Genesis STORM User Manual

Operation
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Onceyou’veinstalledandfamiliarizedyourselfwithyourSTORM™topoffsystem,it’stimetoputittowork.YourSTORM™hastwo
operatingmodestochoosefromtosuityourneeds.
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OperatingModeS1:
YourSTORM™isshippedtoyouinoperatingmodeS1.Wheninitiallypoweredon,the
STORM™beginsmonitoringthesumplevel
andaddswateraccordingly.Whenthe“Aquarium/Sump”LevelSensordetectsalowwaterlevelitwillturnthetopoffpumponfor
thespecifiednumberofseconds.IftheLevelSensorstilldetectsalowwaterlevelafterthenumberof
secondsspecified,itwill
beginanothercycle.However,ifafterthissecondattemptthewaterlevelisstillbelowtheLevelSensor,asasafetyfeaturethe
systemwillsuspendalltopofffunctions.OperatingModeS1allowslongerperiodsbetweentopoffcyclesandallowsyoutotailor
theamount
ofwateradded.
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OperatingModeS2:
OperatingModeS2monitorsthewaterlevelinyouraquariumorsump andturnsthepumponuntilthe“Aquarium/Sump”Level
Sensordetectsthewaterlevelhasrisenbackuptotheoptimallevelthatyouhaveset.Insteadofusingthe
timesetastheduration
forthepumptobeturnedon,itusesthetimeyousetasa“timeout”function.Thesystemwillturnthetopoffpumponuntilthe
optimalwaterlevelisachievedoruntilthepumphasbeenonforthedurationset,whichever
comesfirst.Ifthepumphasbeenon
forthelengthoftimespecifiedbuttheSensorhasnotdetectedthatthewaterhasreachedtheoptimallevel,theSTORM™willshut
thepumpoffasasafetyfeatureandalerttheuserthatthereisaproblem.OperatingModeS2
usuallydecreasestheamountof
wateraddedwitheachcycleandthereforeincreasesthenumberoftimesthepumpisturnedoffinanygiventimeframe.
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Eitheroperatingmodecanbeusedandispurelyamatterofpersonalpreference.Regardlessoftheoperatingmodeyouchoose,
yourSTORM™also
monitorsthewaterlevelinyourtopoffreservoir.Ifitdropsbelowthe“TopOffBin”LevelSensor,theSTORM™
willpausetopofffunctionstopreventyourpumpfromrunningdry.Itwillalsoletyouknowbyflashingthe“MONITORING”and
“BINLEVEL”indicators.
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Youcanmanually
turnthetopoffpumponbysimplypressingandholdingthePAUSE/RESETbutton.Afterholdingforthree
secondsthepumpwillbeturnedonandwillremainonuntilyoureleasethePAUSE/RESETbutton.Thisisusefulifyourtopoff
reservoir’swaterlevelwasdepleted
andasignificantamountofwaterevaporatedfromyoursumpwhilenewwaterwasbeing
prepared.
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IfyouhaveaProsystemoryou’veaddedaROCv™module,placetheSTORM™intheROCv™auxiliarymode.TheSTO RM™will
beginmonitoringtheROCv’s™LevelSensorsandwillautomaticallystartand
stopthewatersupplytoyourreverseosmosisfilter.
Otherwise,simplypresstheAUXbuttontotogglethepowertotheauxiliaryoutletonorofftocontrolanyperipheralsthatyouhave
pluggedin.
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OperatingModeSetup
Tochangeoperatingmodes,simultaneouslydepressandholdtheAUXILIARYMODEandPAUSE/RESETbuttonsforfiveseconds.
Thedisplaywillflash“S1”or“S2,”dependingonwhichmodeyouarecurrentlyusing.Tochangetheoperatingmode,releasethe
AUXandPAUSE/RESETbuttonsandpresstheINCREASE
orDECREASEbuttonuntilthemodeyouchoosetouseisdisplayed.After
makingyourchoice,theselectedmodewillflashandOperationModeSetupisautomaticallycompleted.
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Min‐to‐MaxSetupmode
YoucanmanuallyadjusttheoperationofyourSTORM ™toraisethewaterleveljusttherightamount inOper atingModeS1bytrial
anderror,butyourSTO RM™makesthistaskeasierwithitsveryusefulMin‐to‐MaxSetupmode.Thismodeallowsyoutoeasilyset
themaximum
desiredwaterlevelthatyouwantyoursumptobeatafteryourSTORM™performsatop‐offcycle.Let’sassumethe
waterlevelinyoursumpisjustaboveorattheminimumdesiredlevel,andthe“Aquarium/Sump”LevelSensorisatthedesired
waterlevel:
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1.
PressboththeINCREASEandDECREASEbuttonsimultaneouslyforthreeseconds.ThisenterstheMin‐to‐MaxSetup
mode,andthedisplaywillindicate“P1”
2. WhenthewaterlevelevaporatesenoughtodropandtripyourFloatSensor,thedisplaywillindicate“P2,”butitwillnot
automaticallytop
off.
a. IfyoursumplevelissignificantlyhigherthantheFloatSensor’striplevel,leaveandcheckbackperiodicallyto
seewhenthedisplayindicates“P2.”
b. Ifyoursumplevelisveryclosetoyourdesiredminimumlevel,youcanchoosetoadvancetothenextstep
immediatelyby
pressingtheFloatSensordownwarduntilitadvancesto“P2”
3. Whenthedisplayindicates“P2,”pressandreleasethePAUSE/RESETbutton.TheSTORM™willaddwaterbacktothe
sumpuntiltheLevelSensordetectsthatthesumpisattheminimumdesiredwaterlevel.
a. This
addsanywaterbackthathasevaporatedbelowyourminimumwaterlevelwhileyouwereaway.
b. IfitisalreadyattheminimumdesiredwaterlevelyourSTORM™willautomaticallyadvancetothenextstep.
4. Whenthedisplayreads“P3,”pressthePAUSE/RESETbuttonagain.Thiswill
initiateatopoffcycleandthedisplaywill
changeto“P4.”Keepaneyeonthewaterlevel!

Genesis STORM Specifications

General

Brand	Genesis
Model	STORM
Category	Control Unit
Language	English