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GALAXY
VDR 14/100
Water Softener
OWNER'S
MANUAL
Caution:
Read and Follow
All Safety Rules and
Operating Instructions
Before First Use of
This Product.
If you have questions when
installing, operating or main-
taining your softener, and
when setting the timer, call
your local dealer.
SAVE THIS MANUAL
EcoWater Systems Europe
Geelse Weg 56
2250 Olen
Belgium
Warranty
Start Up / Setting Timer
How It Works
Care Of
Specifications
Repair Parts
Use plastic bag and tie provided, to hang manuals nearby
the softener for future reference.
Version 01- -2006

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  • Page 1 GALAXY VDR 14/100 Water Softener OWNER’S MANUAL Caution: Read and Follow All Safety Rules and Warranty Operating Instructions Before First Use of Start Up / Setting Timer This Product. How It Works Care Of Specifications If you have questions when...
  • Page 2 FACTS AND FIGURES FACTS AND FIGURES TO KEEP Fill in the blanks below and keep this book in a safe place so you always have these facts. Water Softener Model No. Serial Number/ Date code Date Installed Water Hardness ∞fH or ∞dH Iron Content Parts Per Million Taste And/Or Odor...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE SECTION 1 SOFTENER START UP SAFETY GUIDES CHECK LIST OF STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL C. PROGRAM THE TIMER D. SANITIZING THE WATER SOFTENER FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT SECTION 2 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS FACE PLATE TIMER FEATURES SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION 12-14...

  • Page 4: Safety Guides

    SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START-UP SAFETY GUIDES Read all steps, guides and rules carefully be- fore installing and using your new water softener. Follow all steps exactly to correctly install. Fail- ure to follow them could cause personal injury or property damage.

  • Page 5: Check List Of Step-By-Step Guides To Install

    SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START-UP CHECK LIST OF ALL STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL Refer to the Installation Manual, for step-by-step guides. To be sure you have done all the steps to install the softener, read the following list. Page num- bers referred to are in the Installation Manual.

  • Page 6: Program The Timer

    WATER SOFTENER START-UP PROGRAM THE TIMER FIG. 1 Galaxy VDR 14/100 When the transformer is plugged in, the model repeatedly when the display reaches 1 using the code SC20 shows in the face plate display for a DOWN button, or the highest hardness setting few seconds, followed by a test number (exam- using the UP button.
  • Page 7 SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START-UP PROGRAM THE TIMER At the 2:00 AM RECHARGE SET WATER HARDNESS NUMBER: TIME setting, the softener be- Press the SELECT button once to display 15 gins regeneration (see pages 11 (flashing) and HARDNESS. The hardness is and 12) at 2:00 AM, ending no set in gpg.
  • Page 8 SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START-UP Press the UP button to set this feature ON, 12 OR 24 HOUR CLOCK: press the DOWN button to set OFF. When the All time displays are shown in 24 hr. mode. If the Salt Efficiency is ON, the icon will be displayed in 12 hr (1 to 12 PM and 1 to 12 AM) mode is the normal run display.

  • Page 9: Sanitizing The Water Softener

    SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START-UP SANITIZING THE WATER SOFTENER Care is taken at the factory to keep your water FIG. 2 ADD WATER softener clean and sanitary. Materials used to make the softener will not infect or contaminate your water supply, and will not cause bacteria to form or grow.

  • Page 10: Fill The Storage Tank With Salt

    SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START-UP FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each FIG. 3 ADD SALT and every regeneration. The water for making brine is metered into the salt storage tank by the softener.

  • Page 11: How Your Water Softener Works

    If you see an error code cycle of regeneration right away. . .the display instead of the time of day, please shows ‘‘FillinG NOW’’. This call you local Galaxy Dealer for regeneration will last for service. about 2 hours. Then, you will have soft water again.

  • Page 12: Soft Water Service And Regeneration

    SECTION 2 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION SERVICE REGENERATION When the softener is giving you soft water, it is ¡FILL: Salt, dissolved in water, is called brine. called “Service”. During service, hard water Brine is needed to clean the hardness minerals comes from the house main water pipe into the from the resin beads.
  • Page 13 SECTION 2 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION ©BRINING: During brining, the brine is moved FIG. 4 WATER FLOW THROUGH THE from the salt storage area, into the resin tank. SOFTENER IN BACKWASH Inside the resin tank, brine cleans hardness minerals from the resin beads and they are discharged out the drain.
  • Page 14 SECTION 2 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION © COMPUTER — The computer is part of the AUTOMATIC BYPASS circuit board. It is programmed to know the During the brining, brine rinse and backwash softener’s capacity (how many hardness miner- cycles of regeneration, HARD water goes als it will take out of the water before a through the softener valve and to the house...

  • Page 15: Care Of Your Softener

    SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER SALT…REFILLING STORAGE TANK/BREAKING A SALT BRIDGE WHEN TO REFILL WITH SALT: Check the salt IMPORTANT: level a few weeks after you install the softener You will have a loss in softening capacity and and every week after that. Refill when the may get partly hard water if less than 25 cm of storage tank is about 1/3 full.

  • Page 16: Keeping The Water Softener Clean

    Contact your local put into a glass. After 15 to 30 minutes, the water Galaxy dealer,, he will asssit you. Clean the bed at begins to cloud or turn rust colored. A water least every 6 months. If iron shows up in the soft softener WILL NOT remove any iron which makes water before 6 months, clean more often.

  • Page 17: Keep The Softener From Freezing

    SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER KEEP THE SOFTENER FROM FREEZING If the softener is installed where it could freeze (summer cabin, lake home, etc.), you must drain all water from it to stop possible freeze damage. FIG. 3 DRAIN WATER FROM THE To drain the softener: SOFTENER Close the shut-off valve on the house main...

  • Page 18: Helpful Hints Checklist

    If your water softener fails to work, make the following easy checks. Often, you will find what’s wrong yourself and you won’t have to call and wait for service. If, after making the checks, your softener still does not work right, call your Galaxy dealer Service Department. NOTE: 1.

  • Page 19: Other Things To Know

    SECTION 4 OTHER THINGS TO KNOW DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS FIG. 12 BYPASS VALVES Salt Tank Height 50.2 Resin Tank Diameter (nominal) 25.4 Resin Tank Height (nominal) 53.3 Inlet-Outlet Height 52.1 Overall Height Length 49.5 Width 41.5 — Distance between inlet-outlet center lines Rated softening capacity )Fm @ Kg of 23 @ 0.6...

  • Page 20: Service Tech Information

    TROUBLESHOOTING KEEP THIS MANUAL WITH YOUR WATER SOFTENER. IF REPAIRS ARE NEEDED, THE SERVICE TECH- NICIAN MUST HAVE THE INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES. FOR TELEPHONE ASSIS- TANCE? CALL YOU LOCAL GALAXY DEALER. Back of Timer Note: Connect optional chlorine...
  • Page 21 SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING The chart below shows the error codes that could AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTICS appear, and the possible defects for each code. The face plate computer has a self-diagnostic function for the electrical system (except input While an error code appears in the display, all power and water meter).
  • Page 22 SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING CORRECT SWITCH Press the SELECT button and hold 3 seconds DISPLAYS VALVE CYCLE STATUS until… Valve in service, fill, brining, -- -- backwash or fast rince position Valve rotating from one posi- . . .SC20 shows. tion to another This code identifies the softener nominal capac- While in this diagnostic screen, the following...
  • Page 23 SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: If water system pressure is low, an MANUAL ADVANCE REGENERATION CHECK elevated drain hose may cause back pressure, This check verifies proper operation of the valve stopping brine draw. motor, brine tank fill, brine draw, regeneration flow rates, and other controller functions.

  • Page 24: Rotary Valve Service

    If a torque valve and open the bypass valve. wrench is available, torque to 3 - 4.5 Nm - - GALAXY SPECIAL BYPASS: Slide the bypass valve stem to bypass position. Loosen the 3 hex motor...

  • Page 25: 5C. Water Flow Through The Softener Valve

    SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION 5C. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE SERVICE CYCLE Hard water enters the valve inlet port. Internal valve porting routes the water down and out the top distributor, into the resin tank. Hard water is softened as it passes through the resin bed, then enters the bottom distributor.
  • Page 26 SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION 5C. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE BRINING AND BRINE RINSE CYCLES After fill, timer/switch action allows the motor to turn the rotor and disc into BRINING position. Water flow is directed to the nozzle. Suction, created by the nozzle and venturi, draws brine from the salt storage tank and injects it into the resin bed via the bottom distributor.
  • Page 27 SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION 5C. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE FAST RINSE CYCLE During FAST RINSE, the rotor & disc is positioned so water flow enters the resin tank through the top distributor, and exits through the bottom distributor, to the drain.
  • Page 28 SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION NOTES...

  • Page 29: Repair Parts

    SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION 7231563 Cover (main) 7231555 Salt Hole Cover 7276076 Wire Harness 6 pin (switch) VALVE ASSEMBLY 7132840 Power Cord (transformer) (see page 30) 7276678 Timer Repl. 7231539 Face Plate (also order decal below) 7237599 Face Plate Decal 7231571 7155115...
  • Page 30 SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION 0505957 Washer 0513860 Float Stop 7092317 Float 0516947 Float Seal 7093216 Float Rod & Stem 7092278 Guide Cap 0900535 O--ring, 15/16” x 1--3/16” 0516211 Seal 0516924 Retainer, Bottom Seal 7116713 Clip 7092252 Brine Valve Body 7080653 Clip 7131365...
  • Page 31 SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS VALVE ASSEMBLY DC Motor...
  • Page 32 SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS PART PART NIMBER DESCRIPTION NUMBER DESCRIPTION 7131755 Screw, #6--20 X 7/8” (2 req.) 7168621 Screen Support 7224087 7224087 Screw DC motor , #8--32 X 1” (2 req) Screw DC motor , #8--32 X 1 (2 req) 7039068 O--ring, 1--3/16”...

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