Clean Water Systems Tannin 5900e Series, Installation & Start?Up Manual

Page 1: ... providing iron free water for many years Please review this start up guide entirely before beginning to install your system and follow the steps outlined for best results GREENSAND MEDIA CONTAINS DUST USE PAPER MASK AND VENTILATE TO AVOID BREATHING DUST Questions Call us toll free 1 888 600 5426 or 1 831 462 8500 Email us support cleanwaterstore com See more information on our website www cleanwa...

Page 2: ... Pipe Connectors 7 Assemble The Drain Line Flow Control Hose Barb 9 Fig 6 5900e Pot Perm Line Installation 10 Fig 7 5900e Potassium Permanganate Tank Set Up Installation 11 Programming Your Valve 11 Master Programming Mode 12 Initial Backwash 14 Maintenance 15 Normal Operation 15 Battery back up this unit uses a standard 9 volt alkaline battery 15 How To Start An Extra Regeneration Cycle 15 Error ...

Page 3: ...t of Greensand media Greensand Filter 1 0 cubic foot size 5900e Plus Backwash Control Valve w Bypass Assembly and Pipe connector kit 1 or 9 x 48 filter tank with distributor tube Blue media funnel for adding the Greensand media 12lbs Filter gravel 1 cubic foot of Greensand media Greensand Filter 1 5 cubic foot size 5900e Backwash Control Valve w Bypass Assembly and Pipe connector kit 1 or 10 x 54 ...

Page 4: ...and you have an electric water heater shut off the power to the water heater before beginning installation in case water heater is accidentally drained 3 Pick a suitable location for your filter system on a dry level spot where it won t be exposed to freezing temperatures A minimum of 20 PSI is required Maximum pressure is 90 PSI 4 Get all of your plumbing parts together before beginning installat...

Page 5: ...run up above the 5900e control and into a drain it does not have to drain down as the filter backwashes under line pressure from your well pump Most plumbing codes require an air gap connection so that if your sewer or septic tank backs up it cannot cross connect with the drain tubing Installation of Your System into Copper or Metal Piping Systems If your new filter system is to be installed in a ...

Page 6: ...Add the filter gravel that came with your order You want the gravel to cover the bottom distributor screen before adding the Greensand media 3 Next add Greensand media The tank should be about 2 3rds full of media Do not fill past 2 3rds even if there is some extra media left over 4 Remove tape from top of distributor tube Be careful not to pull up distributor tube when removing tape 5 Fill tank c...

Page 7: ...amount of silicone grease to both O rings on the bottom of the control valve and screw on 5900e control valve carefully Do not use pipe joint compound vegetable oil Teflon tape or Vaseline or other petroleum greases to lubricate tank threads Fig 5 5900e By Pass and Pipe Connectors Assemble the bypass valve ...

Page 8: ... Inlet valve on the left turns clockwise from full open at 12 00 o clock to full closed at 3 00 o clock The Outlet valve turns clockwise from 6 00 o clock full open to 9 00 o clock full closed The valves are stiff when new so open and close them a few times Leave them closed a Choose which yoke 3 4 or 1 not pictured you wish to attach to the back end of the bypass Remove the barrels picture 1 and ...

Page 9: ...s not have a flow sensor then it has the same type of barrels that are on the opposite side of the bypass Take out the barrels and apply silicone grease to all four O rings and push in the barrels and attach the bypass Assemble The Drain Line Flow Control Hose Barb Remove the clip and then remove the Drain Line Fitting Apply Teflon tape and paste to the Hose Barb Fitting Screw them together Instal...

Page 10: ...00e Greensand Filter up to 4 feet above the top of the tank If the drain line will be more than 20 feet use larger diameter tubing such as or 1 Note that it is desirable to be able to run the drain line into a bucket in order to test the backwash flow rate in the future This is why hard piping the drain line is discouraged however if you do use hard PVC piping for the drain line and you are able t...

Page 11: ... the black line is attached 7 See the over flow barbed fitting on the side of the perm tank You do not have to connect this to a drain If the safety float were to malfunction there is a small chance that pot perm solution will drip out of this fitting If this would cause a big mess where you have installed the greensand filter hook some tubing to this and run to a bucket floor pan or floor drain N...

Page 12: ...t is accepted all digits will flash Example A 04 If value is set to 0 automatic regeneration will never occur 5 To exit menu press the Menu Enter button Note If no buttons are pressed for 60 seconds or longer the menu will automatically be exited Pressing and holding the Menu Enter button will also access some options Flo this is the flow rate if water is running it will display the volume in gall...

Page 13: ... system once every 3 or 4 days 3 Regeneration Cycle Step Programming 1 2 3 4 The next 4 displays viewed are part of a series of option settings used to program the Regeneration Backwash Cycle Up to 4 steps can be programmed Each display is used to set the duration time in minutes for that specific step in a regeneration cycle A step will turn on for the regeneration cycle step being programmed Reg...

Page 14: ...l minutes you should have the valve fully open and with no media coming out The water may appear milky white 3 Verify that the backwash flow corresponds with the size of your system below You can easily run the drain hose to a bucket and using a watch verify the flow rate in gallons per minute An adequate backwash is critical to properly clean the Greensand media and prevent it from cementing toge...

Page 15: ...ring power failure to conserve battery power the display is turned off However to confirm that the battery is working you can press either button and the display will turn on for five seconds Menus cannot be accessed during power failure If a power failure occurs while the valve is in regeneration the regeneration will resume operation once the power is restored How To Start An Extra Regeneration ...

Page 16: ...uple of weeks This is OK you still only need to add the potassium permanganate every 3 months in most cases If you have it set to regenerate backwash cycles every 1 3 days you might need to add it more frequently perhaps every 2 months Troubleshooting the 5900e Greensand Filter Pot Perm Not Being Sucked In During Regeneration Most problems occur when the 5900e is not drawing in the brine Make sure...

Page 17: ...it when the 5900e is in Cycle 1 or backwash A 1 0 or 1 5 cubic foot system should have 2 0 gallons per minute and a 2 5 cubic foot system should have 4 0 gallons per minute of backwash Pot Perm Tank Not Filling with Enough Water Sometimes if the pot perm tank is not filling adequately it is possible that the float assembly in the tank is set too low You would want the float to be several inches ab...

Page 18: ...oly line at the pot perm tank or at the control valve 2 Put the system into a regeneration cycle and advance to the Brine Fill cycle 3 If it IS filling remove the safety float and make sure the air check ball is moving free and not stuck A stuck float is often the cause of this problem and can be easily fixed If the float is defective or older than 5 years replace float 4 If it is NOT filling duri...

Page 19: ... are putting the valve back to the Backwash position 6 Open the Inlet valve just enough so you can hear the water passing thru the valve you should notice a corresponding slow flow out of the drain line After a minute if there are no air bubbles present open the valve about another quarter inch again you should see a corresponding increase in the flow And you will continue until the valve is full ...

Page 20: ...ensand filter Set to backwash more frequently Backwash twice in one day and re check water If any water is used during the 90 minute regeneration cycle untreated water will enter household piping Set time Greensand Filter regenerates to a time when no one will be using the water Clean brine injector Clean potassium permanganate tank Replace permanganate support pad in permanganate tank Inadequate ...

Page 21: ... rate Clean or replace injector Set rinse cycle to longer time Lower float so that level of permanganate is lower in permanganate solution tank Potassium permanganate tank over filling or over flowing Clogged brine injector Clean or replace injector Service Instructions Replacing The Brine Valve Injectors and Screen 1 Turn off water supply to conditioner a If the conditioner installation has a thr...

Page 22: ...lder on bushing should be flush with injector body 5B To Replace Injectors and Screen 1 Remove injector cap screws remove cap O ring 2 Remove injector assembly Apply silicone lubricant to new injector assembly O rings and install Be sure to push injector assembly in tightly so O rings are seated Install screen 3 Apply silicone lubricant to O ring and install on injector cap 6 Insert screws thru in...