Watts Autotrol 263 / 268 (400 Series) - Manual (Page 8)

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When using the 440i or 460i you must use Extra Salt cam and divide the suggested setting by 2 to accomplish these settings.
The amount of salt placed in the brine tank has nothing
to do with the amount of salt used during the
regeneration cycle. Water will dissolve and absorb salt
only until it becomes saturated. A given amount of brine
(salt-saturated water) contains a specific amount of
salt. The salt dial controls the amount of brine used
during the regeneration cycle (e.g., when set at
15 pounds (6.8 kg) the amount of brine the conditioner
will use for each regeneration will contain 15 pounds
(6.8 kg) of salt, etc.)
Never let the amount of salt in the brine tank be lower
than the normal liquid level. Do not overload the brine
tank with salt.
Guest Cycle
When abnormally high water usage exhausts your
water conditioner’s capacity ahead of schedule, an
extra regeneration can be achieved. Depress the
indicator knob on the 440i (Figure 5) with a wide-blade
screwdriver and turn COUNTERCLOCKWISE to
START
to initiate a regeneration. For the 460i, simply
depress the indicator knob (Figure 6). It will take a few
minutes for regeneration to start. A normal regeneration
will take approximately two hours.
Manual Regeneration
Electricity is used only to run the control and to rotate
the camshaft. All other functions are operated by water
pressure. Therefore, in the event of a power outage, all
the regeneration positions may be dialed manually by
depressing the indicator knob and turning
COUNTERCLOCKWISE
(Figure 5 and Figure 6). The
following cycle times should be used for proper
regeneration:
BACKWASH —14 minutes
BRINE/SLOW RINSE —52 minutes
FAST RINSE/REFILL —10 minutes
PURGE —6 minutes
Do not exceed 10 minutes for the FAST RINSE/REFILL
cycle as this will cause excessive salt usage during the
next regeneration and possibly a salt residue in the
softened water.
Table 1 – Suggested Salt Dial Settings (Pounds of Salt) For Various Size Softeners
Capacity
Setting
(Kilograins)
0.5 Ft
3
0.75 Ft
3
1.0 Ft
3
1.25 Ft
3
1.5 Ft
3
1.75 Ft
3
2.0 Ft
3
2.5 Ft
3
12 4.5 — — — — — — —
16 9.0 5.5 — — — — — —
20 — 8.5 6.0 — — — —
24 — 14.0 8.5 7.0 — — — —
30 — — 15.0 11.0 9.0 — — —
32 — — 18.5 12.5 10.0 9.0 — —
35 — — — 16.0 12.0 10.0 9.0 —
40 — — — 23.0
1
17.0 14.0 12.0 —
48 — — — — 28.0
1
21.0
1
17.0 14.0
60 — — — — — — 30.0
1
21.0
1