Water Boss 700, 900, 550 service manual Installation And Start-UpProcedures, Waterscreen

Installation And Start-Up Procedures

8.Setting Number. For Models 700, 900, and 550 for municipally-supplied water, determine your controller setting number. Do not guess at the setting; continued water quality problems or damage to the appliance could result.

Municipal water - call your local water company to determine your water hardness in grains per gallon. This will be your setting number. Or, follow the instructions on the hardness test strip provided with your Model 550 to determine your hardness reading. This will be your setting number.

Well water - follow the instructions on the pH and hardness test strips provided with your appliance to determine the pH and hardness of your water.

Iron adjustment : if pH is 7 or above and you know your water has iron, add 15 to your hardness reading in grains per gallon and enter the result as your setting #.

Example: hardness in grains per gallon from test strip is 20 + 15 = 35 = setting #. This is a temporary setting until you have an accurate water test.

If the result of your hardness test strip reaches the test maximum of 25 grains per

gallon, mix 1 cup tap water with 1 cup distilled water, then retest for hardness. Multiply your reading x 2 and use this number as your setting number. If the test strip result is still 25 grains per gallon, call your HelpLine. Or, contact the company below to test for hardness, iron and pH.

WATERSCREEN

National Testing Laboratories, Inc. 1-800-458-3330 - 9 am - 5 pm EST

If you feel you have an abnormal amount of iron, push the powerClean® button for Models 700 and 900 only. Also, be sure to use salt with an iron-cleaning additive.

Be aware that model Model 550 for municipally-supplied water is not designed to treat water with iron. If pH is below 7, Call your HelpLine.

9.Adding Water & Salt. Be sure to remove any packaging or installation materials before adding salt. Next, add no more than 2 gallons of water to the brine cabinet. Then add salt to the brine cabinet, wait 2 hours then push the immediate recharge button and hold for 5 sec- onds. A regeneration cycle will begin and continue as follows: Model 900 , 48 minutes; Model 550 for municipally-supplied water, 27 minutes; and Model 700 33 minutes. After the first regeneration, your softener will automatically refill the correct amount of water in the brine cabinet. See figure 10.

10.Refill Salt when the salt level drops below the water level in the brine cabinet. Always keep salt above water level. See figure 10

CAUTION! Failure to install, operate and maintain your water treatment appliance as instructed will VOID the product limited warranty.

NOTE! Make sure the Owner's Limited warranty Card is filled in and mailed within 30 days of installation. NO POSTAGE REQUIRED.

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