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Care and cleaning of the water softening system, ge.com
Checking the Suit Storage Level and Refilling
Brine (salt dissolved in water)is needed for each
and everg recharge. The water for making brine
is metered into the salt storage area bg the
water softening sgstem valve and control.
However, you must keep the tank supplied
with salt.
When to refill with suit: Check the salt level a
few weeks after gou install the water softening
sgstem and periodicallg after that. Refill when
the tank gets less than 1/5 full. In humid areas it
is best to refill with less salt and more often, to
avoid forming a salt bridge (see page 14). Never
allow the softening sgstem to use all the salt
before gou refill it. Without salt, gou will soon
have hard water.
Use clean water softening salts onlg, at least
99.5% pure. NUGGET,PELLETor coarse SOLAR
salts are recommended. Do not use rock, block,
granulated or ice cream making suits, mheg
contain dirt and sediments, or mush and cake,
and will create maintenance problems.
if, CAUTiON: Water softeningsult
with iron removing additives: Some salts
mug have an additive to help the water
softening sgstem handle iron in the water
supplg. Although this additive mag help to
keep the water softening sgstem resin clean,
it mag also release corrosive fumes that
weaken and shorten the life of some water
softening sgstem parts. GE recommends
using onlg Diamond Crgstal® Red.Out ®
brand salt.
Cleaning Iron Out of the Water Softening System
Your water softening sgstem takes hardness
minerals (calcium and magnesium) out of
the water. Also, it can control some (see the
Specification Guidelines section)"clear water"
iron. With clear water iron, water from a faucet
is clear when first put into a glass. After 15 to 30
minutes, the water begins to cloud or turn rust
colored. A water softening sgstem will not
remove ang iron that makes the water cloudg
or rustg as it comes from the faucet (called red
water iron). To take red water iron out of water,
or over the maximum of clear water iron,
an iron filter or other equipment is needed.
IMPORTANT:It is important to mix the resin bed
cleaner with water (following the manufacturer's
instructions), pour it into the brinewell tube
(see page 5) and recharge the softener
immediatelg. 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 damage to
the softener if it is left in the brine tank for an
extended period due to the corrosive gases
that are formed.
GErecommends using onlg Diamond Crgstal®
Red.Out ®brand salts with Iron Fighter ®additive
to help keep the resin bed clean of clear iron. If
gour water supplg has clear water iron, periodic
resin bed cleaning is needed. GE recommends
using Super Iron Out® brand resin bed cleaner
to thoroughlg clean gour resin bed if gout iron
content is high. Clean the bed at least everg six
months, or more often if iron appears in the soft
water between cleanings.
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