User Manual
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PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION(S)
1. Softener fails to
regenerate.
A. Powersupplytounithasbeeninterrupted. A. Checkpowersupply.
B. Regenerationcyclesetincorrectly. B. Resetregenerationcycles.
2. Regeneration time
is not correct.
A. Timeofdaynotsetcorrectly.
Checkprogramandresettimeofday.
B. Powerfailurelastedmorethan3days.
3. Softener supplies
hard water.
A. Bypassvalveopenedorleaking. A. Closeorrepairthebypassvalve.
B. Nosaltinbrinetank.
B. Addsalttothebrinetankandmaintainsalt
levelabovewaterlevel.
C. Injectorisplugged. C. Changeorcleantheinjector.
D. Regenerationcyclesnotcorrect.
D. Setthecorrectregenerationcyclesinthe
program.
4. Unit uses too much salt.
A. Impropersaltsetting. A. Checksaltusageandsaltsetting.
B. Excessivewaterinbrinetank. B. SeeproblemNo.6
5. Excessive water in
tank.
A. Toolongrefillingtime. A. Resetcorrectrefillingtime.
B. Toomuchwaterinbrinetankafterbrinedraw.
B. Checktheinjectorandmakesurenoforeign
materialinbrinetubingpluggingflow.
C. Safetybrinevalvebreakdown. C. Repairorreplacesafetybrinevalve.
6. Control Valve cycles
continuously.
A. Locatingsignalwiringbreakdown. A. Checkandconnectlocatingsignalwiring.
B. Controllerisfaulty. B. Replacethecontroller.
C. Timeofregenerationstepsweresettozero. C. Checkprogramsettingandreset.
7. Drain line flows
continuously.
A. Powerlosswheninbackwashorfastrinse.
A. Adjustvalvetoservicepositionorturnoff
bypassvalveandrestartwhenpowerisback
on.
8. Salt water taste
in the soft water.
A. Foreignmaterialininjectororinjectorfailstowork. A. Cleanandrepairinjector.
B. Brinevalvecannotshut-off. B. Repairbrinevalveandcleanit.
C. Timeoffastrinsetooshort. C. Extendfastrinsetime.
9. Water capacity
decreases.
A. Regenerationcyclenotcompleted. A. Completeafullregenerationcycle.
B. Saltsettingnotadequate. B. Readjustbrinedrawtime.
C. Softenersettingforcapacitynotcorrect.
C. Accordingtothetestofoutletwater,recount
andreset.
D. Rawwaterqualitydeterioration.
D. Regenerateunitmanuallythenresetthe
regenerationcycle.
10. Water capacity
decreases.
A. Thewiringoffrontpanelwithcontrollerfailsto
work.
A. Changethecablebetweenscreenandcontrol
panel.
B. Poweradapteriswetordamaged. B. Checkandreplacethepoweradapter.
C. Electricalpowersupplyinterrupted. C. Checkthepowersupplyison.
11. Nothing displays on
LED screen.
A. Thewiringoffrontdisplaypanelwithcontrollerfails
towork.
A. Checkandreplacecable.Connectingdisplay
screentovalve.
B. Poweriscutoff. B. Checkthecablesandmainpowersupply.
12. Only “E1” shows on
the screen and is
flashing.
A. Thelinebetweenthelocatingboardandmain
controlboardisdamaged.
A. Replacecablebetweenthelocatingboardand
maincontrolboard.
B. Motorisdamaged. B. Replacemotor.
13. Only “E2” shows on
the screen and is
flashing.
A. Thecablebetweenthelocatingboardandmain
controlboardisdamaged.
A. Replacewiringharness.
14. Only “E3” or “E4”
shows on the screen
and is flashing.
A. Controlboardisfaulty. A. Replacecontrolboard.
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