Tucson water tec WS1TA User manual

Water Tec of Tucson
• Water Tec of Tucson • www.water-tec.com •
• 4601 S. 3RD Avenue • Tucson, AZ 85714 • [phone] • Fax [phone] •
WS1TA
Twin-Alternang Water soener

MAIN COMPONENTS
Your water treatment system is a Twin-Alt point of entry (POE) system composed of four components:
A. The control valve and computer assembly
The berglass tank assembly's including the water treatment medium
The brine tank assembly including safety oat.
Each of these assemblies has a specic funcon as described below:
Control Valve Assembly…Automacally monitors water usage paerns, iniates regeneraon and moves the valve
through the steps of regeneraon.
Media Tank Assembly… A berglass vessels, which contains the water soening media, in the proper diameter and depth
of the media and evenly distributes the feed water throughout the media tank assembly.
Brine Tank Assembly…A polyethylene vessel, which is used to dissolve salt and to hold the proper amount of brine for the
next regeneraon. A brine valve keeps the control valve from drawing air into the system.
STEPS OF OPERATION
Service…Hard water ows downward through the water soening resin where the hardness minerals, calcium and magnesium, as
well as dissolved iron, are removed from the water and are collected on the resin. The amount of resin and the salt dosage
gives resin a certain capacity for hardness and iron removal.
Backwash 1 …During the cycle the water ows upward through the resin bed and washes collected sediment or other foreign ma-
terial to the drain.
Brine and Rinse…The brine soluon is drawn from the brine tank and slowly ows downward through the resin collecng the hard-
ness and iron as it goes. The brine carries the hardness and iron with it and rinses them to the drain.
Backwash 2 …Same as backwash 1 above but of slightly shorter duraon.
Fast Rinse…Water ows downward through the resin and to the drain carrying with it the remaining traces of brine.
Brine Tank Rell…A predetermined volume of water ows into the brine tank and dissolves a calculated amount of salt creang
brine for the next generaon. This occurs at the onset of the next Service cycle. Be sure that there is always un-dissolved
salt remaining. Since the frequency of regeneraon is reasonably consistent, a regular addion of salt should be sched-
uled. Approximately 6"-8" of salt must be in brine tank. In some cases the installaon technician may decide a pre-brine
rell may be appropriate. If so brine rell will occur 2 hours prior to regeneraon and will result in minimal water in the
brine tank assembly during service posion.
Total Regeneraon Time (Backwash 1 through Fast Rinse) can be anywhere between 57 and 107 minutes depending on seng
made for certain water condions.

GENERAL CARE AND MAINTENANCE INFORMATION
The following guidelines are recommended for you to obtain maximum eciency from your water treatment system:
Control Valve… Try to keep free of dirt and debris both on valve body and under cover. No lubricaon is required.
Brine Tank … A major cleaning is recommended every two years. This interval may need to be adjusted depending on the
amount of insoluble material in the salt being used.
Allow salt level to become very low so there is lile to remove. Scoop out un-dissolved salt.
Disconnect and remove brine valve. There is no pressure or sucon on this line except during a regeneraon.
Remove internal parts of brine tank, if any.
Clean brine tank interior with a mild cleaning agent (dish soap) and rinse thoroughly.
Replace brine valve and internal parts.
Pour ve gallons of water (soened if available) into the tank (Add only two gallons if pre-brine rell opon is used).
Add salt.
Replace cover.
Allow two hours for concentrated brine to be made before next regeneraon.
It is recommended that… a manually iniated regeneraon should be started now. See Manual Regeneraon.

GENERAL INSTALLATION & SERVICE CAUTIONS
The control valve, fittings, and/or bypass are designed to accommodate minor plumbing misalignments they are
not designed to support the weight of a system or the plumbing.
Do not use Vaseline, oils, other hydrocarbon lubricants, or silicone spray anywhere. Do not use silicone on red
or clear lip seals.
Do not use pipe dope or other sealant on threads. Teflon tape must be used on the threads of the 1" NPT
elbow, its ¼" NPT connections, and on the threads for the drain line connection. Teflon tape is not used on the
nut connections or caps because o-ring seals are used. The nuts and caps are designed to be unscrewed or
tightened by hand or with the special plastic Service Wrench, CLV-V3193(models with Clack control valves). If
necessary, pliers can be used to unscrew the nut or cap. Do not use a pipe wrench to tighten nuts or caps. Do
not place screwdriver in slots, on caps, and/or tap with a hammer.
SITE REQUIREMENTS
-Water Pressure, 20-125 psi -Current draw is 0.25 amperes
-Water Temperature, 40º-110º F -A 15 ft. power cord is furnished
-The tank should be on a firm level surface -The plug-in transformer is for dry locations
-Electrical: Use a 115/120V, 60Hz uninterrupted only. -Batteries are not used.
 The distance between the drain and the water condioner should be as short as possible.
 Since salt must be periodically added to the brine tank, the tank should be located where it is easily accessible.
 Do not install any water condioner with less than 10 feet of piping between its outlet and the inlet of a water heater.
 Do not locate unit where it or its connecons (including the drain and overow lines) will be subjected to freezing condi-
ons.
 The use of resin cleaner in an unvented enclosure is not recommended.
 Do not install equipment in locaons that would receive rain run-o from roof.

INLET/OUTLET PLUMBING: Connect to a supply line downstream of outdoor spigots. Install an inlet shuto valve and plumb to the
units bypass valve inlet located at the right rear as you face the unit. When assembling the installaon-ng package (inlet
and outlet), connect the ng to the plumbing system rst and then aach the nut, split ring and O-ring. Heat from soldering
or solvent cements will damage the nut, split ring or O-ring. Solder joints should be cool and solvent cements should be set
before installing the nut, split ring and O-ring. Avoid geng solder ux, primer, and solvent cement on any part of the o-rings,
split rings, bypass valve, or control valve. If the building’s electrical system is grounded to the plumbing install a copper-
grounding strap from the inlet to the outlet pipe. Plumbing must be done in accordance with all applicable local codes.
DRAIN LINE: First, be sure that the drain can handle the backwash ow of the system. Solder joints near the drain must be located
prior to connecng the drain line ow control ng. Leave at least 6" between the drain line ow control ng and solder
joints. Failure to do so could cause interior damage to the ow control. Install a 3/8"-1/2" I.D. exible plasc tube to the Drain
Line Assembly or discard the tubing nut and use the ¾" NPT ng for rigid pipe. If the backwash rate is greater than 7 gpm,
use a ¾" drain line. Run drain tube to its discharge point in accordance with plumbing codes. Pay special aenon to codes for
air gaps and ant siphon devices.
9. BRINE TANK CONNECTION: Install a 3/8" O.D. polyethylene tube from the Rell Elbow to the Brine Valve in the brine tank.
10. OVERFLOW LINE CONNECTION:
AN OVERFLOW DRAIN LINE IS RECOMMENDED ANYWHERE A BRINE OVERFLOW COULD DAMAGE FURNISHINGS OR THE BUILD-
ING STRUCTURE.
Your soener is equipped with a brine tank safety oat, which greatly reduces the chance of an accidental brine overow. In
the event of a malfuncon, an OVERFLOW LINE CONNECTION will direct the “overow” to the drain instead of spilling on the
oor. This barb type ng should be on the side of the cabinet or the brine tank.
To connect the overflow fitting, locate the hole inside of brine tank. Insert overflow fitting into tank and tighten with plastic
thumbnut from the inside. Attach a length of ½" I.D. tubing (not supplied) to the fitting and run to drain. Do not elevate overflow
line higher than 3" below bottom of overflow fitting. Do not connect this tube into the drain line of the control valve. Overflow
should be a direct, separate line from overflow fitting to drain, sewer, tub, or appropriate outdoor location. Allow an air gap as
per the drain line instructions.
IMPORTANT:
Never insert a drain line directly into a drain, sewer line, or trap. Always allow an air gap between the drain line and the
wastewater to prevent the possibility of sewage being back-siphoned into the water conditioner.
Setting Time of Day
Push NEXT until time of day screen is displayed. Press and hold ▼ until SET TIME is
displayed and the hour flashes once. Press ▲ or ▼ until the correct hour is displayed.
Then press NEXT. The minutes will fl ash. Press ▲ or ▼ until the correct minute is dis-
played.
Press NEXT to return to the User Displays. Time of day should only need to be set after
power outages lasting more than 8 hours, if the battery has been depleted and a power
outage occurs, or when daylight saving time begins or ends. If a power outage lasting
more than 8 hours occurs, the time of day will fl ash on and off which indicates the time
of day should be reset. If a power outage lasts less than 8 hours and the time of day
flashes on and off, the time of day should be reset and the battery replaced.

Brine tank connecon
Second Tank Adaptor
Inter –connector
Inlet Outlet
Drain
***Do not remove red clips on Brine Tank connecon or Drain connecon, these clips are retainer clips and
must be installed for proper operaon.
Installaon and Startup
1) Connect second tank to main control valve.
2) Connect Brine Tank
3) Connect Drain
4) Connect inlet & Outlet
5) Program Regeneraon Capacity in gallons (see next page)
**All control programming with the excepon of the Regen Capacity is done at the factory.
6) Perform a manual Backwash and rinse Cycle on each tank. Press and hold REGEN buon for 5 seconds to start a re-
generaon let the rst backwash complete and then skip the Brine & Rinse cycle by pressing the Regen buon when mer
starts counng down. Allow the next cycle to complete then skip the Fill Cycle for the rst tank. Repeat these steps for the sec-
ond tank ( DO NOT skip the ll cycle on the second tank).
The system is now ready for use.

Step 1I - To enter Installer Display press NEXT and ▲ simultaneously for
about 5 seconds and release.
Step 2I – Hardness: Set the amount of influent hardness using ▲ or ▼.
This display will not be viewed if FILTERING BACKWASH or FILTERING REGEN
is selected in Step 2F.
Press NEXT to go to step 3I. Press REGEN to exit Installer Display Settings.
Step 3I – Day Override: When volume capacity is set to “oFF”, sets the number of
days between
regenerations. When volume capacity is set to AUTO or to a volume, sets the
maximum number of days
between regenerations. If value set to “oFF”, regeneration initiation is triggered
solely by volume used.
Step 4I – Next Regeneration Time : Set to “on 0”
Press NEXT to go to step 5I. Press REGEN to return to previous step.
EXIT INSTALLER DISPLAY SETTINGS
Installer Display Settings
on 0