Do you need to replace the valve cover on your water softener? We're here to help you through it! Let's get started!
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Step 1 - Disassembling the Softener
1. First, you'll need to bypass the water softener by pushing the handle IN on the back of your unit. This will stop water from coming in or out of the softener while you work:
If you have a blending valve, make sure it's closed so no hard water is coming through. Refer to What is a Blending Valve for instructions.
2. Go ahead and unplug your softener from the outlet.
3. Remove the top cover. If you need additional help, click here.
4. Now you'll need to get access to the control board. Take the display screen off and on the backside you'll see a control board that houses the wire connections.
5. Follow the black and red Motor wires to a clear/white plastic connection and unclip.
6. Then remove the Wire Harness connector from the back of the board.
7. If you have a tank light on your unit (see photo above), follow those wires and pull the tank light up and out of the plastic rim. Place the whole top cover to the side while you work.
8. Locate the valve head. Go ahead and remove the yellow screws outlined below. This will free the Motor, Motor Plate or Cover, and Switchbox.
9. Pull the geared cam off the valve cover.
10. Now you'll remove the 6-8 screws on the outside perimeter of the valve (in green below). Then, remove the valve cover and set to the side.
Step 2 - Reassembling the Softener
1. Go ahead and grab your new valve cover and place it on top of the open valve. You can secure it with the 6-8 screws.
2. Take your geared cam and place it onto the valve head. You'll notice that the center hole of the cam will fit perfectly onto the gray rotor stem sticking up through the valve cover. Push the cam onto the rotor stem until it's snug.
3. You'll see there are different letters printed on top of the cam - these represent the different valve positions. You’ll want to spin the gear (will be hard to turn), so that the Service ‘S’ mark is showing through the peep hole in the motor plate or cover once it's reattached.
4. You're ready to reattach the Switchbox, followed by the Motor Plate or Cover, and then Motor on top to complete the valve. Secure them with the screws you removed earlier.
5. Reconnect the thick red and black motor wires to the clear/white clip.
6. You'll plug the red wire harness connector back onto the control board. Make sure to push it on all the way. The bottom of the red connector should be flush with the white plastic on the control board.
7. Attach the display screen back onto the unit.
8. If applicable, reinstall the tank light bulb.
9. You're ready to plug the power supply back into the outlet. You may hear the motor start to turn. After a few seconds, it should click into it's home position.
10. Go ahead and pull the bypass handle back OUT to allow water flow again. If you had adjusted a blending valve, you can adjust it back now.
11. Lastly, you're going to want to check for leaks over the next few hours. Once you've confirmed there's no leaking you can put your top cover back on. You're done!