HydroSurge 5600 - Manual (Page 6)

Operating Instructions
Setting the Time of Day
(Figure 3)
This is a 24-hour timer and must correspond with the correct time on your wrist watch
to ensure proper cycling of your conditioner. Disengage the drive gear by pressing and
holding in the RED BUTTON on the left side of the control. Now turn the large 24-hour
gear until the actual time of day is at the time of day arrow at the bottom of the panel.
Release the red button to re-engage the drive gear. The correct time of day on the 24-
hour clock has now been set.
Time of Regeneration
The time of regeneration is factory set at 2:00 a.m.
Manual Regeneration Cycle
(Figure 4)
Should you run out of soft water due to inadequate frequency of regeneration or
inadequate reserve capacity, power failure, lack of salt, or excessive usage because
of unexpected company, you can initiate a manual regeneration simply by turning the
manual regeneration knob on the front of the control to “REGEN” position. The
conditioner will now automatically complete a regeneration cycle and return to service.
Be sure there is adequate salt and salt brine in the brine tank for a satisfactory
regeneration.
Setting the Regeneration Frequency
There are only two methods for setting the program wheel, use only one of the
following methods.
Setting the Program Wheel – Method 1 (See Figure 5)
Set the program wheel by lifting the “people” dial and rotating it so the number of
people in the household is aligned with the grains per gallon water hardness scale.
Release the dial and check for firm engagement at setting. (This method will provide
reserve capacity based on 75 gallons per person per day.)
Setting the Program Wheel – Method 2
The frequency of automatic regeneration can alternatively be set by using the gallon
label and the small white dot on the program wheel. Set the program wheel by lifting
the “people” dial and while pulling it towards you, turn it until the desired number of
gallons is aligned with the white dot on the circumference. The number of gallons is
read by multiplying the number on the label by 100. To determine the number of
gallons of softened water that can be produced between regenerations, use the
following formula.
Step 1
Capacity between regenerations (see Specifications on page 1). Example: Model 5600MI30 = 27,000 grains @ 10 lbs of salt. Assume
25 grains/gal, divided by grains of hardness in water sample which equates to the number of gallons between regenerations.
Example: 27,000
÷ 25 = 1,080 gal.
Step 2
The advantage to setting the program wheel by method 2 is that you decide how much reserve capacity you want your unit to have.
Method 1 assumes water usage of 75 gallons per day. However, if you want more or less reserve, simply assume more or less water
usage per person a day. The next step in the example assumes that the water usage will be less and therefore, the unit will not need
the extra reserve capacity.
Number of gallons between regeneration
– Reserve capacity (Number of people x 75 gallons)
= Number of gallons at which to set the program wheel
NOTE: Add one person if you have a dishwasher.
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Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Frequency of Automatic Regeneration
Meter Initiated Models Only