Whirlpool WHELJ1 manual Troubleshooting, Problem, Cause, Correction

Troubleshooting

PROBLEM	CAUSE	CORRECTION
Water has black or gray	(NEW SYSTEM) Start up procedure has	Run start up procedure (See Page 13) or
color	not been completed	run consecutive Clean Rinse cycles (See
		Page 15) until water color returns to nor-
		mal.
	(NOT A NEW SYSTEM) Normal abra-	Manually initiate a Clean Rinse cycle
	sion of filtration media	(See Page 15).
Low water pressure at	Sediment filter screen is clogged	Manually initiate a Clean Rinse cycle
house faucets		(See Page 15).
		Clean sediment filter screen (See Page
		20). If the filter screen is frequently plug-
		ging, it may be necessary to adjust the
		frequency of Clean Rinse cycles.
	Filtration media is fouled	Manually initiate a Clean Rinse cycle
		(See Page 15).
		If the filtration media is frequently fouling,
		it may be necessary to increase the fre-
		quency of Clean Rinse cycles.
Water has objectionable	System is in bypass	Move bypass valve(s) to normal operating
taste and/or odor		(non-bypass) position
	Filtration media is fouled	Manually initiate a Clean Rinse cycle
		(See Page 15).
		If the filtration media is frequently fouling,
		it may be necessary to adjust the frequen-
		cy of Clean Rinse cycles.
No water flow to drain	System is in bypass	Move bypass valve(s) to normal operating
during Clean Rinse cycle		(non-bypass) position.
	Drain flow control is plugged	Clean drain flow control (See Page 19).
	Drain hose is plugged or kinked	Straighten drain hose.
	Transformer is unplugged from wall	Check for loss of power and correct.
	electrical outlet (display will be blank)
Clean Rinse cycle does	If display reads “VAC”, then Clean	Press and release the CLEAN button until
not run automatically	Rinse function has been disabled	display no longer reads “VAC”.
	If display is blank, transformer may be	Check for loss of power.
	unplugged from wall electrical outlet
Clean Rinse cycle does	If time display is flashing, then a long	Reset the clock to the correct time of day
not run at the pro-	power loss caused the clock to lose its	(See Page 14).
grammed time of day	time setting
Valve motor stalled or	Motor is defective or inner valve defect	Replace rotor/seal kit (instructions includ-
clicking	is causing high torque on the motor	ed with kit).
		Replace motor and switch (See parts list
		at end of this manual).

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