Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 960 Series GE
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With 960 Series Contr ol 5-Cycle Condition er 5-C ycle F A Filt er Water Cond itioning Control S yst em Installati on, Oper ation and M aintenance M anual Au totr o l Pe r f orma Pr oSoft ® ™.
2 Table of C ontents Instal lati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Location Select ion Wa t e r L ine C o nn ec ti o n Dr ain L ine C o nn ec ti on Reg ene ra nt Lin e Over flo w Li ne Co nnec ti on Plac ing Cond ition e r into Op era tion .
3 Inst allatio n Al l p lumbing and ele ctric al connec tion s mus t c onf orm to local co des. Inspe ct uni t carefully for ca rrier sh or tag e or ship ping dam a ge . Loc ation Se l ect ion 1. The di stanc e be tween the uni t and a drai n sho uld b e as short as possibl e.
4 4. W here the dra in line is elevated but em pti es into a drain b elow the lev el of the co ntro l valv e, form a 7-inch (18-cm) lo op at the f ar end of the line so tha t the b ott om of th e loop is level with the d rain l ine connection. This will p rovide an adequate siphon tr ap.
5 Pla ci ng Cond it io ner in t o Opera tion Aft er all previous st ep s have been complet ed , the unit is read y t o b e pl a ce d i n to o pe rat ion. F ol lo w t he s e s te ps care full y. 1. Re m ov e co nt ro l valv e co ve r by f irs t d ep ress i ng th e plas tic clips on the si de of the cover .
6 960 Pr oSo ft Con trol Cond itio ne r S yst e ms Fi gure 6 Pro grammi ng Thi s s ec tion cover s al l aspe ct s o f pr ogra mmin g the contr ol. The con trol is shipped fr o m the factory with def ault val ues for H ardness and Capacity. Th e se defau lt v alues w ill r esul t in a sy stem capac ity of 100 gallons (1 cubi c met er).
7 Tim e o f R ege ne rat ion The nex t value di splay ed is the T im e of Regen erati on. It has a defa ult v al ue of 2:00 a.m. If t his i s no t ac ce ptab le, press t he SE T butt on and ch ange th e numbe r . Pr ess the SE T bu tton to en ter t he valu e.
8 Level II Parameters (Tabl e 3) The Leve l II Pa r ameter s are P6 t hrough P19 i n Table 3. Th e Hom e Owner Manua l f or t hi s pr oduc t do es not menti o n these para me ter s, so th e e nd u se r doe s n ot norm al ly have access to these values.
9 Table 3 - L evel II Program min g Parame ters Para meter Name Descri ptio n Range o f Value s Mi nim um Increm e nts Def aul t Units of Mea sur e Notes P6 Ref ill controller 1 to 99 1 33 Enter the value molded in t o the end of the r e f ill con troller .
10 Regeneran t Draw Value Param ete r P7 is used by the con trol to ca lcula te the rege ner an t dr aw ti me . Th e d e fa ult va lue of 2 5 was selected for a “B” injector with low water pressur e o r an “A ” inject or w ith m ode rat e wa te r pressure.
11 Automatic Regeneration Th ere a r e tw o way s to hav e t he c ont r o l a u to ma ti ca ll y st ar t a regen erati on: c al enda r overri de or h aving the c ontrol mon itor th e water us age . Cal endar O verr ide This fea ture is set in Para m eter P14.
12 Perfo rma 96 0 F A Co ntr ol 5-Cycle Filter S yst em Fi gure 8 This s ection co vers all aspects of pro g ramming the Performa 960 F A control. T he control i s shipped fro m the fac tor y w it h de fault v alu es for most pa rame ters. These default values will resul t in a syst em capacity o f 100 gall ons (1 cubic meter).
13 Time o f Day Press the SE T button. T h e display w ill show the T ime of Day w ith t he m inutes d igit blinking . I f you want t o ch ange this n u mber , press the UP AR ROW ( ↑ ) button to in crease the n um ber or the DOW N ARROW ( ↓ ) butto n to de cre ase th e numb er .
14 Table 5 -Perf orma 960 FA Level I Programming Parame ters Param eter R an ge of Valu es Mi nim u m In cremen ts Default Units of Measure Notes Nam e D esc r ip ti on P1 Ti m e o f d a y AM o r P M 1:00 to 12: 59 00:00 to 23: 59 1 Non e H our : minut e Range depends on value selected for P1 3.
15 Table 8 - Performa 960 FA Level II Programming Par ameters Param eter R an ge of Valu es Mi nim u m In cremen ts Default Units of Measure Notes Nam e D esc r ip ti on P6 R ef ill controller 1 to 99.
16 Perfo rma 96 0 F A Le vel I I Pa rameters The Leve l II Pa rameter s are P6 thr ough P19 in Tab le 8. The Opera ti ng and Mai ntena nce Manua l for th is pr oduct does n ot men tion th ese p aramet er s, so the end user d oes not n ormally have access to t hese va lues.
17 total capa city by the per centa ge enter e d f or Pa rame ter P 16 an d uses t hat v alue as the i n iti al averag e daily us age for eac h day of th e week un til water usage estab l ishe s ne w aver ag es. The defau lt is set for 30% of the cap ac ity .
18 Water Usa g e Patter n The other reser ve opti on allow s th e control to ad just the r e serve based u pon th e his t ori cal water us age pa t tern of the sy st em. Th e con trol kee ps tra ck o f the w at er usage f or each day o f t he week a nd use s th at d ay’ s a verage usage mul ti plie d by 1.
19 Water Meter Maintenance The met erin g devic e used with th e 960 dema nd control s may r equi r e simpl e mai nt ena nce. I n rar e inst an ces, the turb ine wheel of the wat er met er can collect sm all par ticles o f o xidiz ed iron, even tually preventi ng the wh eel from tur ni n g.
20 Fi gure 14 6 . Disconn ect the turb ine probe fr om th e turb ine as se m b ly. 7 . Lift the c ontrol off the val ve, Figu re 15. To replace the control, rever se the abov e procedure. No t e that the cam shaf t nee ds to be posit ioned cor rect ly befo re it can be inserted i nt o t he back of the co ntr ol.
21 Sp ec if ica t io ns Hy dro sta tic Test Pre ss ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 00 p si (20 . 69 ba r ) Wo rk in g P ress ure .
22 Pr essure Gra phs 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 1.00 0.75 0.50 0.25 0.00 20 40 60 80 100 120 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 Brine Draw Rinse To t a l PSI bar M /hr 3 GPM Injector #1031363 "A" in a 268 V alve 1.75 1.50 1.25 1.00 0.75 0.50 0.
23 Ide n ti f ica ti on of Con tro l Val ving Brine Adjustment Brine Tan k Mineral Tank Drain Inlet Outlet Hard Water Soft Water 5 4 1 3 2 6 7 Brine Adjustment Brine Tan k Mineral Tank Drain Inlet Out.
24 Brine Adjustment Brine T ank Mineral T ank Drain Inlet Outlet Hard W ater Soft W ater 5 4 1 3 2 6 7 Brine Adjustment Brine T ank Mineral T ank Drain Inlet Outlet Hard W ater Soft W ater 5 4 1 3 2 6.
25 Replacement Parts 2 Performa Valve 3 4 14 9 1 5 6 10 11 7 8 12 12 13 15.
26 Part s List * Not Shown Co de Par t No. Des c ri pti o n Q ty . C ode Par t No. De s cr ip tion Qty . 1 10 35807 Va lve As sem b ly, w/o F low Con t ro ls 1 11 103562 2 Ta nk Ring 1 2 10356 15 960 Stand ar d Camsh af t: 1 12 Plumb ing Ad a pter Kits: 1 3 Drain Cont rol Assembly: 1 10 01606 3/4 -inch Copper Tube Adapte r K it 10002 09 No.
27 B Y P A S S B Y P A S S 1 2 1265 B ypass Cod e Par t No. Desc rip tio n Qty. 1 960 P r oS oft C on t rol 1 2 FA 1 3 1040 930 1265 B ypa s s 1 * 100 08 1 1 Tr a n s fo r m er 1 * 1 00090 7 Transformer Exte nsion Cord 1 1 5 feet (4.
28 Tro ub l e s h o ot in g The t echno logy upon which t he Auto tr ol P e rfor ma contr ol v alv e is b ase d is we ll esta blish ed a nd pro ven in service over m any years. However , shou ld a problem or question arise reg ard ing t he o perat ion of t he syst em , th e control can very easily be serviced .
29 960 Co nt ro l Tr ou ble s ho ot ing Ala rm s The Model 960 con tinuously monitors itself and sounds an al arm i f it detects som e th ing wrong . The alarm i s a beep that is on for one sec o nd and the n off for nine se con ds . Wh en th e a larm so und s, the d ispla y sho ws the le tt ers “Er r ” with a numb e r from 1 to 4.
30 Proble m Possible Ca use Solut ion 6. No wate r flow disp lay wh en water is flowin g (colon d oes not b li nk ). A . Byp ass valve in by pass po sition. B. M eter probe d isconnected or not fu lly connec ted to met er housing. C. Re stri ct ed m e te r tu rbine rota tio n du e t o fore ign ma te ria l in met er ! D .
31 Dis in f ec ti on of Wat e r Co nd it ione r s The ma te rials of cons tru ction of the mo de rn wat er conditioner wi ll not support bacterial gro wth, nor w ill these mate ri als c ont amina t e a wa ter suppl y.
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