EcoWater ECR 3500R20 Owner's Manual - page 7
7
11. PRESSURE TESTING FOR LEAKS
To prevent excessive air pressure in the EcoWater
Systems conditioner and plumbing system, do the
following steps EXACTLY in order:
a. Fully open two or more conditioned cold water
faucets nearby the EcoWater Systems conditioner.
b. Place the bypass valve(s) in bypass position (See
Figure 6).
c. Fully open the main water supply valve. Watch until
the flow from the opened faucets becomes steady, with
no spurting or air bubbles.
d. EXACTLY as follows, place bypass valve(s) into
service:
(1) SINGLE BYPASS VALVE: Slowly move the valve
stem toward service position, pausing serveral times
to allow the unit to pressurize slowly.
(2) 3-VALVE BYPASS: Fully close the bypass valve
and open the outlet valve. Slowly open the inlet
valve, pausing serveral times to allow the unit to pres-
surize slowly.
e. After about three minutes, open a hot water faucet
for one minute, or until all air is expelled, then close.
f. Close all cold water faucets and check your plumbing
work for leaks.
12. ADD WATER AND SALT TO THE BRINE
TANK
a. Using a pail or garden hose, add about 3 gallons of
water into the brine tank. DO NOT pour into the
brinewell.
b. Add salt to the brine tank. It is recommended to fill
the brine tank no more than 1/2 full. Level the salt
when finished adding. You can use most water condi-
tioner salts, but it must be clean. Recommended
nugget, pellet or coarse solar salts have less than 1%
impurities. Salt storage capacity is shown on page 38.
NOTE: See page 31 for additional information on salt.
13. SANITIZING THE ECOWATER SYSTEMS
CONDITIONER
Care is taken at the factory to keep your EcoWater
System conditioner clean and sanitary. However, dur-
ing shipping, storage, installing and operating, bacteria
could get into the unit. For this reason, sanitizing as
follows is suggested* when installing.
continued
*
Recommended by the Water Quality Association. On some
water supplies, the EcoWater System Unit may need periodic
disinfecting.
a. Remove the brinewell cover and pour about 1-1/2 oz.
(2 to 3 tablespoons) of common household bleach into
the softener brinewell. Clorox, Linco, Bo Peep, White
Sail, Eagle, etc., are brand names of bleach readily
available. Replace the brinewell cover.
b. The final step in the sanitizing procedure is done as
you complete the following steps, including electronic
controller programming on page 8.
14. CONNECT TRANSFORMER
Plug the transformer into a continuously “live,” ground-
ed, 120V, 60Hz house electrical outlet, in a dry location
and approved by local codes. The unit works on 24V
only. Do not connect without the transformer.
15. PROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC CON-
TROLLER
Follow the Setup Procedure on Page 8 to program the
electronic controller with basic operating information,
such as time and water hardness. After completing
Steps 1 through 14 of the setup procedure on Page 8,
continue with Step 16 below.
16. START A RECHARGE
From the rolling status screens, press the SELECT (
)
button to display the Main menu. Make sure
Recharge is highlighted, then press SELECT (
).
Press DOWN (
) to scroll to Recharge Now, then
press SELECT (
) twice. You should hear the valve
motor run as the EcoWater Systems conditioner begins
recharging. This recharge draws the sanitizing bleach
into and through the conditioner. Any air remaining in
the unit is purged to the drain.
17. RESTART THE WATER HEATER
Turn on the electric or fuel supply to the water heater,
and light the pilot, if applies.
NOTE: The water heater is filled with hard water and,
as hot water is used, it refills with conditioned water. In
a few days, the hot water will be fully conditioned. To
have fully conditioned hot water immediately, wait until
the recharge (Step 16) is complete, then drain the water
heater until water runs cold.
18. CONNECT TO THE REMOTE
Unpack the remote and install the batteries, as detailed
on Page 22. Then, follow the “Connecting to Remote”
procedure on Page 10.
ECOWATER
S Y S T E M S
Installation