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EcoWater ESD 525 Owner's Manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL
How to maintain and operate your
EcoWater electronic demand water system
MODEL
ESD 525
Systems tested and certified by NSF Inter-
national against NSF/ANSI Standard 44
for water softener performance.
Systems tested and certified by the Water
Quality Association against NSF/ANSI
Standard 44 for water softener performance
and against CSA B483.1.
EcoWater Canada LTD
Printed on recycled paper
5240 Bradco Blvd. Mississauga, Ontario L4W 1G7
Part No. 7283578 (Rev. J 5/25/10)

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  • Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL How to maintain and operate your EcoWater electronic demand water system MODEL ESD 525 Systems tested and certified by NSF Inter- national against NSF/ANSI Standard 44 for water softener performance. Systems tested and certified by the Water Quality Association against NSF/ANSI Standard 44 for water softener performance and against CSA B483.1.
  • Page 2 DATE CODE  INSTALLATION DATE WATER HARDNESS IRON CONTENT WATER HARDNESS SETTING (see page 15) Œ on rating decal  on shipping carton EcoWater Canada LTD 5240 Bradco Blvd. Mississauga, Ontario L4W 1G7 1 -- 800 -- 752 -- 3273...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    The EcoWater softener works on 24 volt- - 60 hz electrical power only. Be sure to use the included transformer and plug it into a nominal 120V, 60 cycle household outlet that is grounded and properly protected by an over current device such as a circuit breaker or fuse.
  • Page 4 This usually occurs in 15 to 30 minutes. An EcoWater conditioner will remove WATER CONDITIONING moderate amounts of this type of iron*.
  • Page 5 ECOWATER Water, and Water Conditioning Y S T tures, water heaters, and other water using ap- … Colloidal and inorganically bound iron is a ferric or pliances. In can also damage and cause premature ferrous form that will not filter or exchange out of wa- failure of seals, diaphragms, etc., in water handling...

  • Page 6: Assembly Instructions

    INLET - - OUTLET PLUMBING OPTIONS *Sweat soldering is required to adapt to the fittings (1” male) supplied with the EcoWater System Unit, S ALWAYS INSTALL either an EcoWater bypass or obtain approved compression adaptors. The fol- valve, #7129871, or a 3 valve bypass system. By- lowing special fittings are available from EcoWater.

  • Page 7: Planning Installation

    D tubing cutter D hacksaw or D hacksaw connection between the outlet and the timer. pipe cutter S Position the EcoWater conditioner at least 6” from D propane torch D threading tool D adjustable wrench surrounding walls, or other appliances, to allow access for adding salt and servicing.
  • Page 8 ECOWATER Installation Y S T Figure 5...
  • Page 9 ECOWATER Installation Y S T drain fitting hose clamp...
  • Page 10 ECOWATER Installation Y S T Figure 6 Use the included ground clamp kit to jump across the inlet and outlet copper tubes. Bypass valve(s) should always remain in softwater service position. Position in “bypass” only if needed for softener repair.
  • Page 11 ECOWATER Installation Y S T PROGRAM THE TIMER...page 12. AFTER PROGRAMMING, COMPLETE INSTALLA- TION STEPS 16 AND 17 BELOW.
  • Page 12 ECOWATER Programming the Electronic Demand Timer Y S T Figure 7 UP keypad display DOWN keypad RECHARGE keypad SELECT keypad When the transformer is plugged in, a model code a change in the face plate display. Repeated beeps shows in the face plate display for the first few sec- means the timer will not accept a change from the onds.
  • Page 13 ECOWATER Programming the Electronic Demand Timer Y S T 2. SET WATER HARDNESS NUMBER: If a different RECHARGE TIME setting would be bet- ter for your household, do the following. Press the SELECT keypad once to display 25 (flash- ing) and HARDNESS.
  • Page 14 ECOWATER Electronic Demand Timer Features & Options Y S T EXTRA RECHARGE RECHARGE TONIGHT Press and release (do not hold) the RECHARGE Sometimes, a manually started regeneration (re- keypad. RECHARGE TONIGHT flashes in the dis- charge) may be desired, or needed. Two examples...
  • Page 15 ECOWATER Electronic Demand Timer Features & Options Y S T WATER METER: WIRING SCHEMATIC The water meter, consisting of a turbine, turbine mounting assembly, and the sensor housing, is lo- BACK OF FACEPLATE cated at the valve outlet port. As water passes...
  • Page 16 ECOWATER How the Water Softener Works Y S T Figure 9 VALVE CAM ROTOR & DISC Figure 8 10):...
  • Page 17 ECOWATER How the Water Softener Works Y S T Figure 10 Figure 12 11): Figure 11 FLOW PLUG...
  • Page 18 A clean nozzle and venturi (FIG. 13) is a must for the age level frequently. If the unit uses all the salt before EcoWater System Unit to work right. This small unit you refill it, you will get hard water. Until you have...

  • Page 19: Installation Steps 8

    (3) some water supplies cause resin degradation steps to reassemble and restart the unit. EcoWater Bypass Valve CAUTION: ALWAYS relieve water pressure in the EcoWater System Unit, as follows, before removing parts from the valve or resin tank. DE- -PRESSURIZE 1.
  • Page 20 ECOWATER Service Information Y S T TROUBLESHOOTING for the household’s water supply. ---- Make a hard- ness test of the raw water and compare with the ALWAYS MAKE THE INITIAL CHECKS FIRST hardness setting. Also test a conditioned water sam- ple to verify if a problem exists.
  • Page 21 ECOWATER Service Information Y S T CHECKING THE MODEL CODE ENTRY (See page If you don’t get a reading in the display, with a faucet open, pull the sensor housing from the valve outlet port. Pass a small magnet back and forth in front of Unplug the transformer at the electrical outlet, then the sensor.
  • Page 22 ECOWATER Service Information Y S T C. While in this diagnostic screen, the following in- This code identifies the softener nominal capacity formation is available and may be beneficial for vari- size. If the wrong number shows, the softener will ous reasons.
  • Page 23 ECOWATER Service Information Y S T MANUAL ADVANCE REGENERATION CHECK NOTE: Be sure a salt bridge is not preventing water with salt contact. a. If the softener does not draw brine: This check verifies proper operation of the valve mo- -- nozzle and/or venturi dirty or defective.
  • Page 24 ECOWATER Service Information Y S T Before working on the valve, turn off the water sup- Lower the cover onto the valve body and rotor shaft. ply and disconnect from electrical power. Then install the cover holding screws. Before tight- ening the screws, install the valve cam and gear.
  • Page 25 ECOWATER Service Information Y S T ESD 525 RATED CAPACITY (grains @ salt dose) 15,900 @ 3.1 lbs 27,900 @ 8.8 lbs 33,000 @ 14.4 lbs RATED EFFICIENCY (grains / lb of salt @ min. salt dose) 5,100 @ 3.1 lbs...
  • Page 26 ECOWATER Repair Parts Y S T Valve Assembly (see page 28)
  • Page 27 ECOWATER Repair Parts Y S T PART PART DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION 7275907 Transformer, 24V--10VA 7214244 Vapor Barrier 7218662 Top Cover 7273997 Salt Hole Cover 7210509 Faceplate (order following decal) 7219587 Screw 7287409 Decal 7109871 Brinewell 7285782 Repl. PWA 7155115 Brinewell Cover...
  • Page 28 ECOWATER Repair Parts Y S T wear- -strip seal cross- -section view...
  • Page 29 ECOWATER Repair Parts Y S T PART PART DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION 7224087 Screw, #8-32 x 1” (2 req.) 7081764 Seal (Nozzle & Venturi) 7286039 Motor (incl. 2 ea. of Key No. 1) 7170319 O-Ring, 1/4 x 3/8 (2 req.) 0900857 Screw, #6-20 x 3/8 (2 req.) 7081201 Retainer (Nozzle &...

  • Page 30: Guarantee Bond

    3. Claim must be made by such original purchaser in writing within 30 days from the expiration of these guar- antees upon EcoWater Systems LLC, PO Box 64420, St. Paul, MN 55164, to perform the terms of said guar- antee, and notice of any default on such guarantee must be sent to Surety at its address by Registered Mail.

  • Page 31: Warranty

    EcoWater Systems LLC, is excused if failure to perform its warranty obligations is the result of strikes, government regulation, materi- als shortages, or other circumstances beyond its control.

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