Aqua-Pure AWS150M - Manual (Page 15)

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START-UP
IMPORTANT NOTE
The control valve can be started-up even if power is not yet available to the controller. The valve must be connected to water supply. The motor can be unmounted
from the valve, and the camshaft can be indexed manually counterclockwise by hand. This will allow the tank to be fi lled and allows regenerant draw to be tested.
See Drive Motor of this manual for further instructions.
1) Remove the cover from the valve. Removing the cover will allow you to see that the camshaft is turning, and in which cycle the camshaft is currently posi-
tioned.
2) With the supply water for the system still turned off, position the bypass valve to the “not in bypass” (normal operation) position.
3) Hold the REGEN button on the controller down for 5 seconds. This will initiate a manual regeneration.
The controller will indicate that the motor is turning the camshaft to the cycle C1 (Backwash) position by fl ashing an hourglass. The controller will display the total
regen time remaining (Figure 12).
If you press and hold the SET button, the controller will indicate the time remaining in the current cycle.
4) Fill the media tank with water.
A) While the controller is in cycle C1 (Backwash), open the water supply valve very slowly to approximately the 1/4 open position
IMPORTANT NOTE
If opened too rapidly or too far, media may be lost out of the tank into the valve or the plumbing. In the 1/4 open position, you should hear air slowly escaping
from the valve drain line.
B) When all of the air has been purged from the media tank (water begins to fl ow steadily from the drain line), open the main supply valve all of the way.
This will purge the fi nal air from the tank.
C) Allow water to run to drain until the water runs clear from the drain line. This purges any refuse from the media bed.
D) Turn off the water supply and let the system stand for about fi ve minutes. This will allow for any air trapped to escape from the tank.
5) Add water to the brine tank (initial fi ll).
A) With a bucket or hose, add approximately 2 gallons (8 liters) of water to the regenerant tank.
Add water until the water level is approximately 3 inches (7.6 cm) above the platform.
IMPORTANT NOTE
We recommend that you do not put salt into the tank until after the control valve has been put into operation. With no salt in the tank, it is much easier to view
water fl ow and motion in the tank.
Action Key Duration Display
Display current cycle SET 5 Sec Current Cycle
Advance to next cycle SET and UP P/R Next Cycle
Advance to CO SET and UP 5 Sec CO
6) Engage the refi ll cycle to prime the line between the brine tank and the valve.
A) Slowly open the main water supply valve again, to the fully open position. Be sure not to open too rapidly as that would push the media out of the media
tank.
B) Advance the controller to the Refi ll Position. From cycle C1 (Backwash), press and hold the SET button. This will display the current cycle.
While pressing the SET button, press the UP arrow to advance to the next cycle. Continue to advance through each cycle until you have reached cycle C8 (Refi ll).
Figure 12