brine rinse together vary in length of time they take relative to th...

Page 14: ...er The computer changes the pulses to a measure in gallons of water 1 gallon 3 78 liters COMPUTER The computer is part of the circuit board It is programmed to know the softener s capacity how many ha...

Page 15: ...ine Without brine the resin bed does not regenerate and you will have hard water If the storage tank is full of salt it is hard to tell if youhave asalt bridge Salt isloose ontop butthe bridge is unde...

Page 16: ...ighten the cap BY HAND ONLY DO NOT OVER TIGHTENANDBREAKTHECAPORHOUSING FIG 2 CLEANING THE NOZZLE VENTURI INSTALL WITH NUMBERED SIDE UP CONCAVE SIDE DOWN Cap O ring Seal Screen Support Screen Nozzle Ve...

Page 17: ...off both drain hoses 5 Carefully remove the large holding clips at the softener inlet and outlet see Key No 61 on page 31 Separate the softener from the adaptors or bypass valve 6 Remove the brinewell...

Page 18: ...fill with salt or break the salt bridge page 15 Use the RECHARGE NOW feature to start a recharge Transfomer unplugged at the wall outlet or power cable leads loose fuse blown circuit breaker popped or...

Page 19: ...in liters 15 57 Intermittent service flow 1 bar pres sure drop 37 8 Water supply max Clear Water Iron ppm 0 Water pressure limits min max bar 1 4 8 6 Min Max water temperature C 4 49 Min water supply...

Page 20: ...ransformer plugged into a live grounded wall outlet and is the power cable fastened securely 5 The valve drain hose must be free of kinks and sharp bends and not elevated over 2 5 m above the floor TR...

Page 21: ...FOR REMOVING ERROR CODE FROM FACE PLATE 1 Unplug transformer2 Correct defect 3 Plug in transformer 4 Wait for 6 minutes The error code will return if the defect was not corrected MANUAL INITIATED ELEC...

Page 22: ...ollowing alternating displays This setting controls the length of the back wash cycle regular recharge backwash and the CLEAN feature backwash if set to ON A longer backwash is beneficial if supply wa...

Page 23: ...in will begin Verify brine draw from the brine tank by shininga flashlightinto thebrinewell and observing a noticeable drop in the liquid level NOTE Be sure a salt bridge is not preventing water with...

Page 24: ...in the proper position Lubricate ALL o rings and seals with Food grade e g FDA approved silicone grease To install the rotor seal first place the seal into the valve groove rounded side down see cros...

Page 25: ...ws back into the valve and out the valve outlet to the house soft water pipes FILL CYCLE To begin a regeneration the electronic timer energizes the circuit to the valve motor The valve motor rotates t...

Page 26: ...tor and to the drain Hard water is available at the valve outlet When the brine valve closes to end brine draw water flow continues in the same directions to slowly RINSE brine from the resin bed and...

Page 27: ...terflowentersthe resin tank through the top distributor and exits through the bottom distributor to the drain The demand timer again energizes the motor to return the valve to service As the valve rot...

Page 28: ...SERVICE TECH INFORMATION SECTION 5 28 NOTES...

Page 29: ...k 12 7232250 Plastic Screw 1 4 x 5 8 13 0900431 Tube ClampB 14 1103200 Tube AdaptorB 15 9003500 GrommetB 16 7145500 Brine Valve Assem see page 29 17 7151705 Resin Tank Assembly complete 18 7112963 O r...

Page 30: ...35 7092278 Guide Cap 36 0900535 O ring 15 16 x 1 3 16 37 0516211 Seal 38 0516924 Retainer Bottom Seal 39 7116713 Clip 40 7092252 Brine Valve Body 41 7080653 Clip 42 7131365 Screen 43 7094979 Insert 44...

Page 31: ...REPAIR PARTS SECTION 6 31 5 VALVE ASSEMBLY 84 DC Motor...

Page 32: ...ring 7 16 x 5 8 63 64 65 0507615 7170335 2207800 Installation Tube 2 req Washer 2req I t ll ti Ad t 2 90 7085263 Valve Cover 65 66 2207800 7170288 Installation Adaptor 2 req O ring 15 16 x 1 3 16 2 re...

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