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Service Schedule
The seals and spacers along with the piston assembly should be inspected/cleaned or replaced every year depending on the inlet water quality and water usage.
See inspection and replacement of Piston assembly and seal and spacer kit, page 21, figure 2.
The injectors should be cleaned/inspected or replaced every year depending on the water quality and use. See Clean Injector Assembly, page 21, figure 3
SERVICING OF PARALLEL ADAPTOR should be done annually. All connections need to be inspected for leaks, the cross pipes should be removed and inspected for blockage.
if there is no evidence of leaking on the adapter no further inspection is required. If addtional inspection is required see page 22.
The media should be replenished or replaced depending of inlet water quality and water consumption. Check with your water treatment expert on the media bed change
frequency.
Maintenance Kit (60010307) should be used for servicing control on an annual basis. The
maintenance kit consists of piston assembly, seals and spacers, injectors. See Fig 1. on right.
Maintenance of your new water conditioner requires very little time or effort but it is essential. Regular maintenance will ensure many years of efficient and trouble free operation.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW BASIC MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE WILL RESULT IN THE UNIT FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND VOID YOUR
WARRANTY.
CAUTION!
Liquid brine will irritate eyes,
skin and open wounds -
gently wash exposed area
with fresh water. Keep
children away from
your water conditioner.
Bridging
Humidity or the wrong type of salt may create a cavity between the water and
the salt. This action, known as “bridging”, prevents the brine solution from
being made, leading to your water supply being hard.
If you suspect salt bridging, carefully pound on the outside of the plastic brine
tank or pour some warm water over the salt to break up the bridge. This should
always be followed up by allowing the unit to use up any remaining salt and
then thoroughly cleaning out the brine tank. Allow four hours to produce a
brine solution, then manually regenerate the
softener.
Cleaning of your Brine / Salt tank
Salt tanks will build up sludge (undissolved salt) in the bottom of them that will continue to increase as time goes by. Every 2 - 3 years the salt tank should be cleaned out
completely and re started using the original start up instructions.
Never subject your conditioner to freezing, vacuum or to temperatures above 43°C (110°F).
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS AND SCHEDULE
System Check List
NOTE:
Many situations affecting the operation of the product can be diagnosed in only a few minutes. Please review this section
before contacting anyone to be sure that there is something wrong with the product and not with the general plumbing system.
Please be sure you have reviewed these points before starting up the unit to ensure a successful installation.
1. Check for Proper Installation
a.
Is the inlet line of adequate size and attached to the correct port on the valve?
b.
Is the drain line of adequate diameter? Drain line must be sized to prevent back pressure from reducing backwash flow rate below minimum for the model installed. Typical
examples of minimum drain line diameters are:
i)
5/8” OD when drain is up to 15 ft from unit and backwash water discharge point is slightly higher than the control valve
ii)
3/4” OD when drain is 25 ft away and/or drain is installed overhead
c.
Has the drain line been “kinked”? A kinked drain line must be replaced.
d.
Is the drain line installed in a way that it will freeze in cold weather?
2. Determine Other Uses of Water in Addition to Normal Domestic Purposes
(e.g. geothermal heating or cooling, swimming pool fill, lawn irrigation, farm animal watering, etc.) Have any high demand water uses been added subsequent to the
installation of the filter system or overlooked when originally sizing the system? (If a high demand situation exists, resize the system using continuous service flow rate data.)