Lancaster Water Treatment 7-LECR-100B Installation, Operating And Service Manual - page 6
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PLACING UNIT INTO SERVICE: Make sure inlet and outlet valves are to their closed positions. If using optional
bypass, place in bypass position. Turn on main water supply. Open a cold water faucet. This will clear the lines of any debris
(solder, pipe dope, etc.) that may be in the line. Let water run at tap for a couple of minutes, or until clear. Turn off faucet.
Manually add 1½ gallons of water to the brine tank.
• Press and hold the
REGEN button for approximately 5 seconds until the motor starts.
• Wait until display reads
BACKWASH and numbers start counting down.
• Momentarily press
REGEN again. Wait until display reads BRINE and numbers start counting down.
• Momentarily press
REGEN again. Valve is now in the second BACKWASH position.
If using optional bypass
SLOWLY turn bypass valve to DIAGNOSTIC position (figure 2) or slowly open inlet valve to allow
water to slowly enter the softener.
When water is flowing steadily to drain without the presence of air, momentarily press
REGEN again. Display will read
RINSE.
Open the outlet valve of the softener, or if using optional bypass place to
NORMAL OPERATION MODE (figure 3).
Allow control to finish the
RINSE cycle. It will then advance to the FILL position. The brine tank will now automatically fill with
the proper volume of water for the first regeneration.
Allow the control to automatically advance to the
SOFTENING position.
Load the brine tank with salt. Solar Salt is recommended.
SANITIZING: Use 2 oz. of 5¼% household chlorine bleach for each cubic foot of resin. Pour bleach directly into the brine
well of the softener. Press and hold the REGEN button for 5 – 6 seconds until the motor starts running. Allow system to
complete the regeneration automatically. Check for other local and state codes which may also specify sanitation methods.
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 2
STEP 5
STEP 5 – Next Regeneration Time (minutes): Set the minutes of day for regeneration using
or
buttons. Press
NEXT
to return to normal operation. Press
REGEN
to return to
previous step.
RETURN TO NORMAL MODE
FIGURE 4