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5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation &
Maintenance Guide
Thank you for purchasing a Clean Water System!
With proper installation and a little routine
maintenance your system will be providing iron-free
water for many years.
Please review this start-up guide entirely before
beginning to install your system, and follow the steps
outlined for best results.
GREENSAND MEDIA CONTAINS DUST.
USE PAPER MASK AND VENTILATE TO AVOID
BREATHING DUST.
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- Page 1 Clean Water Made Easy www.cleanwaterstore.com 5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Thank you for purchasing a Clean Water System! With proper installation and a little routine maintenance your system will be providing iron-free water for many years. Please review this start-up guide entirely before beginning to install your system, and follow the steps outlined for best results.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Table of Contents Packing List ................................2 How Your Greensand Filter Works ........................2 System Installation Overview ..........................3 Pre-Installation ..............................3 Best Practices for Piping & Drain Installation ......................4 Fig 3 Greensand Iron Filter Piping for Well Water Systems .................. 5 Installation Steps Overview ........................... -
Page 3: Packing List
Packing List All systems include: 5900-BT control valve; bypass assembly with 1” connector yoke; power supply; potassium permanganate solution tank; media funnel for adding the Greensand Media; top screen Greensand Filter 0.75 cubic foot size Greensand Filter 2.0 cubic foot size 8”... -
Page 4: How Your Greensand Filter Works
How Your Greensand Filter Works Water enters the top of the tank and flows down through the media and up the distributor tube. The Greensand Filter removes iron and manganese as the water flows through the greensand media. During backwash the flow of water is reversed and water flows down the distributor tube and up through the media, lifting and expanding the... -
Page 5: System Installation Overview
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide System Installation Overview 1. Put gravel in first, then Greensand Media. 2. Add ½ cup household bleach down center distributor tube and fill tank with clean water. The longer it soaks while you are doing everything else, the better. -
Page 6: Best Practices For Piping & Drain Installation
3. Make sure there is a working gate or ball valve before the 5900-BT Greensand Filter and also one after as shown in Fig 3. The pressure gauges are optional and perhaps not necessary but a hose bib (which is a faucet that you can attach a garden hose to) is strongly recommended after the Greensand Filter and before the second ball valve. -
Page 7: Fig 3 Greensand Iron Filter Piping For Well Water Systems
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Fig 3 Greensand Iron Filter Piping for Well Water Systems Page 5 www.cleanwaterstore.com Rev 112918... -
Page 8: Installation Steps Overview
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Installation Steps Overview 1. Install on a level floor or surface. 2. Unit must be installed at least 10 feet ahead of the inlet to a water heater to prevent damage due to back-up hot water or use a check valve to prevent hot water back-up. - Page 9 5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Start Installation 1. Make sure to connect the IN pipe to the inlet and the OUT pipe to the outlet (see previous page). As you face the 5900-BT control from the front, the water enters on the right and exits on the left.
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Page 10: Add The Filter Media And Install 5900-Bt Backwash Valve On Tank
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Add the Filter Media and Install 5900-BT Backwash Valve on Tank 1. If a blue funnel, cover the top of the distributor tube with black electrical tape, duct tape or masking tape so that no gravel or media will go down the distributor tube when adding the media. - Page 11 5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide 7. Attach plastic top screen to the under-side of the 5900-BT control valve. It is a funnel- shaped plastic screen that snaps on to the control valve and prevents resin from being backwashed out to drain during the regeneration cycles. It may twist on clockwise or counter-clockwise.
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Page 12: Attach The Bypass
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide External Drain Line Flow Control (“DLFC”) If you bought a 2.5 cubic foot or larger 5900-BT Greensand Filter System you will get an external Drain Line Flow control with your order. This is made up of three pieces: a 1” x ¾”... -
Page 13: Pot Perm Tank Set Up
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Pot Perm Tank Set Up 1. First remove the rubber band in the pot perm tank, that comes on the float assembly from the manufacturer. 2. Add enough clean water to the pot perm solution tank to bring water level about 1”... -
Page 14: Next: Program Your Valve
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Next: Program Your Valve Main Menu 1. Remove cover by pulling out front and back tabs slightly and lifting straight up to access control panel. 2. Enter main menu, by pressing the Menu/Enter button once (Time of day will flash) 3. - Page 15 5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Master Programming Mode To enter Master Programming Mode press and hold both buttons for 5 seconds. To change a value, Press the Set/Change buttons. When done, press the Menu/Enter button to go to the next step.
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Page 16: See Historical Data And Real Time Flow Rate
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide See Historical Data and Real Time Flow Rate Pressing and holding Menu/Enter button will access options to show you history & flow rate: Flo- this is the flow rate, if water is running, it will display the volume, in gallons per minute. - Page 17 5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide 6. Add 5 lbs of potassium permanganate powder to the pot perm tank, on top of the white pad. Add enough water to cover pad by 1”. 7. Control valve: If days remaining is not already at 1 press and hold the Set/Change button.
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Page 18: Installing And Using The Optional Legacy View App
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Installing and Using the Optional Legacy View App For simplified set up and control, please install the Legacy View on a compatible Bluetooth 4.0+ enabled smart phone or tablet. Download and install the Legacy View app from the Google Play Store, Apple App Store. - Page 19 5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Legacy Phone App Dashboard From the Dashboard, all items in ORANGE can be changed, while blue fields are informational only. If you are unsure about the function of the item, click the Info icon for more information Change Time of day (Press “set”...
- Page 20 5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Legacy App Advanced Settings From the Advanced Settings, all items in ORANGE with a “set” button can be changed. Touch any table to explode a detailed list of the last 60 days. Status and History Using Legacy View App...
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Page 21: Battery Back-Up (9 Volt Battery Required)
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Filter System Normal Operation • The normal display alternates between time of day and days until regeneration. • Days remaining until the next regeneration will count down from the regeneration day override value to 1 day remaining. Regeneration will start next scheduled regen time. -
Page 22: Troubleshooting Section
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Troubleshooting Section Pot Perm Not Being Sucked in During Regeneration Most problems occur when the 5900-BT is not drawing in the permanganate. Make sure the injector is drawing in the brine: 1. Remove the brine tank tubing where it enters the 5900-BT control valve. -
Page 23: Cleaning Or Replacing The Piston, Seals & Spacers
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Cleaning or Replacing the Piston, Seals & Spacers: 1. Over time, hardness minerals rust, and sediment might build up in the valve. The piston travels up and down during each backwash cycle, inside a seal and spacer set. If scale, sand,... -
Page 24: Error Codes
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide 14. Place powerhead on top of valve. Be sure drive pin on main gear engages slot in drive yoke. 15. Wide side of yoke upright must face to the left away from the motor. -
Page 25: Problems With Pressure Loss Or Reduced Flow
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Problems with Pressure Loss or Reduced Flow 1. First make sure that the problem is the Greensand Filter and not another cause. Check the flow rate out of a faucet, with the 5900-BT control valve on by-pass. - Page 26 5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide 7. Flush out all Greensand Media and gravel and discard to landfill or trash. Observe all local laws and codes, generally it is acceptable to dispose of the media in a landfill. 8. Rinse out filter tank until clean.
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Page 28: Permanganate Tank Not Filling With Permanganate Solution
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Permanganate Tank Not Filling with Permanganate Solution Potassium permanganate is a powder that is poured on top of the “grid pad” in the pot perm tank. During the brine fill cycle, water is added to the pot perm tank to make up the pot perm solution required for the next regeneration. -
Page 29: Problem / Symptom Troubleshooting Chart
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Problem / Symptom Troubleshooting Chart PROBLEM / SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Iron or manganese or sulfur No permanganate in solution Add permanganate powder to tank and odor in treated water after tank regenerate greensand filter... - Page 30 5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide High levels of hydrogen sulfide In some cases, the greensand filter may gas in well water need a chlorine feed (or ozone, oxygen or Strong sulfur odor before and other oxidizer) prior to the filter. Make...
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Page 31: 5900-Bt Powerhead Exploded View And Parts List
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Page 32: 5900-Bt Control Valve Body
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Page 33: 5900-Bt Control Valve Body Parts List
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Page 34: Water Filters Limited Warranty
5900-BT Greensand Filter Installation & Maintenance Guide Water Filters Limited Warranty We warrant this water filter/ softener/ conditioner, when installed according to factory recommendations, to be free from defects in materials and workmanship as follows: ----------Limited Warranty---------- This water conditioner unit is comprised of the finest industry components available. Each individual component used in the assembly of our equipment is covered by the original equipment manufacturer’s warranty.
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