Service - GE GXOF18K Owner's Manual & Installation Manual

Service: Manually Initiated Electronics Diagnostics
1. To enter diagnostics, press and hold
the MODE button for 3 seconds until
the Low Salt Alarm screen shows.
2. Press the MODE button 2 times to
advance through Low Salt Alarm
and Salt Efficiency options. See
Programming the Control for details
on these two options.
3. OPERATION OF DIAGNOSTICS
Valve
position
SALT
LEVEL
Water meter
• Valve Position - Press the RECHARGE
initiate a recharge cycle. Press again to manually index
valve to next position. See Service: Manually Advance
Recharge Check for details.

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1 - Fill
2 - Brine
3 - Backwash
4 - Fast Rinse
• Motor Operation - Two dashes will circulate around
when motor should be running.
• Position Switch Operation -
- Closed - valve rotating to next position
- Open - valve in position, service, fill, brine, etc.
• Water Meter - Indicates whether water is flowing
through valve.
Position
switch
Valve
outlet
- 000 indicates no water is flowing through the valve
- Open nearby soft water faucet
- 000 to 199(continual) shows water is flowing.
Display repeats for each gallon of water passing through the
meter. Control will beep at every gallon. (1 gallon= 3.78 litres)
SALT
LEVEL
SALT
LEVEL
Motor Position
switch
button to
Motor
Sensor
housing
Turbine
Turbine support
and shaft
- If there is no reading in the display, with faucet
open, check the sensor. Pull the sensor from the
valve outlet port, and pass a small magnet in front
of the sensor. Counter should index in the display.
If counter does not index, check to make sure
harness is connected to board properly. If there is
a reading in the display, there may be a problem
associated with the turbine. Turn off water supply,
close the by-pass valve, and disconnect by-pass valve
from valve body. Check turbine for binding or
restriction due to debris. If this does not correct
the problem, the Timer, Sensor, or Turbine may
require replacement.
4. Historical data about the softener is available.
• Press and hold the UP
of days this control has had electrical power applied.
• Press and hold the DOWN
number of recharges initiated by this control since the
model code number was entered.
5. Press the MODE button to return to normal operation
and display.
Service: Set Model (F) Code
1. To change or check model code, first press and hold the
MODE button for 3 seconds until the Low Salt Alarm
screen shows.
2. Press and hold the MODE button again
for 3 seconds. A display with
the top will appear.
3. Press the UP
or DOWN
to select the correct model code.
F18 = GXOF18K
4. Press the MODE button one time to return to normal
operation and display. If the model code was changed:
• the display will go blank momentarily, then display the
model code entered.
• the display will then return to the set present time
display, and the blue indicator light will flash. The
control will have to be reprogrammed. See Programming
the Control.
NOTE: If the control is left in any of the above diagnostic
displays, or a flashing display when setting time, hardness,
etc., it will revert back to the normal display in 4 minutes.
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button to display the number
button to display the
SALT
LEVEL
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