EcoWater ETF AIIF115, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... 09 OWNERS MANUAL How to maintain and operate your EcoWater birm filter with air injected assembly and turbine initiated flow switch MODEL ETF AIIF9 115 Printed on recycled paper EcoWater Systems P O Box 64420 St Paul MN 55164 9888 651 739 5330 ...

Page 2: ... ma terials Filter assembly instructions are on pages 5 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Safety Guides 3 Specifications Dimensions 4 Assembly Instructions 5 6 Planning Installation 7 8 Installation 9 11 Programming Face Plate Timer 12 13 Features Options 13 14 Filter Operation 15 16 Service Information 17 19 Repair Parts 20 23 Warranty 24 z NOTE The birm will initially retain large amounts of air If it is...

Page 3: ...s per minute at the inlet for backwash Test water flow if in doubt Recommended maximum allowable inlet water pressure is 60 psi Use a pressure reducing valve if necessary Be sure the addition of a pressure reducing valve will not reduce the flow to less than the 5 gpm needed for backwash This filter controller works on 24 volt 60 hz electri cal power only Besuretousetheincludedtransformer and plug...

Page 4: ...ter with high iron concentrations or low pH may require limited service flows or a neutral izer filter before the system IRON CONC MAXIMUM SERVICE FLOW RATE OF IRON FILTER 20 PPM 4 4 4 4 15 PPM 4 4 4 5 10 PPM 4 4 4 6 5 PPM 4 4 5 7 2 PPM 4 4 6 8 6 5 7 0 7 5 8 0 pH Neutralizer needed Contaminant Removal Limitations up to 10 ppm iron and 3ppm hydrogen sulfide at pH of 7 0 and higher up to 20 ppm iron...

Page 5: ... into the tank or load the dry birm into the tank but do not allow the filter to regenerate until the birm has been wetted for at least 24 hours INSTALL ADAPTOR ON MINERAL TANK 1 Be sure o ring seals are lubricated and installed in place on the adaptor 2 Be sure the tank opening is clean Then install the tank adaptor as shown in Figure 1 Use clamps and retainers to fasten in place 3 Install the va...

Page 6: ...y and will not cause bacteria to form or grow however dur ing shipping storage installing and operating bacteria could get into the filter For this reason sani tizing as follows is suggested when installing Pour about 1 oz or 2 oz of the following disinfectant into the filter 1 Calcium hypochlorite available in granular or tablet form under trade names such as Perchloron or HTH 2 Common 5 25 house...

Page 7: ...VC plastic pipe Sweat soldering is required to adapt to the fittings 1 male supplied with the filter or obtain approved compression adaptors The following special fittings are available from EcoWater Be sure to comply with all local plumbing codes OPTIONAL INLET OUTLET FITTINGS 7104546 PVC Nipple Use in place of included copper inlet and outlet tubes 7129211 Adaptor Fitting 1 1 2 2 Use in place of...

Page 8: ...the home installthe filterclose to the water supply inlet To conserve filtered wa ter outside faucets should remain on raw water S If other water conditioning equipment is installed locate as shown in Figure 4 S A nearby drain is needed to carry away regenera tion discharge water A floor drain is preferred with a laundry tub standpipe etc as other op tions check your local codes S The filter works...

Page 9: ...VALVE BYPASS If installing a 3 valve bypass system plumb as needed If installing sweat copper be sure to USE LEAD FREE SOLDER as required by Federal and State codes Use pipe joint compound on outside pipe threads 4 MOVE FILTER INTO PLACE Move the filter into the installation position setting on a solid smooth and level surface If needed place the filter on a section of 3 4 plywood Then shim under ...

Page 10: ...NLET AND OUTLET TUBES observe steps 1 through 4 above c CPVC PLASTIC PIPE 1 Clean prime and cement all joints follow instruc tions of the plastic pipe and fittings manufacturer 2 IF SOLDERING TO INLET AND OUTLET TUBES observe preceding steps 1 through 4 8 INSTALL VALVE DRAIN HOSE a Connect a length of 5 8 I D minimum hose to the valve drain elbow on the controller Figure 3 The elbow accepts either...

Page 11: ...is secure on the back of the timer b Attach the connector on the valve motorleadwire to the the matching connector on the faceplate timer c Connect the power cable leads to the back of the timer d Connect the leads from the relay box to the back of the timer Secure the wire using the strain relief and attaching it to the valve 11 CONNECT AIR PUMP a On the floor or a shelf nearby the filter fasten ...

Page 12: ...fast advance This procedure applies for all fol lowing settings 2 Press the SELECT keypad once to set the present time and advance to the next set up screen B Set Days to Recharge 1 This setting is the number of days the filter will go between recharges The default setting is 3 days with a maximum setting of 99 2 Press the UP or DOWN keypads until the correct number of days between recharges is sh...

Page 13: ...h filtered water In a few days hot water will be fully filtered To have fully filtered water immediately wait until the re charge step II above is over Then drain the water heater until water runs cold IV THE TIMER IS NOW PROGRAMMED AND INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE FEATURES OPTIONS RECHARGE NOW For an immediate extra back wash at any time use this feature Press and hold in the RECHARGE keypad for thre...

Page 14: ... recommended to leave these settings as preset unless the filter is used in a custom application by the installer TIMER POWER OUTAGE MEMORY If electri cal power to the timer is interrupted the memory built into timer circuitry keeps time settings for 6 hours minimum or more The display is blank and the filter will not regenerate When electrical power comes on one of two things will happen 1 The pr...

Page 15: ...he filter needs cleaning to remove sedi ments dirt iron etc from the mineral bed This cleaning is done in two stages or cycles called backwash and fast rinse It is started automatically by the timer BACKWASH Figure 12 The timer starts the valve motor and moves the valve into backwash position Water is routed down and out the bottom distributor up through the mineral bed and out the top distribu to...

Page 16: ...16 Filter Operation ECOWATER S Y S T E M S POSITION SWITCH FIGURE 12 BACKWASH CYCLE FLOW PLUG POSITION SWITCH FIGURE 13 FAST RINSE CYCLE ...

Page 17: ...eck power source to the filter If time is flashing power was off for over 6 hours The filter resumes normal operation but back washes occur at the wrong time 2 Plumbing bypass valve s must be in SERVICE position see Figure 8 page 10 3 The inlet and outlet pipes must connect to the filter inlet and outlet respectively 4 Is the transformer plugged into a live grounded wall outlet and the power cable...

Page 18: ...ation is retained by the comput er from the first time electrical power is applied to the face plate Press the UP keypad to display the number of days this face plate has had electrical power ap plied Press the DOWN keypad to display the number of regenerations initiated by this face plate since the model code number was entered 2 Press the SELECT keypad and hold for 3 seconds until the model code...

Page 19: ...ce press the RE CHARGE keypad once OTHER SERVICE UNFILTERED WATER BYPASS unfiltered water bleeds into filtered water supply 1 Missing or defective o ring s at resin tank to valve connection see pages 20 and 21 2 Defective rotor disc seal or wave washer see pages 22 and 23 WATER LEAKS FROM DRAIN HOSE during ser vice 1 Defective rotor disc seal or wave washer 2 Defective o ring on disc shaft AUTOMAT...

Page 20: ...M S 6 7 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 3 Valve Assembly see page 22 1 WARNING FILTER TANK CONTAINS AIR TO RELIEVE PRES SURE PUT BYPASS VALVE IN BYPASS AND ADVANCE FILTER VALVE TO BACKWASH BEFORE DISASSEMBLY 25 15 18 16 19 14 21 17 20 20 22 24 23 ...

Page 21: ...tor bottom 11 7223324 Resin Tank 9 dia x 60 12 4015000 Birm Pkd 1 cu ft 13 7124415 Quartz 14 7170254 O ring 13 16 I D x 1 1 16 O D 15 7170296 O ring 2 7 8 I D x 3 1 4 O D 16 7272030 Adaptor Asm incl Key Nos 17 19 22 qty of 2 J 17 7190628 Check Valve J 18 7170270 O ring 2 3 4 I D x 3 O D 19 7293345 Float Asm J 20 7161784 Tubing 1 4 x 100 ft 21 7199486 Insert Restrictor J 22 7171666 Connector 1 4 Tu...

Page 22: ...arts ECOWATER S Y S T E M S 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 27 26 32 33 34 35 36 cross section view seal wear strip flow plug assembly assembled view 29 28 23 40 30 24 37 38 31 39 22 20 ...

Page 23: ...171187 Plug Drain Seal 19 7129889 Spring 20 7089306 Clip 4 req 21 7077642 Copper Tube 1 2 req 22 7170262 O ring 1 1 8 x 1 3 8 4 req 23 7094898 Turbine Support 24 7101548 Turbine 25 7171145 Valve Body KEY NO PART NO DESCRIPTION 26 7195482 Seal J 27 7170319 O ring 1 4 x 3 8 28 7100940 Plug 29 7081201 Retainer 30 7276084 Wire Harness Sensor Housing 31 0900060 O ring 32 7175199 Wave Washer 33 7171161 ...

Page 24: ...uct This warranty is called the Perfect Ten and extends the three year warranty on the electronic FACEPLATE WIRING HARNESS DRIVE MOTOR TRANSFORMER POWER CORD SENSOR HOUSING and MICRO SWITCHES to a total of TEN YEARS from the date of original installation Should your local dealer not offer this warranty you may contact the factory for additional information General Provisions The above warranties a...