Watts Fleck 3150 Brass Valve - Manual (Page 20)

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MODEL 3150 Downflow
General Service Hints
Problem: Softener Delivers Hard Water.
Cause could be that . . . Reserve Capacity Has Been Exceeded.
Correction: Check salt dosage requirements and reset program wheel to provide additional reserve.
Cause could be that . . . Program Wheel Is Not Rotating With Meter Output.
Correction: Pull cable out of meter cover and rotate manually. Program wheel must move without binding and clutch
must give positive “clicks” when program wheel strikes regeneration stop. If it does not, replace timer.
Cause could be that . . . Meter Is Not Measuring Flow.
Correction: Check meter with meter checker.
7. Excessive water in brine tank A. Plugged drain line flow control.
B. Plugged injector system.
C. Timer not cycling.
D. Foreign material in brine valve.
E. Foreign material in brine line flow
control.
A. Check flow control.
B. Clean injector and screen.
C. Replace timer.
D. Replace brine valve seat and clean
valve.
E. Clean brine line flow control.
8. Softener fails to draw brine. A. Drain line flow control is plugged.
B. Injector is plugged.
C. Line pressure is too low.
D. Internal Control Leak.
A. Clean drain line flow control.
B. Clean injector.
C. Increase line pressure to 25 P.S.I.
min.
D. Check drive motor and switches.
9. Control cycles continuously. A. Missadjusted, broken or shorted
switch. A. Determine if switch or timer is
faulty and replace it, or replace
complete power head.
10. Drain flows continuously. A. Valve is not programming
correctly.
B. Foreign material in control.
C. Internal control leak
A. Check timer program and
positioning of control. Replace
power head assembly if not
positioning properly.
B. Remove power head assembly and
inspect bore, remove foreign
material and check control in
various regeneration positions.
C. Replace seals and piston assembly.
PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION