GE 263, 268 manual Intermittent or Low water pressure

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9.

Intermittent or

a.

Low water pressure.

a.

Set pump to maintain 20 psi at conditioner.

 

irregular

b.

Defective injector.

b.

Replace injector. (Contact dealer.)

 

regenerant draw.

 

 

 

 

 

10.

No conditioned

a.

No regenerant in regenerant

a.

Add regenerant to regenerant tank.

 

water after

 

tank.

 

 

 

regeneration.

b.

Injector plugged.

b.

Clean injector and screen.

 

 

 

 

c.

Air check valve closes

c.

Put control momentarily into brine/slow

 

 

 

prematurely.

 

rinse. Replace or repair air check if needed.

 

 

 

 

 

(Contact dealer.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Backwashes or

a.

Incorrect drain controller used.

a.

Replace with correct size controller. (Contact

 

purges at

 

 

 

dealer.)

 

excessively low

b.

Foreign matter affecting valve

b.

Remove drain controller and clean ball and

 

or high rate.

 

 

operation.

 

seat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.

No water flow

a.

Bypass valve in bypass.

a.

Shift bypass valve to not-in-bypass position.

 

display when

b.

Meter probe disconnected or not

b.

Fully insert probe into meter housing.

 

water is flowing.

 

fully connected to meter

 

 

 

 

 

housing.

 

 

 

 

c.

Restricted meter turbine rotation

c.

Remove meter housing, free up turbine and

 

 

 

due to foreign material in meter.

 

flush with clean water. Turbine should spin

 

 

 

 

 

freely. If not, replace meter. (Contact dealer.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.

Run out of

a.

Improper regeneration.

a.

Repeat regeneration, making certain that

 

conditioned

 

 

 

correct regenerant dosage is used.

 

water between

b.

Incorrect regenerant setting.

b.

Set P6 to proper level. See salt setting chart .

 

regenerations.

c.

Incorrect hardness or capacity

c.

Set to correct values. See Programming

 

 

 

 

 

settings.

 

section.

 

 

d.

Water hardness has increased.

d.

Set hardness to new value. See

 

 

 

 

 

Programming section.

 

 

e.

Restricted meter turbine rotation

e. Remove meter housing, free up turbine and

 

 

 

due to foreign material in meter.

 

flush with clean water. Turbine should spin

 

 

 

 

 

freely; if not, replace meter. (Contact dealer.)

14.

Regenerant tank

a.

Regenerant valve disc 1 being

a.

Manually operate valve stem to flush away

 

overflow.

 

held open by foreign matter.

 

obstruction.

 

 

b.

Valve disc 2 not closed during

b.

Flush out foreign matter holding disc open

 

 

 

regenerant draw causing brine

 

by manually operating valve stem.

 

 

 

refill.

 

 

 

 

c.

Air leak in regenerant line to air

c.

Check all connections in regenerant line for

 

 

 

check.

 

leaks. Refer to instructions.

 

 

d.

Improper drain control for

d.

Too small of a drain control with a larger

 

 

 

injector.

 

injector will reduce draw rates.

 

 

e.

Drain control clogged with resin

e.

Clean drain control.

 

 

 

or other debris.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Operations Manual Table of Contents Icons That Appear In This Manual Introduction How To Use This ManualMechanical General Warnings And Safety InformationElectrical General System Operation Cycle Functions Cycle Water Flows Equipment Installation Valve Layout Ultramax Controller Control LayoutOutdoor Locations Location SelectionLocation Selection Rev a Water Line Connection Water Line Connection Rev a Drain Line Connection Drain LineNot used with 3-cycle filter system Regenerant Line ConnectionOverflow Line Connection Overflow Line Connection Rev a VAC AC Adapters Electrical ConnectionController Location AC Adapter Input Application Part NumberValve Camshaft Valve Disc Operation Disinfection Of Water ConditionersSodium or Calcium Hypochlorite Application 25% Sodium HypochloriteCalcium Hypochlorite Ultramax Controller Power Loss Memory RetentionMotor Controller MemoryDisplay Icons Programming Conventions Keypad ButtonsThings You Might Need to Know Level I Programming Setting Time of DayProgramming Overview Setting Regeneration Time Setting Day of WeekLevel II Programming Setting the Calendar OverrideConditioner Operation Type Filter Operation TypeSetting the Salt Amount 268 softener only Setting Backwash Days 263 filter onlySetting Capacity Softener Default Capacity Setting Setting the Hardness conditioner onlySetting Units of Measure Setting Clock ModeAdjusting the Cycle Times Conditioner Cycle Times Viewing the Injector TypeOperation Type Setting the Service IntervalSetting the Chlorine Generator/Salt Check conditioner only Level III Programming Months Since SERVICEaPeak Flow Rate GPMa Total Water Used GAL X 100aFunction Display Text Placing Conditioner Into OperationConditioner and Filter Start-Up SET Action Key Duration DisplayRev a Performa Exploded View Part Code Description Qty Performa Parts ListProblem Possible Cause Solution TroubleshootingUltramax Series Controller Troubleshooting System Troubleshooting Intermittent or Low water pressure Rev a Controller Reset UltraMax System Configurations