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In the state of California: You must turn the Salt
Efficiency Feature ON. This may initiate more
frequent recharges. However, it will operate at
4,000 grains per pound of salt or higher.
SALT EFFICIENCY
When this feature is ON, the water softener will oper-
ate at salt efficiencies of 4000 grains of hardness per
pound of salt or higher (May recharge more often
using smaller salt dosage and less water). The sof-
tener is shipped with this feature set OFF.
1
. Press and hold for 3 seconds the SELECT button,
until the display shows “000 - -“ (See Figure 19).
4
. Press the SELECT button twice to return to the
normal run display (See Figure 21).
FIG. 21
FIG. 20
Efficiency Icon
Displayed when
efficiency is
set to “ON”
FIG. 19
2
. Once in this display, press the SELECT button
once and one of the two displays in Figure 20 is
shown.
3
. Press the
á
UP or
â
DOWN buttons to set ON or
OFF. When set to ON, the efficiency icon will be
displayed in the upper right hand corner of the
normal run display.
ECOWATER
S Y S T E M S
Features / Options
(continued)
AUXILIARY OUTPUT CONTROL
The electronic controller’s auxiliary output may be
used to operate various types of external equipment,
such as a chlorine generator or chemical feeder. It
provides a 28V DC, up to 300 mA, current from termi-
nal J4 on the electronic control board (see Schematic
on Page 17). The table below explains the choices
available for when the auxiliary output will be on dur-
ing various portions of the recharge cycle:
SELEC-
TION
NAME
AUXILIARY OUTPUT
FUNCTION
OFF
Off
Remains off indefinitely.
BP
Bypass
On during the entire recharge.
CL
Chlorine
On during the brine draw portion
of the recharge.
FS
Flow
Switch
On when water is flowing past
the turbine. It will shut off 8
seconds after water flow stops.
CF
Chemical
Feeder
After the set volume of water
has flowed past the turbine,
turns on for the time set (see
Steps 4 & 5, on the next page,
to set volume and time).
FR
Fast
Rinse
On during the fast rinse por-
tion of the recharge.
The default is OFF. If you wish to change to one of
the other selections shown in the table above:
1
. Press and hold the SELECT button until “000 - -”
shows in the display (See Figure 19).
2
. Press the SELECT button twice and “Ctrl" will flash
in the display.
3
. Use the
á
UP or
â
DOWN buttons to display the
desired selection, then press the SELECT button.
If you selected anything other than CF, the display
will return to the normal run (time of day) screen.
If setting to CF (Chemical Feeder), there will be
two additional settings to make for operating the
chemical feeder in Steps 4 and 5, on the next
page.
FIG. 22