I have a Rainsoft Classic Apollo system with a motor-driven two-week
timer that is not regenerating reliably. I manually started a cycle
and 2 1/2 hours later observed that the clock mechanism indicated that
the cycle had progressed only around 30 minutes or so.

My guess is that I need to replace the Intermatic CW-190-1 24V timer
motor, which I found for around $32. Can anyone tell me whether or
not I'm probably on the right track?

Are service manuals available for this system?

Bob Simon wrote:
I have a Rainsoft Classic Apollo system with a motor-driven two-week
timer that is not regenerating reliably. I manually started a cycle
and 2 1/2 hours later observed that the clock mechanism indicated that
the cycle had progressed only around 30 minutes or so.

My guess is that I need to replace the Intermatic CW-190-1 24V timer
motor, which I found for around $32. Can anyone tell me whether or
not I'm probably on the right track?

Are service manuals available for this system?



I don't own this system but I had a similar situation with a Water Boss unit
and what I discovered after taking it apart was that the motor had a plastic
gear and that is the one that failed and the rest were metal gears. This is
done as a mechanical fuse if something is stopping the normal cycle instead
of taking a chance on ruining the entire mechanism this grear shears and the
rest of the assembly is spared. I took the whole thing apart and got a new
motor gear and o ring kit and redid everything as I suspected something was
hanging up over time and that solved it for another two years that I lived
in that house.

Good luck, Rich

Rich wrote:
Bob Simon wrote:
I have a Rainsoft Classic Apollo system with a motor-driven two-week
timer that is not regenerating reliably. I manually started a cycle
and 2 1/2 hours later observed that the clock mechanism indicated
that the cycle had progressed only around 30 minutes or so.

My guess is that I need to replace the Intermatic CW-190-1 24V timer
motor, which I found for around $32. Can anyone tell me whether or
not I'm probably on the right track?

Are service manuals available for this system?



I don't own this system but I had a similar situation with a Water
Boss unit and what I discovered after taking it apart was that the
motor had a plastic gear and that is the one that failed and the rest
were metal gears. This is done as a mechanical fuse if something is
stopping the normal cycle instead of taking a chance on ruining the
entire mechanism this grear shears and the rest of the assembly is
spared. I took the whole thing apart and got a new motor gear and o
ring kit and redid everything as I suspected something was hanging up
over time and that solved it for another two years that I lived in
that house.
Good luck, Rich

Ineresting; same story here. I now periodically give it a shot of WD-40 and
then lithium grease on a "when I think of it" schedule and the problems
stopped. I don't think bearings like the moisture present in most basements
and cellars.

Now if I'd only been that conscientious with the anode in my water heater
.... my knuckles wouldn't have so many scars on them.

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