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WATER SOFTENER
AUTOMATIC BYPASS
During the brining, brine rinse and backwash cycles
of regeneration, HARD water goes through the
softener valve and to the house pipes.. If a faucet is
turned on, hard water is there for your needs°
However, you should not use HOT water, if possible,
because the water heater will refill with hard water.
The softener regenerates from 2:00 AM (factory set-
ting) to about 4:00 AM, a time when not much water
is used.
Depending on your working hours, you may choose
to select a different regeneration starting time. To
make this change see instructions for setting the time
of regeneration on page 25°
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CHECKING THE SALT STORAGE LEVEL
AND REFILLING
Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each and
every regeneration.. The water for making brine is
metered into the salt storage tank by the softener°
However, you must keep the tank filled with salt.
WHEN TO REFILL WITH SALT: Check the salt level
a few weeks after you install the softener and every
week after that. Refill when the storaqe tank is about
half full. Never let the softener use all the salt before
refilling° Without salt, you will soon have hard water°
Use nugget or pellet water softener salt only Do not
use rock salts. They have dirt and sediments that will
make the softener stop working (also see page 17),.
BE SURE THE BRINEWELL COVER IS IN PLACE.
Salt
Storage -_"P
Tank
Brinewell
Cover
NOTE: WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH ditive may help to keep the softener resin
IRON REMOVING ADDITIVES-- Some salts clean, it may also release corrosive fumes
have an additive to help the softener handle that will weaken and shorten the life of some
iron in the water supply, Although this ad- softener parts°
BREAKING A SALT BRIDGE
Sometimes, a hard crust or salt bridge forms in the
salt storage tank_ It is usually caused by high humidi-
ty or the wrong kind of salto When the salt bridges,
an empty space forms between the water and salto
Then salt will not dissolve (melt) in the water to make
brine. Without brine, the resin bed does not
regenerate and you will have hard water.
if the storage tank is full of salt, it is hard to tell if
you have a salt bridge. Salt is loose on top, but the
bridge is under ito The following is the best way to
check for a salt bridge,.
Salt should be loose all the way to the bottom of the
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