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W ater Condition ing Control System Dealer Ins t al lation, O peration and M aintenan ce M anual Series 255 V alve / 960 Contr ol[...]
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2 T able of Conten ts Introdu ction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Install atio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Locati on Selection W ater Li ne Connecti on Drain Li ne Connec tion Brine Line Co nnection Brine T ank Overflow Conn ection Placin g Con dition er into Oper ation . . . . . . . . . 6 I[...]
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3 Introduction The Mod el 960 c ontrol provides so phisti cated , demand-ba sed wa ter cond itioning by incorp orating a micr oproce ssor and a water mete r to electr onically monitor t he amount o f water used dai ly . This ful ly pr ogrammable control allows you to fine tune the condit ioner ’ s ope ration to meet y our cu stom er’ s appli ca[...]
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4 contr ol face pl ate indicat es contro l valve p osition. • No dynamic sea ls that could cause leaka ge thr ough wear or fatigue. • Contr ol accepts Noryl b rass manifold or mod ular bypass valve without modi fication, of fering comple t e versatility and easy plumb ing for any instal lati on. • Brining con trol valv e built into syst em el[...]
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5 Installation All plu mbi ng must co nf orm t o loc al co des . Insp ect the unit ca refully for carrie r shorta ge or shi pping d amage. Location Selection The fol lowing conside ratio ns must be taken i nto accoun t wh en selecting the lo cation for the water condit ioni ng syste m. • Locate the system as c los e to a drain as possible. • If[...]
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6 water p ressure at the co ndition er is not le ss tha n 40 psi (2.8 b ar). Y ou may elev ate an addition al 2 feet (61 cm) for each addition al 1 0 psi (0.7 bar) . Wher e drain li ne is el ev ated but empt ies into a drai n below th e le vel of the con trol valve , form a 7-in ch (18-cm ) loop at the fa r end of the li ne so that the bottom of th[...]
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7 5. Add water to the brine ta nk (init ial fill). W ith a bucket or ho se, add appr oximately 4 gal lo ns (15 lite rs) of w ater to th e brine tank. I f the tank ha s a salt platf orm above the bottom of the tank, add water un til the leve l is appr oximately 1 inch (25 mm) above the pla t form. Fi gure 7 - Air Ch eck Open the water su pply valve [...]
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8 Note that s ome param eters ha ve a sin gle unit of measur e option such as the Rinse Time which is only entered in minute s. Othe r paramete rs have du al units such a s Salt Amount which can be entered in p ounds or kilog rams. T o selec t which u n its ar e active, look for a comment in the NOTES c olumn of T ables 1 and 3 . It will refer e nc[...]
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9 Note : If th e cal culat ion fo r the sys tem ca paci ty excee ds 9999 g allon s (99.9 9 cubic meters) (P5, Capacity , di vided by P3, Hardness,) the control wil l displa y 9999 (99. 99) for capacit y until the water usa ge has dropped the remaining ca pacity b elow that number . When water is fl owing through the sy stem , the colon in the Time [...]
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10 Level II Parameters (Table 3) The Leve l II Par ameters are P6 through P19 in T abl e 3. The Operat ion and Main tena nce Manual for th is product does not mention th ese pa rameters , so the end us er does not normal ly have acc ess to these values . T o access Leve l II Parameters, si multaneously pr ess and hold the down arrow ( ↓ ) and up [...]
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11 Table 3 - Program ming Parame ters Parameter Name De scriptio n Range of Va l u e s Mi ni mu m Increments Default Unit s of Measure Notes P6 Refil l con tr oller 1 to 99 1 33 Enter th e value molded i nto the en d of the refi ll contr oller . P7 Brine draw valu e 1 to 99 1 25 Select number from T able 4 and enter th at numb er . P8 Not used NA N[...]
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12 Brine Draw Value Paramete r P7 is use d by the c ontrol to calc ulate the brine draw time. The defaul t va lue of 25 wa s sele cted for a “B” in jector with low water pressur e or an “A” injec tor with mod erate water p ressur e. If this does n ot match yo ur inst allati on, press the SET button an d enter a new v alue. Refer to T able 4[...]
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13 Automatic Rege neration There a re two wa ys to h ave th e control automa ticall y start a rege n eratio n : calend ar ov erride or having the control monitor the water us age. Calendar ov erride This feature is set in Parameter P14. It can be set for one to 30 day s. If it is set to zero, thi s feature is disabled . When this feature is acti ve[...]
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14 Service Removing the Control Comple te the follow ing steps to r emove the con t r ol module f or servicing: 1. Un plug the wa ll-mo unt trans forme r . 2. Shut off the water suppl y or put th e bypass v alve( s) into by pass po sition . 3. Remove th e rea r cover by pus hing back on t he tab pr ovided on the cover , Fig ure 10 . Next, lift t he[...]
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15 8. T o remo ve the valve, r emove the scr ew in the locking bar , Figure 15. Figure 15 Figure 16 9. Apply downwar d han d pr essur e on the cont rol and pull the lo cking bar out, Figur e 16. 10. Using a rockin g motio n, lift the co ntrol from the tank ad apter . If the O-ring seals c ome off with t he control, put the m back into the ta nk ada[...]
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16 4. Remove the meter ada pter . Be ca reful not to misplac e any of the O-rings. 5. Use a ne edle-nose pliers to grasp one of t he four vanes of the gland, Figu re 18, and pull straig ht out to remove th e gland f rom the ad apter . Figure 18 6. Ca re fully remove the turbine wheel from th e housin g. Use a toothbr ush to ligh tly scr ub the iron[...]
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17 Specifications 255 Va lv e with 96 0 Control Hydros tatic T est Pr essure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 psi ( 20.69 bar) W orking Pr e ssur e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 127 psi ( 1 .38 to 8.76 bar ), 100 ps i m ax i[...]
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18 Pressur e Graphs T ested with 3/4-inch B rass Manifol d Bar Bar Bar[...]
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19 Control V alving Id entification Flow Diagrams Brine (1) Inlet (2 ) Byp as s (4 ) Out le t (3) Rinse D rain (5) Backwash/Drain (6) V alve Disc Operation[...]
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22 V alve Body and T ank Ad apter Module *Not Shown Code Part No. Descripti on Qty . Code Part No. Descripti on Qty . 1 1000238 V alve Assembly w/ o Flow Controls 1 9 Injector Cap with O-Ring 1 2 1000824 Camshaft, Stand ard, One-Piece 1 1000217 “A” Cap 3 1000827 V alve Co ver , Black 1 1000218 “B” Cap 4 Brine Refill Flow Contr ol Assembly: [...]
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23 Meter Adapter , Bypass V alve, Piping Boss, and W all-Mount T ransf ormer Inle t Outlet Dra in[...]
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24 Splicing the Low V olta ge T ransformer Cord 1. Strip insulation fr om wire 5/16 inch (8 mm) fr om wire end. 2. Insert stri pped wire into b arrel of con nector and crimp. For b est results , crimp tw ice per wir e as shown in Figur e 19. Spli ce connecto rs or exte nsion wir e is n o t supplied . They ar e available at har dware or electr ic al[...]
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25 T roubleshooting Alarm s The Mode l 960 conti nuously moni tors its elf and sou nds an alarm i f it detects somethi ng wrong. The a larm is a beep that is on for on e second and then off for nine second s. When the alar m sou nds, the disp lay shows the le tters “ Err” w ith a numbe r from 1 t o 4. T a ble 5 lists Err numb ers, a descript io[...]
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26 Table 6 - Trouble sh ooting Procedures Prob lem Possible Ca use Solution 1. Ca pacit y dis pla y sta ys at 9999 even though there is wat er usag e. a. T otal system c a paci ty was calcula ted to b e a val ue greater than 9999. a. As the wate r usage cont inues , the remaining capaci ty will drop below 9999 and th en other va lues will be shown.[...]
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27 Prob lem Possible Ca use Solution 10. Contin uous re generation . Camshaft does not stop at th e en d of re generation. a. Broken pr oje ction on drive gear . b. Defe ctive switch. a. Replace control. b. Rep lac e control. 11. Control does not re generate automatical ly or when REGE N butto n is depressed. a. T ransformer unplugged. b. No elect [...]
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© Copyright 2000, 1999, 1997 Osmonics, Inc. Printed in the USA P/N 1017933 Rev. C Prob lem Possible Ca use Solution 15. Brine tan k ov erfl ow . a. Bri ne v alve dis c 1 h eld ope n. b. V alve disc 2 not closed dur ing bri ne draw , causing bri ne refill. c. Air leak in brine line to air ch eck. d. Salt setting too high. a. Manuall y operate val v[...]