Z-Ion Information, Maintenance, & Troubleshooting

Z-Ion Operation – LED Status Lights & Pinout Info - Power-up indication – Fast red/green flash for a few seconds - Ready/Idle – Solid green - Generating (during a flush) – The LED will quickly flash at a programmed interval (factory set to 17 seconds between flashes) The flash color with alternate between green and amber and will be off in between voltage spikes. The color change symbolizes the polarity alternating from positive to negative. - Bad power – Fast red flash followed by shu...

After 720 cycles the service light on the front of the control box will light up, indicating that the probes on your Z-Ion may be wearing down, and should be tested. The service light is just a reminder that your Z-Ion rods need to be inspected. Before resetting, check that four rods have not dissolved and are not touching. To reset the service counter, touch two magnets, at the same time, to the two red reed switches on the Z-Ion circuit board, labeled Switch 1 and Switch 2 on the below image...

To determine if your Z-Ion electrode rods need to be replaced, please first reference: https://support.katadyngroup.com/518809-Z-Ion-Service-Light-Lit Early generation Z-Ion bowls did not have removable rod assemblies. First, identify if your bowl/rod assembly is the old style one piece, or if you have the newer style threaded rods. Old style is one piece and all grey, whereas the new style uses a grey base and black threaded assembly for the electrode rods. Examples seen below for reference. ...