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- Page 1 MASTER Water Conditioning Corp. Installation and Operation Manual MP-MCA Alliance Series Anion Combination System 2022 Version...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Model Number ..................1 Shipping Carton Description ..............1 System Description ................1 Combination Unit Positioning..............2 Combination Unit Tank Loading ............2 Control Valve ..................2-3 Service and Drain Piping ..............4-6 Electrical Requirements ................ 7 Brine Tank .................... -
Page 3: Model Number
Installation and Operating Instructions for Alliance Series Anion Combination Systems Model #: ____ MP-CSU-20T Softener and URANIUM ____ MP-CSU-30T Softener and URANIUM ____ MP-CSU-40T Softener and URANIUM ____ MP-CST-20T Softener and Tannin ____ MP-CST-30T Softener and Tannin ____ MP-CST-40T Softener and Tannin ____ MP-CSN-20T Softener and Nitrate ____ MP-CSN-30T... -
Page 4: Combination Unit Positioning
Combination Unit Positioning: 1. Place combination unit in desired position, far enough from walls and other obstructions to allow for servicing the unit. 2. Place the combination unit within reasonable access to a grounded 115V/60 HZ circuit and a legal drain line connection. Combination Unit Tank Loading: NOTE: Anion resin is pre-loaded in the bottom tank at factory. -
Page 5: Control Valve
Control Valve Front View Top View 1. Turn the control valve upside down and ensure that the control valve distributor o’ring is in place. Use silicone lubricant on the o'ring. **DO NOT USE PETROLEUM!** **USE ONLY SILICONE ** 2. Place the control valve onto the distributor pipe and into the tank opening. -
Page 6: Service And Drain Piping
5. Locate the tail piece kit that is packaged with the control valve. The standard tail piece kit is 1” copper with optional 1” PVC or 1” Shark Bite kits available as a special order. Each tail piece, o’ring, split ring and nut is presassembled at the factory. Align a tail piece assembly to the bypass valve threaded inlet and insert until the nut can be tightened. - Page 7 • The control valve drain connection is 3/4" npt. • Never decrease the drain piping size to below the drain connection size. • Maximum drain line length is 30 feet with proper sloping the entire length. • Maximum drain line height is 6 feet above the control valve.
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Page 9: Electrical Requirements
Electrical Requirements: Always follow all local electrical codes when installing our water treatment equipment. 1. Provide an 115v/60Hz properly grounded dedicated electrical outlet. (It’s very important that the polarity be correct) Avoid using outlets that are switch controlled. 2. Maximum amperage required is 5 amps. 3. -
Page 10: Filling Combination Unit With Water
Filling Combination unit with Water: 1. Connect the MP-MCA control valve transformer into the electrical outlet provided. 2. Press and hold the REGEN button until the drive motor starts. When the drive motor stops, the display will read “BACKWASH” position. 3. -
Page 11: Control Valve Timer Settings
2) To change the number, use the UP or DOWN arrows. 3) Press the NEXT button. If water was tested by Master Water Conditioning, follow recommendations on water analysis, for hardness setting. If tested by an independent lab, assume 5 ppm of uranium/nitrate = 1 gpg of hardness. -
Page 12: Final Check
NOTE: SALT SETTING AND CAPACITY ARE PRESET AT THE FACTORY. Final Check: 1. Fill the brine tank with Solar Salt. 2. Make sure the drain line connection meets all plumbing codes and that the drain line size can handle the backwash flow rate of the combination unit. -
Page 13: Manual Regeneration
Manual Regeneration: Note: For combination units, if brine tank does not contain salt, fill with salt and wait at least 2 hours before regeneration. To initiate manual regeneration immediately, press and hold the “REGEN” button for three seconds. The system will begin to regenerate immediately. -
Page 15: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Problem: Water conditioner fails to regenerate. No soft water. Possible Cause Solution Power supply to MP-MCA control Determine reason for power has been interrupted. interruption and correct. Reset time of day. Water pressure lost. Restore water pressure. Corrupted programming of MP- Reprogram timer assembly. - Page 16 Problem: Insufficient brine draw Possible Cause Solution Partially clogged injector or injector Inspect and clean injector and/or screen. injector screen assembly. Restricted flow rate in brine line. Check flow rate capabilities of the safety float/aircheck assembly. Insufficient water pressure. Increase water pressure above 25 psig (172kPa) minimum.
- Page 17 Problem: Leak to Drain Possible Cause Solution No flow control installed in drain Install drain line flow control. line. Insufficient water pressure. Increase water pressure above 25 psig (172kPa) minimum. Problem: Loss of Water Pressure Possible Cause Solution Fouled resin bed due to iron Clean control valve and mineral bed accumulation.
- Page 18 Problem: Timer does not display correct time of day Possible Cause Solution Switched outlet Use uninterrupted outlet Power Outage Reset time of day Defective PC Board Replace PC Board Problem: Control Valve regenerates at wrong time of day Possible Cause Solution Power Outages Reset control valve to correct time of...
- Page 19 Problem: Control valve does not regenerate automatically but does when UP and DOWN buttons are depressed and held Possible Cause Solution Defective PC board Replace PC board Set-up error Check control valve set-up procedure...
- Page 20 Error Codes...
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Page 27: Warranty
All claims must be submitted in writing to Master Water Conditioning Corporation at 224 Shoemaker Road, Pottstown, Pennsylvania 19464 within thirty (30) days from the discovery of the defect. - Page 28 MP-CSX-XX METER SOFTENER NORMAL VIEW CURRENT TIME 6:35 TIME SOFTENING NEXT CURRENT FLOW RATE NEXT IN GALLONS PER MINUTE NEXT TOTAL GALLONS CUMULATIVE SINCE START-UP* NEXT CAPACITY REMAINING CAPACITY REMAINING CHANGES SOFTENING IN GALLONS NEXT OVERRIDE ONLY DISPLAYS IF REGENERATION DAY OVERRIDE IS PROGRAMMED IN DAYS *RESET TO “0”...
- Page 29 INSTALLER SETTINGS NEXT HARDNESS NEXT DAY OVERRIDE (Default is OFF) NEXT REGEN TIME: HOUR NEXT REGEN TIME: MINUTES SET TIME CLOCK CLOCK TO CHANGE TIME USE 12:00...
- Page 30 REFERENCE ONLY VALVE PROGRAMING NEXT NEXT CAPACITY __ x 1000 X1000 NEXT SET SYSTEM Softening TYPE NEXT RESERVE Auto CAPACITY SET BRINE NEXT TYPE NEXT REGENERATION NORMAL TIME BRINE REFILL NEXT Post NEXT TIME NEXT RELAY 1 BACKWASH NEXT TIME NEXT RELAY 2 BRINE &...
- Page 31 REFERENCE ONLY VALVE PROGRAMING NEXT NEXT SET SYSTEM Normal TYPE NEXT VALVE SIZE NEXT DELTA Dp OFF PRESSURE ONLY NEXT SET 2 NEXT SET 3 NEXT SET 4...
- Page 32 MANUAL REGENERATION PRESS ONCE FOR NEXT REGEN TIME REGEN PRESS AGAIN TO CANCEL REGENERATION PRESS AND HOLD FOR 3 SECONDS FOR IMMED PRESS IN REGEN TO ADVANCE TO NEXT CYCLE LOCKING SETTINGS AFTER SETTING A VALUE… NEXT REGEN LOCK/UNLOCK: (IN SEQUENCE)
- Page 33 MCA BOARD VALVE HISTORY DIAGNOSTICS (3 SEC) DAYS SINCE LAST REGENERATION NEXT SOFTWARE VERSION NEXT GALLONS SINCE LAST REGENERATION MAXIMUM FLOW RATE SINCE NEXT START-UP IN GPM NEXT RESERVE CAPACITY CALCULATED PER DAY GALLONS TREATED SINCE IN GALLONS START-UP (X1000) NEXT NEXT USAGE PER DAY...
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Page 34: Error Codes
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