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EF/XF SERIES

WATER SOFTENERS

An Employee-Owned Company

OWNER’S MANUAL

Water Control Corporation

7150 143rd Ave NW 

 Ramsey, MN 55303

1-866-405-1268 

 www.watercontrolinc.com

WC-OM-EFXF-FRONTPG   © Water Control Corporation 1122

Summary of Contents for EF Series

Page 1: ...IES WATER SOFTENERS An Employee Owned Company OWNER S MANUAL Water Control Corporation 7150 143rd Ave NW Ramsey MN 55303 1 866 405 1268 www watercontrolinc com WC OM EFXF FRONTPG Water Control Corpora...

Page 2: ...LATION PROCEDURES 10 INSTALLATION DIAGRAMS 11 WIRING DIAGRAMS 12 PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS 14 START UP PROCEDURES 24 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES 27 SERVICE 29 TROUBLESHOOTING 30 COMPONENTS 33 OFFICIAL WARRA...

Page 3: ...STEM MUST BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL PLUMBING CODES AND REGULATIONS CONTACTWCC WATERCONTROLCORPERATION FORMOREINFORMATION READ THE ENTIRE MANUAL BEFORE INSTALLING OPERATING OR MAINTAINING T...

Page 4: ...brine cycle the media is rinsed off the brine tank is refilled and the system goes back into service When a single tank water softener regenerates an internal bypass is opened in the control valve Thi...

Page 5: ...s dirt and sediments filtered in the bed out to the drain 2 CYCLE BRINE DRAW SLOW RINSE POSITION Brine Draw is the process in which brine is drawn out of the brine cabinet and passed through the resin...

Page 6: ...65 24 X 50 425 EF 150X MR 115000 135000 150000 1 7 0 18 4 27 35 1 3 4 9 5 625 96 18 x 65 24 X 50 450 EF 180 MR 138000 162000 180000 1 6 7 17 8 26 34 1 3 4 12 6 600 96 21 x 62 24 X 50 600 XF 30 MR 230...

Page 7: ...lt Sock and Access Door lockable for blow in salt delivery Standard piping is grooved type L copper other materials available For a detailed model specific specification please contact WCC Water Contr...

Page 8: ...F 120 MR 16 0 66 2 68 0 73 0 24 0 44 0 MF 150 MR 16 0 66 2 68 0 73 0 24 0 44 0 MF 180 MR 21 0 67 0 69 0 74 0 24 0 49 0 MF 210 MR 21 0 67 0 69 0 74 0 24 0 49 0 MF 240 MR 24 0 74 2 76 0 81 0 24 0 52 0 M...

Page 9: ...e line on site 5 INSTALLBRINETANKOVERFLOWLINE Installoverflowfittingintoholeinsideofbrinetank Anowner suppliedoverflowlineshouldthenbeattached and run to a nearby drain Failure to run overflow line co...

Page 10: ...W Ramsey MN 55303 Phone 763 427 9638 Fax 763 427 5665 www watercontrolinc com Water Control Corporation 1121 An Employee Owned Company SIMPLEX INSTALLATION DIAGRAM Date Drawn by Simplex Commercial Sof...

Page 11: ...or 3 seconds 2 Use up and down arrow buttons to set HARDNESS to the actual compensated hardness then press NEXT 3 Use up and down arrow buttons to set REGEN DAY to 21 or desired alternate then press N...

Page 12: ...e regeneration Pressing and holding for 3 seconds will initiate an immediate regeneration Pressing while in regeneration will advance to the next cycle Pressing in the program levels will go backwards...

Page 13: ...f Day Push NEXT until time of day screen is displayed Press and hold until SET TIME is displayed and the hour flashes once Press or until the correct hour is displayed Then press NEXT The minutes will...

Page 14: ..._____________________________________________________________________________________ Project Name Location ____________________________________________________________________________________________...

Page 15: ...again Repeat steps 2 5 for any additional valves addressing each valve individually 8 When purging and testing the final valve allow cycle 2 Brine Rinse to run until brine tank is dry 9 Once step 7 is...

Page 16: ..._____________ ____________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ ____________________________________ Signature s of Start Up Ag...

Page 17: ..._______________________________________ Pre Maintenance Audit Checklist 1 Test Water Quality Levels Hardness on Cold Hot 2 Check for Blinking Time Yes No 3 Check Volume of Meter Per System 4 Verify Ap...

Page 18: ...______________________________________________________________________________________ Street __________________________________________________________________________________________________________...

Page 19: ...n broom handle and carefully push it down into the salt working it up and down If the tool strikes a hard object be sure it s not the bottom or sides of the tank it s probably a salt bridge Carefully...

Page 20: ...Breaking a Salt Bridge...

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Page 22: ...te regeneration e Check control valve set up procedure regeneration time option 5 Control valve stalled in regeneration a Motor not operating a Replace motor b No electric power at outlet b Repair out...

Page 23: ...board is labeled with SET All other valves press and hold NEXT and REGEN buttons for 3 seconds e Motor not inserted fully to engage pinion motor wires broken or disconnected motor failure e Check moto...

Page 24: ...ycle control delivers controlled backwash downflow brining slow rinse second backwash fast rinse refill and downflow service Coin Cell Lithium battery back up with an 8 hour carry over Backwash and br...

Page 25: ...nimum Maximum 40 110 F METER Accuracy 5 Flow Rate Range 0 25 34 gpm Gallon Range 20 1 500 000 gallons Totalizer 1000 9 999 000 gallons DIMENSIONS WEIGHT Distributor Pilot 1 32 OD Pipe 1 NPS or 32mm OD...

Page 26: ...let inhibitors UVI are now standard in all tanks except black which has a natural resistance to the sun s rays Three different sizes are available for up to 450 lbs of salt capacity r UUSBDUJWF EFTJHO...

Page 27: ...60 G25060CB1P00 50 60 4500 lbs 500 gal 107 lbs Commercial and industrial water softeners require a large volume of brine during each regeneration From a capacity of 95 gallons to 500 gallons our Rota...

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