Clean Water Systems Tannin 5900e Series Installation manual

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5900eSoftenerInstallation&Start‐UpGuide
ThankyouforpurchasingaCleanWaterSystem!Withproperinstallationand
alittleroutinemaintenanceyoursystemwillbeprovidingsoftened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.
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Table of Contents
PackingList............................................................................................................................................................3
Pre‐Installation......................................................................................................................................................5
BestPracticesforPiping&DrainInstallation........................................................................................................5
InstallationofYourSystemintoCopperorMetalPipingSystems....................................................................6
HowYourSoftenerWorks.....................................................................................................................................6
Fig2‐Typical5900eSoftenerpipinginstallation:...........................................................................................7
Fig3:5900efromtherearshowingtheinletandoutletend‐connectors........................................................8
Fig45900eBypass/ServiceModeKnobPositions..........................................................................................9
InstallationInstructions.........................................................................................................................................9
Fig5:Bypassw/barrels...................................................................................................................................10
AssembleTheDrainLineFlowControlHoseBarb: .............................................................................................12
Attachingthebrinelinetubingtothebrinetank&the5900ebrinevalve........................................................13
Fig85900eBrineLineInstallation..................................................................................................................13
ProgrammingYourValve.....................................................................................................................................15
MasterProgrammingMode................................................................................................................................16
SampleRegenerationDisplays........................................................................................................................17
InitialBackwash...................................................................................................................................................18
Maintenance.......................................................................................................................................................19
NormalOperation...........................................................................................................................................19
Batteryback‐up(thisunitusesastandard9voltalkalinebattery)................................................................19
HowToStartAnExtraRegenerationCycle.....................................................................................................20
Troubleshootingthe5900eSoftener:.................................................................................................................20
MoreTroubleshootingTips.................................................................................................................................23
BrineSolutionNotBeingSuckedInDuringRegeneration..............................................................................23
SystemNotBackwashingAdequately.............................................................................................................23
SystemNotProgrammedCorrectly–PROGRAMSETTINGS...........................................................................24
BrineTankNotFillingWithEnoughWater.....................................................................................................24
BackwashFlowRate........................................................................................................................................24
ErrorCodes......................................................................................................................................................24
WhatToDoIfYourFilterTankDoesNotSitLevelOntheFloor.....................................................................24
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Packing List
Model Size: 24K Grain Softener:
Quantity Description
1 5900ebackwashcontrolvalve&bypassvalve
1 Pipeconnectorkit(either1”or¾”)
1 8”x44”filtertankwithdistributortube
1 Mediafunnel
1 3/4cubicfootboxofsofteningmedia(resin)
1 18”x33”blackbrinetank
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Model Size: 32K Grain Softener:
Quantity Description
1 5900ebackwashcontrolvalve&bypassvalve
1 Pipeconnectorkit(either1”or¾”)
1 9”x48”filtertankwithdistributortube
1 Mediafunnel
1 1cubicfootboxofsofteningmedia(resin)
1 18”x33”blackbrinetank
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Model Size: 48K Grain Softener:
Quantity Description
1 5900ebackwashcontrolvalve&bypassvalve
1 Pipeconnectorkit(either1”or¾”)
1 10”x54”filtertankwithdistributortube
1 Mediafunnel
1 1cubicfootboxofsofteningmedia(resin)
1 ½cubicfootboxofsofteningmedia(resin)
1 18”x33”blackbrinetank
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Model Size: 64K Grain Softener:
Quantity Description
1 5900ebackwashcontrolvalve&bypassvalve 
1 Pipeconnectorkit(either1”or¾”)
1 12”x52”filtertankwithdistributortube
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1  Mediafunnel
2 1cubicfootboxesofsofteningmedia(resin)
1 18”x33”blackbrinetank
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Model Size: 80K Grain Softener:
Quantity Description
1 5900ebackwashcontrolvalve&bypassvalve  
1 Pipeconnectorkit(either1”or¾”)
1 13”x54”filtertankwithdistributortube
1  Mediafunnel
2 1cubicfootboxesofsoftening(resin)
1 ½cubicfootboxofsofteningmedia(resin)
1 18”x33”blackbrinetank
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NOTE:Allsystemscomewitha110/220Vpowersupply,a½”MPTX5/8”ODhosebarbFitting,and
aselectionofDrainLineFlowControl(DLFC)Buttons.
NOTE:AllFineMeshResinSoftenerswillcomewithaboxofgravel
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Pre-Installation
1. Reviewyourpackinglistandmakesureyouhavereceivedallthepartsbeforebeginninginstallation.
Pleaseensurethatallpartsareincludedbeforeschedulingaplumberorinstallertocometothesite.
2. Ifyouaregoingtobeturningoffthewatertothehouse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installation.Installationtypicallytakes3to
5hours.HoweverafterinstallationtheSoftenermustbeallowedtorunthroughacomplete
backwashandrinsecycle(alsocalled‘regeneration’).Youdon’thavetobepresentforthisfirst
backwashnecessarily,butitdoestake90minutes.
5. Afterthesystemisinstalledandrunning,yourwatermaybediscolored,orfullofsediment/rust,
particularlyifthisisolderpipingthathasbeenexposedtoironormanganeseforsometime.
Typicallythisclearsupoveradayortwo,butcanpersistforweeksifthepipeisoldgalvanizediron
pipethatiscorroded.
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Best Practices for Piping & Drain Installation
1. Seetypicalinstallation(seeFig2).Thesoftenerisinstalledafterthepressuretank.
2. MakesuretoconnecttheINpipetothe5900einletandtheOUTtotheoutlet(seeFig3).Asyouface
the5900econtrolfromthefront,thewaterentersontherightandexitsontheleft.Fromtheback
(seeFig3)thewaterentersontheleftandexitsontheright.Theinletandoutletareattachedtothe
bypassvalvewhichismarkedwitharrowsaswell.
3. Makesurethereisaworkinggateorballvalvebeforethe5900eSoftenerandalsooneafteras
showninthediagram(Fig2).Thepressuregaugesareoptionalbutahosebib(afaucetthatyoucan
attachagardenhoseto)isstronglyrecommendedafterthesoftenerandbeforethesecondball
valve.Thismakesiteasytorinseyournewsofteneronstart‐upandgivesyouaplacetotestthe
waterbeforeitentersyourhouseholdplumbing.
4. Ifyouwillbeusingcopperpiping,donotsweatthecopperpipedirectlyontothe5900econtrol
valve.Avoidheatingupthe5900econtrolvalveplasticwiththetorch.
5. Youdonotneedunionstoinstallyour5900econtrol.Ifyouneedtoremoveit,the5900ehasquick‐
releasecouplingsthatmakeiteasytoputthesofteneronby‐passandremovethefiltersystemfrom
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6. Thedrainlinetubingisnotsupplied.Youwillneedflexible5/8”IDtubing.Notethatthedraincan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metal(conductive)plumbingsystem,i.e.copperor
galvanizedsteelpipe,theplasticcomponentsofthesystemwillinterrupttheelectricalcontinuityofthe
plumbingsystem.
Asaresultanystraycurrentsfromimproperlygroundedappliancesdownstreamorpotentialgalvanic
activityintheplumbingsystemcannolongergroundthroughthecontiguousmetalplumbing.
Somehomesmayhavebeenbuiltinaccordancewithbuildingcodes,whichencouragedthegroundingof
electricalappliancesthroughtheplumbingsystem.
Consequently,theinstallationofabypassconsistingofthesamematerialastheexistingplumbing,ora
grounded"jumperwire"bridgingtheequipmentandreestablishingthecontiguousconductivenatureof
theplumbingsystemmustbeinstalledpriortoyoursystemsuse.
Thisissimpleandeasysteptotakeifyouareinstallingyourwatertreatmentsystemintocopper
piping.AsimplegroundjumperwirewithapipeclampcanbepurchasedatanyHomeCenter,or
hardwarestore,etc.forafewdollars.
How Your Softener Works
SeeFig1.Inthesoftener,waterentersthetopof
thetankandflowsdownthroughthemediaandup
thedistributortube.Hardnessmineralsaredrawn
totheresinbeadsinthesoftener.During
backwash,thewaterflowisreversedandwater
flowsdownthedistributortubeandupthroughthe
media,liftingandexpandingthesofteningmedia,
andremovinganytrappedparticles.Afterthe
backwashstage,saltbrineisautomaticallydrawnin
fromthebrinetankwhichthenslowlyrinses
throughthesofteningresinfor1hour,allowingthe
hardnessmineralstobeswappedoutwith
harmlesssodiumorpotassiumions.Thisentire
automaticprocess,called‘regeneration’takes
about90minutes.Typicallythesoftenerfilterisset
toregenerateevery14‐21days,duringthemiddle
ofthenightwhennowaterisbeingused.

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Fig 2 - Typical 5900e Softener piping installation with ball valve and hose bib
after the filter along with pre- and post-filtration if necessary:
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Fig 3: 5900e from the rear showing the inlet and outlet end-connector fittings
3/4” or 1” NPT in Noryl plastic. Brass end-connectors are also available for
connecting to copper tubing.
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Fig 4 5900e Bypass/Service Mode Knob Positions
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Installation Instructions
1. Wrapthetopofdistributortubewithblackelectricaltapeorbluepainter’smaskingtapesothatno
gravelorSoftenermediawillgodownthedistributortubewhenaddingthemedia.Also,leavinga
foldedtaboftapethatyouwillbeabletograbontotogentlypulloffthetapeafterfillingthetank.
Whenyouarereadytoscrewthevalveheadon,applysiliconelubricanttotheoutsideofthe
distributiontube,andtheo‐ringonthecontrolvalvewherethetubegoesin.
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2. Ifyouareusingasoftenerwithfinemeshresin,youwillwanttofirstaddthegravelprovidedbefore
addingresin.Ifyoudonothavefinemeshresin,youwillnotneedgravel.
3. Nextaddthesofteningresinusingthemediafunnelprovided.Thetankwillbeapproximately2/3
full,howeverdonotfillitpast3/4full.
4. Removetapefromtopofdistributortube.Becarefulnottopullupdistributortubewhenremoving
tape.
5. Attachplastictopscreentotheunder‐sideofthe5900econtrolvalve.Itisafunnel‐shapedplastic
screenthatsnapsontothecontrolvalveandpreventsresinfrombeingbackwashedouttodrain
duringtheregenerationcycles.Itmaytwistonclockwiseorcounter‐clockwise.
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Addasmallamountofsiliconegreasetothetankthreadsand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.
Assemblethebypassvalve:
6. Whenyouremovethebypassvalvefromthebox,thevalvesareintheopenposition.Holdingthe
bypasssothatyouarereadingtheInandOut(sothatthewordsarenotupsidedowntoyouwhen
holdingthebypass),notethefollowing:
Fig 5: Bypass w/ barrels
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7. Theredhandlesareslightlyarrow‐shaped;thepointedendispointinginthedirectionofflowwhen
open.The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for
now.Choosewhichyoke(3/4”or1”)youwishto
attachtothebackendofthebypass.Removethe
barrels(Figure5)andapplyasmallamountofsilicone
lubricanttoeachoftheO‐rings(twooneachbarrel,
fourtotal)Pushthebarrelsbackintothebypass,and
pushtheyokeontothebarrels.Attachthesteel
mountingclipsoneachsideandscrewinthetwo
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a) Ifthevalveyouareattachingthebypasstohasaflowsensor(see
picturetotheright),lubethetwoO‐ringsandpushthebypass
assemblyontotheflowsensor,andattachthesteelmountingclips
andscrews.
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8. Ifthevalveyouareattachingthebypasstodoes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.
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9. Nowinstallyourwaterpipestothe5900ebypassendconnectors.Makesureinletisinstalledtothe
'In"pipeconnectoronthebypassvalveandoutletisonthe“Out”connector.
10. Connectsomeflexibletubingfromthedrainconnectiononthe5900econtrolvalvetoasuitabledrain
suchasaseptictankordraintoasewer.ItisOKtorunthedrainlineupandovertheSoftener,upto
4feetabovethetopofthetank.Ifthedrainlinewillbemorethan20feet,andespeciallyifyour
systemisa2.0or2.5cubicfootsize,uselargerdiametertubingsuchas¾”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

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forthedrainline,andyouareabletoremovethehardPVCdrainpipingandattachflexibletubing
shouldyoueverdesirefortestingpurposes,itisOKtouserigidPVCpipeforthedrain.Makesurethe
draintubingisfirmlyclampedtothebarbedfittingwithahoseclamptopreventleaks.
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0.75CF1.5GPM2.54GPM
1.0CF2.0GPM3.05GPM
1.5CF2.4GPM 
2.03GPM 
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1. RemovetheclipandtheDrainLinefitting(Upperleft).AddTeflontapeandpaste(Upperright).
InstallDLFCButton(Lowerleft).Re‐installDrainLineFittingandputclipsecurelyinplace.(Lower
right).ChoosewhichDLFCButtontoinstallbasedonthecubicfootsizeofyoursystem(seetable).

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Next,connectthesolutiontanktothe5900econtrolvalvewiththeblacktubing,providedwiththebrine
tank.
Attaching the brine line tubing to the brine tank & the 5900e brine valve
Insert3/8”diametertubingintothebrinetankconnection.ScrewthenutwiththesleeveandFerrell
attachedtopreventleaking.
Fig 8 5900e Brine Line Installation
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2. Onthecontrolvalveside:toconnectthebrinetank,beginbyslidingtheplasticbrineinjectornuton
tothebrinetubingbyputtingthetubingthroughthenon‐threadedsideofthenut.Next,slidethe
white(orclear)compressionringontothetubingwiththenarrowerdiametergoingonfirst.Then
slidethetaller,whitecompressionringontothetubingwiththewiderdiametergoingonfirst.The
twocompressionringsshouldlayflushagainsteachotheronthetubing.Slidethemintothebrine
injectornutandplacethebrinetubingintothebrinevalve.
3. Onthebrinetank:pushthebrineinjectornut,whichnowhasthecompressionringsinsideofit,onto
thethreadingofthebrinetankfloatassembly(below)androtatethenutclockwise,screwingitonto
thebrinevalve.Tightenitdowntofingertightness.Thetubingshouldbefirmlyattachedandnotslide
outifpulledon.
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4. Addapproximately5gallonsofwatertothebrinetank,andthenfillthebrinetankwithsalt,using
about300lbs,or650‐lbbags.ItisOKtouseanykindofwatersofteningsalt,howeverwefindthat
extracoarsesaltworksbetterthanpellets.Youdonothavetoaddwatertothebrinetankagain
afterthisfirsttimeduringthestart‐up.
5. Seetheover‐flowbarbedfittingonthesideofthebrinetank.Youdonothavetoconnectthistoa
drain.Ifthesafetyfloatweretomalfunction,thereisasmallchancethatthebrinesolutionwilldrip
outofthisfitting.Ifthiswouldcauseabigmesswhereyouhaveinstalledthesoftener,hooksome
tubingtothisandruntoabucket,floorpanorfloordrain.Normallynobrinewillleakoutofthis
fitting.
6. Nowyouarereadytoturnonthewatertothesystem.Turnonthewaterandleaveonbypassand
checkforleaks.Leavetheballvalveafterthesoftenerclosed,sowaterisstillofftothehouse,but
connectagardenhoseandopenupthehosebibafterthesoftenerandallowthewatertorun.This
willhelptoclearoutanyforeignmaterialthatmaybeinthepipesfromthepipinginstallation.Ifyou
donothaveavalveinstalledafterthesoftenerandyoudonothaveahosebib,youwillneedtoturn
thewateroninsidethehousetoletthewaterrun.Useabathtuborlaundrysinkorotherfixturethat
doesnothaveanaeratorscreen.
7. Leavethewaterrunningoutofthegardenhoseataslowrate.Nowyoucanturnthebypassvalveto
theserviceposition.FirstopentheInletSideofthebypassvalve.SecondslowlyopentheOutletSide
ofthebypassuntilitisinthefullserviceposition.Makesureyouareturningthebypassvalveknobs
inthecorrectdirectionwhichiscounter‐clockwiseasyoufacethebypassvalveknobs.
8. Nowturnonthegardenhosetofullforceandletthewateruntilitturnsrelativelyclear.Thewater
mayhavesomecoloratfirst.
9. YouarenowreadytopluginyourSoftener5900econtrolvalveandstartprogramming.Yourvalve
doesrequiresomemodificationstotheprogrammingspecifictoyourapplication.
10. Next,youwillneedtoprogramthesystemtoworkasaSoftener.Thereareafewsettingsthatmust
bechangedbeforethesystemcanbeputintoservice.Pluginthecontrolvalveandcontinueonto
thenextpagetobegintheprogramminginstructions.

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*Whilescrollingthroughnumbers,itonlyincreasesthevalue.Todecreasethevalue,youwill
haveto“goallthewayaround”togetbacktoalowervalue.
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1.ToentermainmenupresstheMenu/Enterbutton
(Timeofdaywillflash)
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2.TosettimeofdaypresstheSet/Changebutton
(Firstdigitwillbegintoflash)
‐TochangedigitvaluepresstheSet/Changebutton
‐ToacceptthedigitpresstheMenu/Enterbutton
‐(Nextdigitwillflash)
‐(Oncehoursisacceptedalldigitswillflash)
3.WithalldigitsflashingpresstheMenuButtontosetA.M.orP.M.
‐(OnceA.M./P.M.isacceptedthenextmenuitemwillflash) Example[A]
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4.(MeteredVersion)ToSettheHardnessPresstheSet/ChangeButton
‐TochangedigitvaluepresstheSet/Changebutton  Example[H‐10]
‐ToacceptthedigitpresstheMenu/Enterbutton
‐(Nextdigitwillflash)
‐Oncethelastdigitisacceptedalldigitswillflash
Note:Onecyclemustbecompletedbeforenewsettingwillbeaccepted.
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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gallonsperminute.Gtr‐Thisthetotal#ofgallons
thathasgonethroughthefilter.gtot‐thisisthesameastheprevious.rCr‐numberof
regenerationdone.rC‐thesame.gPdL‐showshowmanygallonsusedeachday.Gbrl‐isthe
gallonsusedbetweenregenerations.PfDL‐Thisshowsthepeak,orhighestflowratethathas
passedthroughthefilterinthelast24hours.
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NextyouwillneedtosettheMasterProgrammingtobeusedasaSoftener,continueonto
thenextpagetofinishtheprogramminginstructions.

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EnteringMasterProgrammingMode
‐ToenterMasterProgrammingModepressandholdbothbuttonsfor5seconds.
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1.RegenerationTime(r)
PresstheMenu/EnterButton.Thenextdisplayviewedistheoptionsettingfor
RegenerationTime.Itisidentifiedbytheletter‘r’intheleftdigit.Setthedesiredtimeofday
thataregenerationmayoccur,ifrequired.Werecommendsettingthesystemtobackwash
at2AM,oratanytimethatitisunlikelythatanywaterwillbeused.Thefirstdigit(s)
indicatestheHourandtheotherdigitindicatesA.M.orP.M..
Example:2A.M.regenerationtime‐[r2A](factorysetting)
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2.RegenerationDayOverride(A)
PressMenu/EnterButton.Thisdisplayisusedtosetthemaximumamountoftime(indays)theunit
canbeinservicewithoutaregeneration.Thisoptionsettingisidentifiedbytheletter‘A’intheleft
digit.ThisoptionwillbeintheMasterProgrammingMenuonlyintheMeterMode.Regenerationwill
beginatthesetRegenerationTime.A0settingwillcancelthisfeature.TheMaxValueforthisitemis
29.Werecommendsettingthesystemtoregenerateevery18daysfora24ksize,andevery24for
allothersizes.
Example:Overrideevery7days‐[A‐07](FactorySetting)
ToAdjustthisValue,presstheSet/ChangeButton.
ToAccepttheDigitValue,presstheMenu/EnterButton.
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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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.Regenerationstepsareskippedbysetting
thedisplayto0asshownbelow:
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Examples:RegenerationCycleStep#1‐10minutes‐[1‐10](FactorySetting)
RegenerationCycleStep#2‐skipped‐[2‐‐0]
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Seteachstepaccordingtothevaluesbelow,appropriateforaSoftener:
18minutes.ThisistheBackwashcycle.[1‐8]
260minutes.ThisistheBrineDrawcycle.[2‐60]
36minutes.ThisistheRapidRinsecycle.[3‐6]
4FortheBrineRefillCycle,setthetimeaccordingtothesizeofyoursystembelow:
24Kgrainsoftenerssetto5min;
32Kgrainsoftenerssetto6min;
48Kgrainsoftenerssetto9min;
64Kgrainsoftenerssetto12min;
80Kgrainsoftenerssetto15min;
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4.SettheCapacity
Thedisplayscreenwillhavealowercasec,andthreenumbers:[c027].Setthisaccordingto
thesizeofsofteneryouhave,i.e.:
[c024]fora24,000capacity,[c032]fora32,000capacity,[c048]for48,000capacity,etc.
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5.SettheSafetyFactor(P)
Thecontrolunittakestheinputvalueforthecapacity,anddividesitbythevalueinputforthe
hardness(theHsetting).So,ifyouhaveacapacityof048(48,000grains)andyouhave10grainsofHardness,
youwillhavea“gallonrun”betweenregenerationsof4,800gallons.Theflowmeterstartsatthatvalue,and
whenthatmanygallonshavepassedthroughthesoftener,itwilldoanautomaticregeneration,atthepre‐
programmedtime.Sincethatmayhappenupto23hoursbeforethenextregenerationcanhappen,asafety
factorcanbeinput,asapercentage.Intheaboveexample,ifyousetPat10,itwillsubtract480gallons,and
willhaveagallonrunof4320‐thissafeguardsthatyouwillhavesoftenedwaterthroughouttheday,when
thevalvehasalreadycounteddowntozerogallons.
6.BluetoothSettings
AftertheCapacitysetting,youwillseebE1,btPPand1234eachtimeyouhittheMenu/Enter
button.Thesearefactory/dealersettingsandnotusedcurrentlyonyourvalve.After1234thedisplaywill
returntotheservicescreen,flashingbetweentheclocktimeandthenumberofgallonsremaininguntil
regeneration.
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ExitingtheMasterProgrammingMode
PresstheMenu/EnterButtonuntilallstepshavebeenviewed.TheProgramModewillbe
exitedandnormaloperationresumed.Ifnobuttonsarepressedfor60secondsorlongerin
MasterProgrammingModeitwillbeexitedautomatically.
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Initial Backwash
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1CloseboththeInletandOutletvalves,ifnotalreadyclosed.Ifdaysremainingisnotalreadyat1
pressandholdtheSet/Changebutton.Now,pressandholdthesetchangebuttonagain,until
thevalvebeginsthebackwashcycleandthedisplayreads1–10.Now,proceedtosteptwo.
2Starttoputthevalveintotheservicepositionbyturninginletthebypassknobscounter‐
clockwiseaboutaquarterinch,untilyoucanhearwaterpassingthroughthebypassintothe
filter.Stopandwaituntilyouseewatercomingoutofthedrainline.Itwilloftenbemixedwith
airbubbles,butwewillwanttogetallofthatairout.Whenyoudonotseebubblesanymore,
keepopeningthevalve,alittlebitatatime,stoppingforaminuteortwoeachtime.Youwantto

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seeacorrespondingincreaseinflowoutofthedrainlineasyouincreasetheflowofwaterinto
thefilter.Afterseveralminutes,youshouldhavethevalvefullyopen,andwithnomedia
comingout.Thewatermayappearmilkywhite.
3Oncethewaterisclear,pressandholdtheSet/Changebutton,andafter3secondsthevalvewill
starttoadvancetothe“Rinse”position.Onceagain,allowthewatertoflowforaboutfive
minutesoruntilthewaterisclear.
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4PressandholdtheSet/Changebuttonadvancetothe“Service”position.Next,opentheoutlet
onthebypassvalveandthenopenthenearesttreatedwaterfaucettotheunitandallowthe
watertorununtilitisclear.Weadviseusingabathtub,laundrysink,orotherfixturethatdoes
nothaveanaeratorscreenasanyremainingresiduemaygetcaughtinthescreen.
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Congratulations,youaredonesettingupyourvalve!
Maintenance
Normal Operation
‐Normaldisplayalternatesbetweentimeofdayanddaysuntilregeneration.
‐Daysremaininguntilthenextregenerationwillcountdownfromtheregenerationday
overridevalueto1dayremaining.
‐Oncethecountreaches1,aregenerationcyclewillbeinitiatedatthenextdesignated
regenerationtime.
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Battery back-up (this unit uses a standard 9-volt alkaline battery)
‐Installingthebattery
‐Toinstallthebatterytheback‐covermustberemovedbyremovingthetwoback‐cover
screws.
‐Nextinsertthebatteryintothebatteryholdingclipandsnapthe9voltbattery
connectorontothebattery.
‐Replaceback‐cover
‐Featuresofbatteryback‐up
‐Thebatteryback‐upmaintainsthetimeofdayduringpowerfailures.
‐Thebatteryback‐upcontinuestocountdowngallonsremainingduringpowerfailure
(MeteredVersion)
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Note:During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.

5900eSoftenerInstallation&StartupGuide
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*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 Cycle
1.Startingdelayedextracycle
‐Ifdaysremainingisnotalreadyat1pressandholdtheSet/Changebutton.
‐After3secondsthedaysremainingdisplaywillread1  Example[1]
‐Regenerationcyclewillbeinitiatedatthenextdesignatedregenerationtime
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2.StartingImmediateExtraCycle‐First,completeabovedelayedcyclesteps
‐Withdaysremainingat1pressandholdtheSet/Changebutton
‐After3secondstheregenerationcyclewillbegin.
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3.FastCyclingThroughRegeneration
‐Firstcompleteaboveimmediatecyclesteps
‐PressandholdtheSet/Changebutton
‐After3secondsthevalvewillstarttoadvancetothenextstep
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Troubleshooting the 5900e Softener:
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