Hydrotech 5600 Calendar Clock Valve Organic Color Removal & Softener - Manual (Page 6)

Operating Instructions
Setting the Time of Day
(Figure 3)
This is a 24-hour timer and must correspond with the correct time on your wrist watch
to ensure proper cycling of your conditioner. Disengage the drive gear by pressing and
holding in the RED BUTTON on the left side of the control. Now turn the large 24-hour
gear until the actual time of day is at the time of day arrow at the bottom of the panel.
Release the red button to re-engage the drive gear. The correct time of day on the 24-
hour clock has now been set.
Time of Regeneration
The time of regeneration is factory set at 2:00 a.m.
Manual Regeneration Cycle
(Figure 4)
Should you run out of soft water due to inadequate frequency of regeneration or
inadequate reserve capacity, power failure, lack of salt, or excessive usage because
of unexpected company, you can initiate a manual regeneration simply by turning the
manual regeneration knob on the front of the control to “REGEN” position. The
conditioner will now automatically complete a regeneration cycle and return to service.
Be sure there is adequate salt and salt brine in the brine tank for a satisfactory
regeneration.
Setting the Regeneration Frequency
(Figure 5)
The unit’s control features a skipper wheel with twelve numbered tabs and trip fingers. Each represents one day of a twelve day
schedule. By adjusting the skipper wheel tabs the control can be programmed to regenerate every second, third, fourth, sixth or every
twelfth day, according to your requirements.
The control is shipped with all the skipper wheel tabs pushed outwards. You must push the tabs in toward the center of the wheel
(retracting the trip fingers) for each day that regeneration is not required.
Rotate the skipper wheel until number “1” is at the pointer, leave this tab out. Moving clockwise round the skipper wheel, push in tabs
for those days regeneration is not required. The tabs left out trigger regeneration, these should be evenly spaced around the wheel.
Important Note - Due to the nature of the interaction between the colour producing organic molecules and the resin bed in your
Combination unit, we recommend the unit be regenerated a minimum of every 3 days. This is to extend the life of the resin bed
in your Combination unit.
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