EcoWater ECR 3500R20 Owner's Manual - page 23
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HYDROLINK™ REMOTE
The EcoWater Systems HydroLink™ remote is part of a
wireless system which monitors multiple water treat-
ment devices in a home. These water treatment
devices include water softener(s) and drinking water fil-
ter(s) equipped to communicate with this type of system
(See Figure 91). The remote displays, in a convenient,
central location, useful operating information.
Once devices capable of communicating with the sys-
tem have been added to the remote (See “Adding a
Device” on Page 24), the remote’s normal operating
mode displays a sequence of screens showing the sta-
tus of each device in the system (See Figure 92), and
any active alerts, such as “Low salt.”
In addition to monitoring water treatment devices, the
remote can also control some water softener opera-
tions, such as initiating a manual recharge.
HYDROLINK™ COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
The devices in the system exchange information in a
loosely coupled network. AC powered devices, such as
softeners, listen for new data all the time and act as
data hubs. Battery powered devices like the remote
check for information at regular intervals. Battery pow-
ered devices like drinking water systems do not com-
municate directly with each other or the remote, but
pass along information through AC powered devices.
Up to 4 devices may be added to one remote, including
no more than 3 AC powered devices. An AC powered
device with a transmitter must be part of any network
(usually a water softener).
It is not necessary for every device in a network to be in
radio range of all others. Information one device com-
municates to any other device will be passed along (like
gossip) to all devices in the network.
Softener
Remote
Water
System 1
Water
Drinking
Drinking
System 2
Water
FIG. 91
FIG. 92
System 1
Water
status
System 2
Water
status
Softener
status
Active Alerts
(if any)
Water
Drinking
Drinking
NAVIGATING THE SCREENS
When the remote is powered up (by installing the bat-
teries), a logo will briefly appear in the display. Once a
device has been added, as shown in the procedure on
Page 24, the display will automatically cycle between
screens showing the status of water treatment devices
communicating with the remote. To manually go to the
next screen in the sequence, press the LEFT (
) or
RIGHT (
) buttons.
FIG. 93
ACTIVE ALERTS
The status screens described above will not be dis-
played in a rolling sequence when one of the following
active alert messages is displayed:
Low salt (See Page 31)
Time lost (Set the softener’s clock, as described
on Page 12)
Service overdue (See Page 20)
Error code (Contact your dealer for service)
MANUALLY REFRESHING THE DATA
If there has been no button activity for 30 seconds,
pressing any button will refresh the data being dis-
played. Normally each data element refreshes at a
much slower rate to conserve battery life.
ECOWATER
S Y S T E M S
Remote Introduction
Some screens have more information than can be
shown at one time (for example, the softener status dis-
play shown in Figure 93). A down arrow (
) in the
lower right corner indicates that there is more informa-
tion below. Use the DOWN (
) button to scroll through
the additional lines.