Adjustment Of Brine Control - Autotrol 460i Operation And Maintenance Manual

Hardness and Capacity Settings
Once the hardness and capacity settings have been
set, the information cannot be lost due to a power
outage; reprogramming is not necessary.
Guest Cycle
An extra regeneration can be achieved at any time by
pressing the pointer knob. It will take a few minutes for
the regeneration to start and the unit will return to
conditioned water in two hours. This feature is
beneficial when you expect to use more than the
normal amount of water, for example: guest visits, extra
heavy laundry days, etc.
Manual Regeneration
Electricity is used only to run the timer and to rotate the
camshaft. All other functions are operated by water
pressure. Therefore, in the event of a power outage, all
the regeneration positions may be dialed manually by
pressing the pointer knob with a straight-blade
screwdriver and turning COUNTERCLOCKWISE.
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Backwash...14 minutes
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Brine and slow rinse...52 minutes
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Brine refill...10 minutes
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Fast rinse/refill...6 minutes
Do not exceed 10 minutes for the refill cycle as this will
cause excessive salt usage during the next
regeneration and possibly a salt residue in the
conditioned water.
DO NOT advance the pointer knob directly to the
conditioned water position (6 o'clock) when manually
advancing the camshaft after a manual regeneration or
when servicing the conditioner. Advance it to just past
the fast rinse position, approximately 7 o'clock. The
timer will then advance itself to the conditioned water
position where the internal switch will turn the motor
off. The internal switch will not be operated and the
motor will continue to run if advanced directly to the
conditioned water position.
If power fails during a conditioner regeneration, the
cycle will be completed normally when the power is
restored.

Adjustment of Brine Control

The amount of salt placed into the regenerant storage
tank has nothing to do with the amount of salt used
during the regeneration cycle. Water will dissolve and
absorb salt only until it becomes saturated. A given
amount of brine (salt saturated water) contains a
specific amount of salt.
The salt dial controls the amount of brine used during
the regeneration cycle, e.g., when set at 15 lbs. (6.8
Kg), the amount of brine the conditioner will use for
each cycle will contain 15 lbs. (6.8 kg) of salt. Never let
the amount of salt in the brine tank be less than the
amount required for the next regeneration.
Refer to the salt setting table, Table 1, for proper salt
settings. To set the salt dial, insert a screwdriver into
the pointer knob (Figure 5) and move the pointer to the
proper setting.
Note: To convert the salt settings from English to
Metric, divide by 2.2.
Example: 12 pound ÷ 2.2 = 5.5 kg of salt.
Pointer Knob
4
Figure 5