Troubleshooting guide
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 PROBLEM  CAUSE  CORRECTION 
 1. No display on  
PC board
 A. No power at electric outlet  A. Repair outlet or use working outlet
 B. Control valve power adapter not plugged into 
outlet or power cord end not connected to PC 
board connection
 B. Plug power adapter into outlet or connect  
power cord end to PC board connection
 C. Improper power supply
 C. Verify proper voltage is being delivered to  
PC board
 D. Defective power adapter  D. Replace power adapter
 E. Defective PC board  E. Replace PC board
 2. PC board does not 
display correct time  
of day
 A. Power adapter plugged into electric outlet 
controlled by light switch
 A. Use uninterrupted outlet
 B. Tripped breaker switch and/or tripped GFI  B. Reset breaker switch and/or GFI switch
 C. Power outage 
 C. Reset time of day. If PC board has battery  
back up present the battery may be depleted. 
See front cover and drive assembly drawing  
for instructions.
 D. Defective PC board  D. Replace PC board
 3. Display does not 
indicate that water is 
flowing. Refer to user 
instructions for how the 
display indicates water  
is flowing.
 A. Bypass valve in bypass position
 A. Turn bypass handles to place bypass in  
service position
 B. Meter is not connected to meter connection on 
PC board
 B. Connect meter to three pin connection labeled 
METER on PC board
 C. Restricted/stalled meter turbine
 C. Remove meter and check for rotation or  
foreign material
 D. Meter wire not installed securely into three  
pin connector
 D. Verify meter cable wires are installed securely 
into three pin connector labeled METER
 E. Defective meter  E. Replace meter
 F. Defective PC board  F. Replace PC board
 4. Control valve 
regenerates at wrong 
time of day
 A. Power outage
 A. Reset time of day. If PC board has battery  
back up present the battery may be depleted. 
See front cover and drive assembly drawing  
for instructions.
 B. Time of day not set correctly  B. Reset to correct time of day
 C. Time of regeneration set incorrectly  C. Reset regeneration time
 D. Control valve set at “on 0” (immediate 
regeneration)
 D. Check programming setting and reset to 
NORMAL (for a delayed regen time)
 E. Control valve set at “NORMAL + on 0”  
(delayed and/or immediate)
 E. Check programming setting and reset to 
NORMAL (for a delayed regen time)
 5. Time of day flashes on 
and off
 A. Power outage
 A. Reset time of day. If PC board has battery  
back up present the battery may be depleted. 
See front cover and drive assembly drawing  
for instructions.
 6.  Control valve does not 
regenerate automatically 
when the correct button(s) 
is depressed and held. 
For timeclock valves the 
buttons are s & t. 
For all other valves the 
button is REGEN.
 A. Broken drive gear or drive cap assembly  A. Replace drive gear or drive cap assembly
 B. Broken piston rod  B. Replace piston rod
 C. Defective PC board  C. Defective PC board
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