Manual Advance Regeneration Check-Model W Ries30 - Whirlpool WHES20 Installation And Operation Manual

Demand controlled water softener
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6.
V=7
Press _/
Down to display the number
of regenerations
initiated by this electronic
control since the LE code number was entered.
Press and hold the O
PROGRAM
button until LE30 shows in the display.
I
_-I1-1
L
_-tL!
7.
8.
This code identifies the softener model. If the wrong number shows, the softener will operate on
incorrect programming.
Return the present time display -- Press the O
PROGRAM
button.
To change LE number -- Press the _-_ Up or _
Down button until the correct code shows.
Then, press the O
PROGRAM
button to return to the present time display.
Manual Advance
Regeneration
Check - Model WHES30
This check verifies proper operation of the valve motor, brine tank fill, brine draw, regeneration
flow
rates, and other controller
functions.
Always
make the initial checks,
and the manual
initiated
diagnostics.
NOTE:
The electronic
control display must show a steady time (not flashing). If an error code
shows, first press the O
PROGRAM
button to enter the diagnostic display.
1.
Press the (_
RECHARGE
button and hold in fk_r3 seconds.
RECHARGE
begins to flash as the
softener enters the fill cycle of regeneration.
Remove the brinewcll cover and, using a flashlight,
observe fill water entering the tank.
If water does not enter the tank, look fk_ran obstructed nozzle, venturi, fill flow plug, brine tubing, or
brine valve riser pipe.
2.
After observing fill, press the (_
RECHARGE
button to move the softener into brining. A slow
flow of water to the drain will begin. Verify brine draw from the brine tank by shining a flashlight
into the brinewell
and observing
a noticeable
drop in the liquid level. This may take 15 to 20
minutes to notice.
NOTE:
Be sure water is in contact with the salt, and not separated by a salt bridge.., see "Breaking
A Salt Bridge" section.
If the water softener does not &aw brine, check for (most likely to least likely)
Dirty or plugged nozzle and venturi, see "Cleaning
the Nozzle and Vcnturi" section
Nozzle and venturi not seated on the gasket, or gasket deformed
Restriction in valve drain, causing a back-pressure
(bends, kinks, elevated too high, etc.),
see "Install Valve Drain Hose" section
Obstruction
in brine valve or brine tubing
Inner valve failure (obstructed
outlet disc, wave washer deformed, etc.)
NOTE:
Ifwater system pressure is low, an elevated drain hose may cause back pressure, stopping
brine draw.
3.
Again, press the O
RECHARGE button to move the softener into backwash. Look for a fast flow
of water from the drain hose.
An obstructed
flow indicates a plugged top distributor, backwash
flow plug, or drain hose.
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