Eliminating BYPASS function on Autotrol Softener ?

[Galaxieman]

My system: Autotrol Series 255 Valve with Logix 740 controller

I would like to completely defeat the BYPASS function on my water softener.

In normal operation the Autotrol sends untreated water to the house during regen.

When regen is in progress I want NO water to be available to the house.

One way this might be accomplished is by cutting off the 'bypass lobe' from the cam, so that the bypass valve is never opened.

My question: Will this work? Will all other functions in regen operate normally with the BYPASS valve always closed?

Thanks,

Galaxieman

 

[Reach4]

It sure looks like it to me. That would be valve #4 of the 255.

I think you would be able to modify the flapper instead of removing the lobe, as an alternative. If you wanted to restore the bypass function, a flapper might be cheaper or easier to find than a cam.

 

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[ditttohead]

A no hard water bypass cam is available. Technically UPC code says you cant do this but if you are on a well then the decision is basically up to you. Residential applications that do not have water pressure can exacerbate cross contamination issues that would usually not be possible in a system that is always pressurized, so goes the logic of UPC on this issue. Cutting the cam works fine,