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Care and cleaning of the water softening system. CEAppliancescem
Checking the Salt Storage Level and Refilfing
Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed fi)r
each and every recharge. The water for making
brine is inetered into the salt storage area by
the water soflelfing systeln wflve and control.
However, you must keep the tank supplied
with salt.
When to refill with salt: If the blue indicator
light and DAYS TO EMPTY are flashing, there is
less than l 5 days supply of salt. Refill with salt.
In hulnid areas it is best to refill with less salt
and more often, to awfid the forming of a
salt bridge (see page 14). After adding salt,
remember to reset the SALTLEVEL in the
control (see page 10). Never allow the salt
level to drop below zero on the yellow indicator
heft)re wm refill it. Without enough salt, you
will soon have hard watei:
Use clean water softening salts only; at least
99.5% pure. NUGGET, PEI,I,ET or coarse
SOI,AR salts are recommended. Do not use rock,
block, granulated or ice cream making salts.
They contain dirt and sediments, or mush and
cake, and will create nmii_telmnce i)roblems.
A CAUTION:Waterso,teningsa,twith
iron removing additives: Some salts may have
an additive to hel I) the water softening
system handle iron in the water SUl)ply.
Although this additive may hel I) to kee I) the
water softening system resin clean, it may
also release corrosive flunes that weaken
and shorten the lifi_ of solne water soflelfing
systeln parts. (;E recolnn/ends using only
Dialnond Crystal <':Red*Out _':brand salt.
Cleaning Iron Out of the Water Softening System
Your water softening system takes hardness
minerals (calcium and magnesium) out oI
the water. Also, it can control solne (see the
Specification Guidelines section) "clear water"
iron. With clear water iron, water froln a fimcet
is clear when filet put into a glass. After 15 to
30 inilmtes, the water begins to cloud or turn
lust colored. A water soflelfing systeln will not
relnove any iron that inakes the water cloudy
or rusty as it Colnes fl'Oln the fimcet (called red
water iron). To take red water iron out of water,
or over the lllaXillltllll of clear water iI'Oll,
an iron filter or other equil)inent is needed.
GE reconm/ends using only Dialnond Crystal ')
Red*Out e_brand salts with Iron FighteI _')
additive to hel I) kee I) the resin bed clean of
clear iron. If your water supply has clear water
iron, periodic resin bed cleaning is needed.
(;E recolnlnends using Super Iron Out <°brand
resin bed cleaner to thoroughly clean vour
resin bed if your iron content is high. Clean
the bed at least every six lnonths, or more
often if iron al)pears ill the soft water between
cleanings.
IMPORTANT."It is important to mix the resin bed
cleaner with water (fi)lh)wing the malmfi_cturer's
instructions), pour it into the brinewell tube
(see page 5) and recharge the softener
in/inediatelv. Do not pour the resin bed cleaner
in with the salt, as it will not be as effective in
cleaning the resin, and can cause dalnage to
the softener if it is left in the brine tank for an
extended period due to the corrosive gases that
are fl)rmed.
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