WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 1.0 PARTS LIST ....................3 1.1 BASIC PARTS LIST..................3 1.2 MISSING OR DAMAGED GOODS .............. 3 2.0 TEMPORARY STORAGE ................3 3.0 REGENERATION ..................3 3.1 The Regeneration Process ................. 3 3.2 METER CONTROL OF REGENERATION ..........
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 1.0 PARTS LIST 1.1 BASIC PARTS LIST 1. WS1 VALVE C/W TRANSFORMER 2. VESSEL & RISER 3. BRINE TANK 4. INSTRUCTIONS 5. REDUCER (if required) 6. RESIN 1.2 MISSING OR DAMAGED GOODS Immediately on receipt of the goods, it is advisable to check that all items ordered have been received.
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 4. Backwash (2nd) - This valve has the unique facility of performing a second backwash allowing for optimum regeneration, efficiency and cleaning of the resin bed. Water flows as in the first backwash cycle. 5.
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 4.1.2 Operating Space The space occupied by the softener can be found in the Engineering Data (Section 11.2). Access will be required to refill the salt tank, and to carry out adjustments or maintenance on the equipment.
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 4.2 ELECTRICAL A continuous supply of 240v, 5 VA is required. The softener itself is 12 volt but a plug in 240v/12v transformer is supplied and should be connected to an uninterrupted mains supply, which is separately 1 Amp fused, and does not have any additional switch.
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual Unpack valve and skip down over the distributor tube. Screw the valve in to the resin vessel, taking care not to cross the threads. Excessive force should not be needed as the valve is running in to the vessel. Finally tighten to approximately 20 ft/lbs torque.
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 6.2.1 Setting the Time of Day 1. Press SET CLOCK The softener regeneration cycles have been factory programed. On metered softeners the volume capacity of the resin in litres has also been 2.
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual regeneration has been entered as 2 AM, this can be changed if necessary. 6.3 Factory Programming Regeneration Programming (All programming below is Factory set) ↓ To alter settings – Press “↑” and “ ”...
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WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual NEXT Capacity in Kilograms-Set according to Softener Size in Technical data if metered, ignore if timeclock NEXT Set Auto if metered, off if timeclock NEXT Set type of regeneration required:- “NORMAL”...
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WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual Set effluent hardness in ppm if mixing valve fitted, if no mixing valve fitted then set to 0 if metered. NA if NEXT timeclock. Set day regeneration override for metered softeners OR set frequency of regenerations for Timeclock NEXT valves (1-28 days)
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 7.0 COMMISIONING The objective of commisioning is to fill the softener and brine tank with water, check for leaks and prepare it for service. The simplest way to commission the unit is to initiate a regeneration. This will eliminate the air from the system and flush the resin prior to use.
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WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 7.1 Duplex Wiring One valve will be designated as Alt A (lead) and one as ALT B (lag). The Alt A valve has to be piped to the Alt A port of the Motorised Alternating Valve and the Alt B valve to the B Port on the Motorised Alternating Valve.
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual NOTE 1 ½” picture shows old style Motorised Alternating Valve new style has the common outlet with water meter on the bottom port, Ports are labeled A, B and C. A always goes to Alt A, B to Alt B and C is Outlet.
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 9.0 FAULT FINDING AND RECTIFICATION Modern water softeners are extremely reliable and unlikely to give any problems if they are installed and operated correctly. 9.1 NO FLOW TO SERVICE Check mains pressure is above 1.7 bar. Check inlet and outlet isolating valves are open.
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 9.3 NO REGENERATION Check electrical supply, fuses etc. satisfactory. Check control head motor runs by initiating a manual regeneration (Press “REGEN” button for 5s and then again for a further 5s), listening for drive motor ‘whirring' as it advances between cycles.
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 11.0 Technical Data 11.1 Process and Operating Data 11.1.1 WS1 20-80 L PARAMETER UNITS MAX.SERVICE M3/hr FLOW SYSTEM CAPACITY 1.25 CaCO3 CAPACITY @ 13.3 300PPM SALT USED PER 11.2 REGEN REGENERATION TIME SALT STORAGE...
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 11.1.2 WS1 100-350 L PARAMETER UNITS 100L 120L 150L 250L 350L MAX.SERVICE M3/hr FLOW SYSTEM CAPACITY 12.5 17.5 CaCO3 CAPACITY @ 16.7 41.75 58.45 300PPM SALT USED PER 16.8 REGEN REGENERATION TIME SALT STORAGE...
WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 12.0 FACTORY PROGRAM To enter press Next and down for 5 seconds Screen Entered Value Explanation Softening Softening Valve 1 Backwash 25 4 Backwash time against resin 30 4 volumes 50 6 75 6 100 8...
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WS1”, 1.5” & 2” Series Watersoftener Installation Operation Maintenance Manual 100 14 120 16.8 150 21 or 6 for WS2 190 26.6 or 9 for WS2 250 35 or 13 for WS2 350 49 or 16 for WS2 500 70 or 26 for WS2 750 105 or 37 for WS2 Capacity 25 1.25...
Manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity We the undersigned EURAQUA UK, HITCHIN, ENGLAND Certify that the product type: SIMPLEX WATER SOFTENER WITH CLACK WS1, 1.5 or 2” 12 VOLT AC VALVE has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the specifications of the following:...
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