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ECOWATER
S Y S T E M S
Programming the Electronic Controller (Softeners)
FIG. 18
FIG. 19
SET WATER HARDNESS NUMBER
1
. If you completed the previous step, the word
“HARDNESS" should show in the display (See
Figure 18). Otherwise, press the SELECT button
several times until it does.
2
. Press the
p
UP or
q
DOWN buttons to set the
value of your water’s hardness in grains per gallon
(gpg). Hardness level can be turned OFF by
pressing the
q
DOWN button below 1. This
would be chosen if you wished to have the softener
recharge at a specific number of days.
NOTE:
If your water supply contains iron, compen-
sate for it by adding to the water hardness
number. For example, assume your water is
20 gpg hard and contains 2 ppm iron. Add 5
to the hardness number for each 1 ppm of
iron. In this example, you would use 30 for
your hardness number.
20 gpg hardness
2 ppm iron x 5 = 10 +10
(times) 30 HARDNESS NUMBER
2
. When finished setting your water’s hardness num-
ber, press the SELECT button. If a hardness num-
ber is selected, the next setup screen to appear
will be “Set Number of People”. If “OFF” is select-
ed, the next setup screen to appear will be “Set
Days Between Recharges”.
SET NUMBER OF PEOPLE
If a hardness level was set in the previous step, you
will set the Number of People in the household.
1
. Press the
p
UP or
q
DOWN buttons to set the
number of people. The factory default is 4.
2
. When the correct number of people is displayed,
press the SELECT button, and the display will
change to show the “Set Recharge Time” screen.
1
. Press the
p
UP or
q
DOWN buttons to set the
number of days.
2
. When the correct number of days is displayed,
press the SELECT button, and the display will
change to show the “Set Recharge Time” screen.
SET REGENERATION STARTING TIME
1
. If you completed the previous steps, the words
“RECHARGE TIME" should show in the display
(See Figure 21). Otherwise, press the SELECT
button several times until they do.
2
. The softener’s default regeneration start time is
2:00 AM. In most households this is a good time
for regeneration to start (takes about 2 hours)
because water is not being used. During regenera-
tion hard water is bypassed to house faucets. Use
the
p
UP or
q
DOWN buttons to adjust the
recharge start time in 1 hour increments.
3
. When the desired regeneration time is displayed,
press the SELECT button, and the display will
change to show the normal run time display.
SET DAYS BETWEEN RECHARGES
If a hardness level was set to “OFF”, you must set the
Number of Days Between Recharges.
FIG. 20
FIG. 21
FIG. 22
