Culligan Gold Series - Manual (Page 29)

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Recommended Aqua-Sensor ® Start-Up Procedure
• Close the main water supply valve.
• Install the sensor probe into the tank but do not connect the sensor to the control at this time.
• Set the Cul-Flo-Valv
® to the bypass position.
• Ensure that all faucets at the installation site are closed.
• Direct the drain line discharge into a bucket where flow can be observed.
• Plug the transformer into a 120 Volt, 60 Hz, single-phase receptacle.
• Wait for the control to energize the motor and home itself.
• Open the main supply valve.
• Initiate an immediate regeneration to move the control into the backwash position.
• Refer to the section on manual cycling for information on cycling the control through its positions.
• When in the backwash position, slowly shift the bypass to the soft water position until water
flows.
• Continue backwash until the drain effluent is clear – at least 10 minutes (use a white foam coffee
cup to occasionally collect a sample of backwash water; the stark white of the cup will show the
presence of color throw and resin fines).
• After the backwash water runs clear, step the control to the Fast Rinse/Refill position to fill the
brine tank and purge air from the brine line.
• Continue or repeat the backwash cycle if needed (while in the backwash step, you can pull the
plug on the control and allow it to run as long as needed).
• Unplug the control and connect the sensor to the circuit board.
• Reconnect the power; the control will home again.
• To check the condition of the sensor, press the Information key, followed by the up key (the
screen at right appears, HM alternating with the time remaining in the sensor lockout period
– should be 00); with a sensor connected the A enunciator should appear in the second digit
from the left.
• Press the Information key and program the control to the desired settings.
• Complete installation and cleanup.
• Sanitize the unit as you leave the installation (see sanitizing procedure on page 33).
• Initiate a regeneration or set to go at a preset time.
The thorough backwashing process should have cleared the fines and color-throw from the tank. The
probe should settle into the resin bed during the first couple of minutes of backwashing.