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EcoWater 7283560 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: SERIES 2000 & 2002

Summary of 7283560

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    Series 2000 & 2002 p/n: 7283560 cut al ong dot te d lin e to rem ove tor n out er cover.

  • Page 2: Owners Manual

    Printed in usa ecowater systems po box 64420, st. Paul mn 55164---0420 part no. 7283560 (rev. D 3/6/09) owners manual how to maintain and operate your ecowater solid state water softener ecowater solid state (ess) series 2000 & 2002 systems tested and certified by nsf international against nsf/ansi ...

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    2 unpacking, table of contents ecowater s y s t e m s unpacking the softeners are shipped from the factory in one master carton. The carton also includes a skin pack of small parts needed to assemble and install the unit, and this manual. Thoroughly check the softener for possible shipping damage an...

  • Page 4: Guarantee

    3 warranty ecowater s y s t e m s limited warranty ecowater systems llc advantage warranty series ess 2000 water system congratulations! You have just purchased the highest quality water conditioning product on the market. To register your warranty, complete the enclosed warranty registration card a...

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    4 water, and water conditioning ecowater s y s t e m s water man’s very existence depends on water. It is one of the basic commodities of life. That water is best as nature provides it, is a common misconception. Practically all natural water needs refinement or treatment to make it safe to drink or...

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    5 water, and water conditioning ecowater s y s t e m s colloidal and inorganically bound iron is of ferric or ferrous form that will not filter or exchange out of water. In some instances, treatment may improve colloidal iron water, but always consult a quali- fied water chemistry lab before attempt...

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    6 planning installation ecowater s y s t e m s figure 3 -- typical installation drawings inlet -- outlet options 1” copper tube (2 supplied) 1’ x 1” strgt. Sweat connector 1’ x 3/4” strgt. Sweat connector 1” sweat x 1” or 3/4” pipe thread floor drain floor drain note: faceplate and support not shown...

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    7 planning installation ecowater s y s t e m s other requirements s a drain is needed for regeneration discharge wa- ter. A floor drain is preferred, close to the softener. A laundry tub, standpipe, etc., are other drain op- tions. Figure 4 -- drain options standpipe 1--1/2” airgap drain hose 1--1/2...

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    8 planning installation ecowater s y s t e m s select installation location consider all of the following when selecting an installation location for the softener. S to condition all water in the home, install the soft- ener close to the water supply inlet, and before all other plumbing connections,...

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    9 installation ecowater s y s t e m s 1. Install bypass valve and/or copper tubes important: the support (figure 6) is factory installed. The bypass valve or outlet copper tube will not insert properly if the support is reversed or not fully into the valve port. A. If installing an ecowater bypass v...

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    10 installation ecowater s y s t e m s 5. Assemble inlet & outlet plumbing measure, cut, and loosely assemble pipe and fittings from the main water pipe (or from the bypass valves installed in step 3), to the inlet and outlet copper tubes, installed in step 1b. Be sure hard water supply pipe goes to...

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    11 installation ecowater s y s t e m s 8. Install valve drain hose note: see valve drain options on page 7. A. Connect a length of 1/2” i.D. Hose (check codes) to the valve drain elbow, on the controller, figure 5. Use a hose clamp to hold the hose in place. Route the hose out through the notch in t...

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    12 installation ecowater s y s t e m s 14. Sanitizing the softener care is taken at the factory to keep your softener clean and sanitary. Materials used to make the unit will not infect or contaminate your water supply, and will not cause bacteria to form or grow. However, dur- ing shipping, storage...

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    13 programming the faceplate timer ecowater s y s t e m s down keypad up keypad display select keypad recharge keypad vacation now (hold) when the transformer is plugged into the electrical outlet, a model code is displayed for a few seconds, followed by a test number (example j1.0). Model ess 2000 ...

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    14 programming the faceplate timer ecowater s y s t e m s d. Set days between recharge 1. If the hardness level was set to off, the number of days between recharges must be set. Default is 3. Press the up or down keypads to select. 2. Press the select keypad to set. E. Set recharge time 1. The timer...

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    15 features/options ecowater s y s t e m s view days to recharge -- this view only dis- play shows the number of days the softener will run before recharging. This display shows only if “off” is not the hardness setting. Press and hold the select keypad to display the following screen. Press the sel...

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    16 softener operation ecowater s y s t e m s service, and regeneration the softener is filled with a man-made resin material, called the resin bed. The resin looks somewhat like coarse sand, but the beads are round and smooth. Resin has the ability to remove hardness minerals from water by ion-excha...

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    17 softener operation ecowater s y s t e m s regeneration, or recharge the faceplate timer determines when a regenera- tion is needed (see programming). Regeneration starts at 2:00am, or other preselected time, and con- sists of 5 different steps, or cycles. These are fill, brining, brine rinse, bac...

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    18 softener operation ecowater s y s t e m s step 2 -- brining cycle, and step 3 -- brine rinse cycle (figure 14): the timer energized motor moves the valve out of fill and into brining. A port opens, routing water to the nozzle. Flow, through the nozzle and into the venturi, creates a suction in th...

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    Front view (cut--away) top view (cut--away) hard water in bypass hard water out left end view (cut--away) right end view (cut--away) from resin bed bypass water out hard water in from resin bed to drain fast flow to bottom of resin bed backwash flow plug front view (cut--away) top view (cut--away) h...

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    20 service information ecowater s y s t e m s refilling with salt remove the brine tank cover and check the salt stor- age level frequently. If the ecowater conditioner uses all the salt before you refill it, you will get hard water. Until you have established a refilling routine, check the salt eve...

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    21 service information ecowater s y s t e m s resin bed cleaning if the water supply contains ‘‘clear water ’’ iron (see page 5), regular resin bed cleaning is needed to keep the bed from coating with iron. Use resin bed cleaner, available from ecowater, following direc- tions on the container. Clea...

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    22 service information ecowater s y s t e m s 3 -- valve bypass outlet valve inlet valve bypass valve water flow to conditioner from conditioner d for service: -- open the inlet and outlet valves. -- close the bypass valve. D for bypass: -- close the inlet and outlet valves. -- open the bypass valve...

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    23 service information ecowater s y s t e m s manual initiated electronics diagnostic 1. To enter diagnostics, press and hold the select keypad until (000-- --) shows in the display. Use the recharge keypad to manually advance the valve into each cycle and check correct switch operation. The letter ...

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    24 service information ecowater s y s t e m s manual advance diagnostics use the following procedures to advance the soften- er through the regeneration cycles to check opera- tion. Remove the top cover to observe cam and switch operation during valve rotation. Display must show time and day 1. Pres...

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    25 service information ecowater s y s t e m s other service hard water bypass (hard water ‘‘bleeds’’ into conditioned water supply). 1. Defective inlet disc, seal, or wave washer (see pages 30 and 31). 2. Missing or defective o--ring(s) at resin tank to valve connection (see figure 19, page 21). Wat...

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    26 service information ecowater s y s t e m s m 24v nc no back of timer wiring schematic position switch transformer 24vac for future reference, enter the following information model no.  date code  water hardness gpg serial no.  installation date iron content ppm on rating decal on shipping ca...

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    27 dimensions / specifications ecowater s y s t e m s in out 3--3/4” 32--1/2” 45--1/8” a in -- out in -- out 14” 20” 14” 14” c b 16” 16” 36--9/16” 32” ess 2000r30 ess 2002r40 rated capacity 8,300 @ 1.6 lbs 25,000 @ 6.4 lbs 30,200 @ 11.3 lbs 11,300 @ 2.2 lbs 32,300 @ 8.5 lbs 40,100 @ 14.8 lbs service...

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    28 repair parts ecowater s y s t e m s 8 7 9 10 40 32 33 34 35 36 37 11 12 13 24 14 15 16 18 19 26 23 21 22 21 22 28 20 17 18 19 27 38 41 42 43 13 30 1 2 3 4 6 44 39 29 31 valve assembly (see page 30) 20 5 17 25.

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    29 repair parts ecowater s y s t e m s key no. Part no. Part description 1 7275907 transformer, 24v--10va 2 7259927 wire harness 3 7218662 top cover (cabinet) 4 7210509 faceplate (order following decal) -- 7287394 decal 5 7285805 repl. Pwa 6 7211173 faceplate support 7 7088033 clamp retainer, 2 req....

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    30 repair parts ecowater s y s t e m s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 9 34 10 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46.

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    31 repair parts ecowater s y s t e m s key no. Part no. Part description 1 7078240 support 2 7170262 o--ring, 1.109” x 1.387”, 2 req. 3 7077642 copper tube, 2 req. -- 7104546 pvc nipple (optional -- not incl.) 4 7089306 clip retainer, 2 req. 5 7159949 disc valve housing 6 7078282 inlet end seal © 7 ...

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