Installation and Service Manual – Metered Carbon Filter
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General Warnings
The control valve, fittings and/or bypass are designed to
accommodate minor plumbing misalignments but are not
designed to support the weight of a system or the plumbing.
Do not use Vaseline, oils, other hydrocarbon lubricants
or spray silicone anywhere. A silicone lubricant may be
used on black o-rings but is not necessary
The nuts and caps are designed to be unscrewed or
tightened by hand or with the special plastic wrench. If
necessary pliers can be used to unscrew the nut or cap. Do
not use a pipe wrench to tighten or loosen nuts or caps. Do
not place a screwdriver in the slots on caps and/or tap with
a hammer.
The nuts and caps are designed to be unscrewed or
tightened by hand or with the special plastic wrench. If
necessary a pliers can be used to unscrew the nut or cap.
Do not use a pipe wrench to tighten or loosen nuts or caps.
Do not place a screwdriver in the slots on caps and/or tap
with a hammer.
After completing any valve maintenance involving the
drive assembly or the drive cap assembly and pistons
unplug power source jack from the printed circuit board
(black wire) and plug back in or press and hold SET and
DOWN buttons for 3 seconds. The cover button may have
other names like “SET HOUR”, “CLOCK” or “SET CLOCK”
but the circuit board is labeled with SET.
This resets the electronics and establishes the service
piston position. The display should flash all wording, then
flash the software version and then reset the valve to the
service position.
Do not use pipe dope or other sealants on threads. Use
Teflon tape on the threaded inlet, outlet and drain fittings.
Teflon tape is not necessary on the nut connection or caps
because of o-ring seals.
All plumbing should be done in accordance with local
plumbing codes. The pipe size for the drain line should be a
minimum of ½”. Backwash flow rates in excess of 7 gpm
(26.5 lpm) or length in excess of 20’ (6.1m) require ¾” drain
line.
Solder joints near the drain must be done prior to
connecting the drain line flow control fitting. Leave at least
6” between the drain line control fitting and solder joints
when soldering pipes that are connected on the drain line
control fitting. Failure to do this could cause interior damage
to the drain line flow control fitting.
When assembling the installation fitting package (inlet
and outlet), connect the fitting to the plumbing system first
and then attach the nut, split ring and o-ring. Heat from
soldering or solvent cements may damage the nut, split ring
or o-ring. Solder joints should be cool and solvent cements
should be set before installing the nut, split ring and o-ring.
Avoid getting primer and solvent cement on any part of the
o-rings, split rings, bypass valve or control valve.
Plug into an electrical outlet. Note: All electrical
connections must be connected according to local codes.
(Be certain the outlet is uninterrupted.) Install grounding
strap on metal pipes.
Control Valve General Features and Information
This fully automatic control valve is designed as the primary control center to direct and regulate all cycles of an automatic
backwashing filter. The control valve included with this system is equipped with a meter and can be set to regenerate on
demand (consumption of a predetermined amount of water) and/or as a time clock* (passage of a particular number of
days).
The control valve regulates the flow rates for backwash and rinse cycles.
The control valve uses no traditional fasteners (e.g. screws); instead clips, threaded caps and nuts and snap type latches
are used. Caps and nuts only need to be firmly hand tightened because radial seals are used. Tools required to service
the valve include one small blade screw driver, one large blade screw driver, pliers and a pair of hands. A plastic wrench
is available which eliminates the need for screwdrivers and pliers. Disassembly for servicing takes much less time than
com parable products currently on the market. Control valve installation is made easy because the distributor tube can be
cut ½” above to ½” below the top of tank thread. The distributor tube is held in place by an o-ring seal and the control
valve also has a bayonet lock feature for upper distributor baskets.
The AC adapter comes with a 15 foot power cord and is designed for use with the control valve. The AC adapter is for dry
location use only. The control valve maintains timekeeping for up to 8 hours if the power goes out and the battery is not
depleted. After 8 hours, the only item that needs to be reset is the time of day; valve status and programming are
permanently stored in the nonvolatile memory. If a power loss lasts less than 8 hours and the time flashes on and off, the
time of day should be reset and the non-rechargeable battery should be replaced.
