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Models: 268 Co-Curr ent Condition er 263 Three-Cycle Filter Op era ti ons Ma nual[...]

2 Ta bl e of Con te nt s Rev A T abl e of Cont ents How T o Use This Manual 3 Gener al Warnings And S afety I nformatio n 4 System Operat ion C ycl e F unctio ns 6 Eq uipm e nt In stal la tion 8 Val ve Layo ut 8 Cont rol Layout 9 Loc ation Se lec tion 1 0 Water Line Connecti on 12 Drai n Line 14 Regen erant Line Connectio n 15 Overflow L ine Connec[...]

How To Use Thi s Man ual 3 Rev A Ho w T o Us e This Manua l This i nstal lation manual is d esigned to guide t he in stalle r thr ough th e pro cess of installing and st ar ting condit ioners featur ing the Ultramax series contr ollers. This manual i s a re fer ence and wil l no t inclu de eve ry system install ati on situat ion. The person i nstal[...]

4 Gen eral Warning s And Safety I nformatio n Rev A Ge neral W arni ngs And Saf ety Inf orma tion Electrical Ther e are no user- serviceable parts in the AC adapter , mot o r , or contr oller . In the ev ent of a failure, the se should be repla ced. • All electrical connections must be complet ed according to local codes. • Use only the power A[...]

Genera l W arnings A nd Sa fety Inf orma tion 5 Rev A General • Observe all warni ngs that appear i n this manual. • Keep the media tank in the upright positi on. Do no t turn upside down or dr op. T urning t he tank upside down wil l cause media to ent er the val ve. • Operat ing ambien t temperature i s betw een 34 ° F (1 ° C) and 120 ° [...]

6 System Oper ation Cycle Func t ion s Rev A Syst em Operation Cycle Functions 1. Serv ice (Downf low) Untre ated water is d i rected down thr ough th e r e si n bed an d up thr ough the riser tube. The hardness i ons atta ch th emselves to the re sin and ar e r emoved fr om the water . The water i s conditioned as it passes thr ough th e resi n be[...]

System Oper ation Cycle Func t ion s 7 Rev A Cycle Water Flows SERVICE BACKW ASH BRINE/SLOW RINSE FAST RINSE From Regenerant Tan k To Regenerant Tan k BRINE REFILL REPRESSURIZE[...]

8 Equipment Install ation Rev A E qui pmen t I ns tal lat ion Val ve La you t Refill Co ntr oller Rege neran t Tube Co nnec tion Inject or an d cap Valve Discs Outl et Drain Inlet Bac kwash Inject or Screen Ca msh af t Drai n Control Fi lter Contro l Module Mou nt One P iece Valve Di sc S pring Mot or Optical Sensor[...]

Contr o l L ayout 9 Rev A Contro l Layout Ultram ax Contro ller LBS PM MIN KG x100 LC D Display Manu al Re g en But ton Down Button Set Button Up B utton Lockout C onnection T urb in e In put o r Dr y Cont act Si gnal Inp u t Mai n Mo tor & Optical Sensor Connec tion AC Adap ter (low volt a ge) Input Ref ill Sensor Probe Outlet Secondar y V alv[...]

10 Location Sele c tion Rev A Location Selection Locatio n o f a water tre atment system is important . The foll owing conditio ns are requi red: • Level platf orm o r f l o or • Room to acc ess equipment for maintenance and adding r egenerant ( salt) to ta nk. • Amb ient te mper atures over 34 ° F ( 1 ° C ) and below 120 ° F (49 ° C). ?[...]

Locati on Selecti on 11 Rev A re turn to no rmal. A pr otec tive cove r sh ould a ssist wi th high temperature applicatio ns. • Insects — The contr oller and valv e have been desig ned to keep all but the smallest inse cts o ut of t he criti cal area s. Any hol e s i n the top plate can be covered w ith a metal f oil duct work tape . The top co[...]

12 Wate r Line Conne ction Rev A Wa t er Li ne Connectio n A bypass v alve syste m should be in stalle d on all water conditio ning systems. Bypass valve s isolate the conditioner fro m the water system and allo w uncond iti oned wat er to be u sed. Ser vice o r r outi ne maint en ance pro cedures may also r equire that the system is bypassed. The [...]

Water Line Connect ion 13 Rev A WARNING: Do not use too ls to tighte n pl asti c f itti ngs. Over t ime, str ess may br eak the connecti ons. When the 1265 bypass valv e is used, only hand tighte n the nut s. WARNING: Do not use petr oleum grease on gaskets when connecting bypass plumbi ng. U se only 100% si l icone grease products w hen instal lin[...]

14 Dra in Li ne Rev A Drain Li ne Drain Li ne Connection 1. The unit should be above and not more than 20 feet (6.1 m) from th e drain. Use an appr opriate adapter f itting to connect 1/2- i nch (1.3 cm) plasti c tub ing to t he drai n line conne c t ion o f the con trol v alv e. 2. If th e backw ash flow ra te exceed s 5 gpm (2 2.7 Lpm) or if the [...]

Rege nerant L ine C onne ction 15 Rev A Re generant Line Connection (not used with 3 -cycle f ilter system) The regener ant line from the t ank connect s to th e valve. Make the connectio ns and hand t ighten. Be sure t hat th e r egenerant line is se cure and fr ee fro m air leaks. Even a small leak may cause the r egenerant line to drain out , a [...]

16 Overflow Line Conne ction Rev A Ov erfl ow Li ne C onnec tio n (not used with 3 -cycle f ilter system) In the ev ent of a malfunct ion, the regener ant T AN K OVERF L O W will d irect “ove rflow” to the drain in stead of spi lling on the floor . Thi s f itti ng should be on t he side o f the cabi net or r egene rant t ank . Most tank m an uf[...]

Overflow Line Conne ction 17 Rev A Figu re 6 Regen erant Tank Check Va lve* (not used w ith 3-cycle f ilter sys tem) * Furnished as an option fro m system manufactur er .[...]

18 Electrica l Conne ction Rev A Electrical Connection All U ltramax cont roll e r s operate on 12-v olt alte r nating cur rent p ower supply. This r equi res use of th e GE Water T echnolog ies supplied A C adapter . A v ariety o f A C adapters ar e avail able f or differ ent appl i cations. These A C adapte rs are avail able fr om your su pplier [...]

Valve Ca mshaft 19 Rev A Val ve Cam s haf t The fr ont end of the camshaft has an indicat or cup. The cup has sl ots in the outer periphery and numbers o n the insi de face ( Figur e 7). The n umbers ca n be se en with the cover off, from the f ront over th e top of the contr oller . The number at the to p indicates which regener ation cycle is cu [...]

20 Dis infection Of Water C onditioner s Rev A V alve Di sc Opera tion Figur e 8 - Ultramax Valv e D is in f ec ti o n Of W a te r C on dit io n er s The materi als of construction of the modern water conditio ner will not support bacteri al gr owth, nor will these material s contaminate a water supply. Dur ing normal use, a cond i tioner may becom[...]

Disinfec tion Of Wate r Condition ers 21 Rev A Ca lciu m Hy po chlo rit e Calcium hypochlo rite, 70% avail able chlorine, is availabl e in sever al forms including t ablets and gr anules. T hese solid material s may be used dir ectly witho ut dissolv ing befor e use. 1. Dosage A . Two grains (app rox imately 0.1 oun ce [3 mL ]) per cubic fo ot . 2.[...]

22 Ultrama x Contro ller Rev A Ultr amax Cont roller P owe r L oss Mem o ry Re t en tio n The Ultramax seri es controll ers featur e bat tery- free time and date re te nt ion dur ing the l oss of pow er . This i s designed to last a minimum of 8 hours de pending on t he install ati on. The contr oller w ill co ntinue to keep time and day in dynamic[...]

Disp lay Icon s 23 Rev A Displa y Icons Figu re 9 1. Displays amou nt of conditioning capacity remaining. 2. "PM" indicates that t he time displaye d is be tween 12:0 0 noon and 12: 00 midnight (ther e is no AM indic ator). PM indicator is not used i f cl ock m ode i s se t to 24 -hour . 3. When " MIN" i s displayed, t he v alue[...]

24 Keypa d — Button s Rev A Key pad — B utt on s 1. DO WN arro w . Ge ne ra lly us ed t o s cro ll do w n or i n crem e nt th roug h a grou p of c hoi ces. 2. SET . Use d to accept a se tti ng t hat no r m al ly becomes stor ed in memory. Al so use d tog ether wi th the ar row butto ns. 3. UP arr ow . G enerally used to scrol l up or incre ment[...]

Things You Might Nee d to Know 25 Rev A Things Y ou Might Need t o Know • When th e contr oller i s f irst pl ugged in , it may displ ay a f lashing Er r 3 and scr olling " Call Dealer fo r Service" message. T his means t hat the controller i s rotating to the hom e position. The Er r 3 wi ll clear w hen the contr ol r eaches t he home [...]

26 Programming Overview Rev A Prog ra mmin g Ove rv iew The Ultramax Serie s contr oller is desi gned to opera t e by setting the T i m e of D ay, Day of t he W eek , and the Hardness . The remaining set tings are set at t he factory usi ng a Model Number . The contr oller menu has thr ee lev els: Lev el I Ba si c — T his le ve l is ea si ly a cc[...]

Level I Programming 27 Rev A • Set ting Day of Wee k After setti ng the T ime o f Day the bann e r d i splay will show the wor d “Day” follow ed by an abbreviated da y of t he week. SU = S unday MO = Mo nday TU = T u esday WE = W ednesday TH = Thursda y FR = Friday SA = Sat ur day Use the UP o r DOWN arr ow buttons to change the fl ashing day[...]

28 Level II Program ming Rev A Level II Programming Leve l II progr am parameters ar e those parame ters used to f ine- tune a conditione rs operati on. These a re accessi ble by pressing and holding t he UP and D OWN buttons unt il the display go es blank. Th e n rel ease the buttons. Cal endar O v erride i s the f irst Leve l II parameter d isp l[...]

Level II Programming 29 Rev A The calendar o verride days between re generation must be set to z er o to enable regene ration on spe cif ic days. • Set ting Back wash Days ( 263 f ilter on ly) The 263 f ilter contr olle r can be pr ogrammed to r egenerate on an elapsed time pe r iod (cal endar ove rride) o r by the day o f the week . If you wo ul[...]

30 Level II Program ming Rev A The contr oller i s capable of displayi ng 6 differ ent lan guages. The y are as follo ws: 1 = Engli sh 2 = Spanis h 3 = French 4 = Ital ian 5 = Flemis h 6 = Germa n Pr ess t he S ET but ton and select the desir ed language using the UP or DOWN buttons. Press the SET butto n to accept the selection. •S e t t i n g C[...]

Level II Programming 31 Rev A •O p e r a t i o n T y p e This parameter di spl ays the co nt rolle r type and is preset at the factor y: 268 soften er , 263 f ilt er . • Set ting t he Servi ce I nterval The service interval fe ature i s an o pt ion that will al low the install er to pro gram the unit to ask f or maintenance after a pr ogrammed [...]

32 Level II Program ming Rev A • Set ting the C hlo rine Gene rator /Salt Check ( condit ion er on ly) The controll er has the capability to pr oduce a low l evel o f chlor ine during the br ine draw stage of r egenerat ion. I t can also sense if there is any bri ne present during the time when brine draw is occurring. Thi s parameter can be ad j[...]

Level III Programming 33 Rev A Level III Programming Histori cal info rmation can be r etri eved fro m the controll er be pressi ng the SET and DOWN buttons simultaneously, with the contr oller in the home posit ion. R elease both buttons when t he contr oller display s MODEL NUM BER . Press the UP or DO WN butto ns to na v ig ate t o each setting [...]

34 Placing Cond itioner Into Operat ion Rev A Plac ing Conditi oner In t o O peration Condit ioner and Filter Start-U p After you have performe d the pr evio us initi al power-up ste ps, yo u will need t o place the co nditione r into oper ation . Follow these step s carefully, as they d iffer from previou s A utotrol valve instruct ions. 1. Rem ov[...]

Placing Cond itioner Into Operat ion 35 Rev A B. W hen all of th e air ha s been pu rged from the med ia tan k (w at er begins to flow steadily f rom t he drai n line), o pen t he main sup ply va lve all of the way. Thi s will purg e the f inal air fr om the tank. C. Allow water to run to drain until th e water runs clear fr om the drai n l i ne. T[...]

36 Placing Cond itioner Into Operat ion Rev A 9. Engage t he re f ill cycle to prime t he l i ne betw een the r egenerant tank and th e val ve (c ond itioner on l y) . A . Slowly o pen t he main wate r supply v alve again, to the fully open position. Be sure not to open too rapidl y as that would push the media out of the m edia t ank . B. Advance [...]

Perf orma Exploded View 37 Rev A Perform a Exploded V i ew 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10A 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 15 19 10B 11 Wa rni ng : Do not us e the flow cont rol ball wit h #10A . 22 23 21 20[...]

38 Per for ma Pa rts Li st Rev A Per fo rma Par ts Lis t *Not shown on drawing. Code Par t No . Des cri pti on Qty. Co de Par t No. D escri ptio n Qt y. 1 124 46 51 V al ve Ass em bly w /o Fl ow Con t r ols 1 16 Pl umbin g A da pt e r Ki ts: 1 2 123 53 38* T o p P la te, U ltr ama x Ser ies V alve s 1 100 16 06 3/ 4-inc h Coppe r Tube Ad apt er K i[...]

Troubl eshooting 39 Rev A T roub leshooting Ultram ax S e ries Co ntroll er Tro ubleshooting Pr obl em Poss ible Ca us e Solutio n ERR 1 is dis playe d. Pr ogr am s ettin gs h ave been corrup ted. Pre ss any k ey a nd r eset mod el nu mber . ERR 3 i s displ aye d. Co ntr olle r doe s not kno w th e pos ition of the ca mshaf t . Cams haft sho ul d b[...]

40 Troubl eshooting Rev A S ystem Troubl eshooti ng Pr oble m Pos sib le Ca use Sol ution 1. Bri ne t a nk overflow . a. Uncontr olled brine ref ill fl ow rate. b. Air leak in b rine line to air ch eck . c. Drain cont rol clogged with re sin or other d ebris . a. R emove bri ne co ntr ol t o cl ean ba ll a nd seat . b. Ch ec k al l c onn ec tio ns [...]

Troubl eshooting 41 Rev A 9. I nter mi tten t or irregula r regene rant dra w . a. L ow w ater pr ess ure . b. Defective injector . a. S et pu mp to maint ain 20 psi at condit ione r . b. Re pl ace in jec tor . (Co ntact de aler .) 10. No conditioned w ater a fte r regene ration. a. No regenera nt in regen erant tank . b. I nje ctor plu gged. c. Ai[...]

42 Troubl eshooting Rev A[...]

UltraM ax System Con figurations 43 Rev A Ultr aMa x Sy stem Conf igu rati ons Upon initial start-up o f the U ltraMax con trolle r , the soft ware will r equest a pre -determined model number . This model number populates the default valu es wit hin the co ntro ller , all owing for quick and easy set -up o f the soft ware w ithout e nte r ing seve[...]

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