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Add Water and Salt to the Salt Storage Tank
1.
Using a container, add a bout three gallons of clean water into the salt storage tank.
2.
Add salt to the storage tank. Use nugget, pellet or coarse solar salts with less than 1% impurities.
NOTE: See “Routine Maintenance Section” for additional i nformation on salt.
Persons who are on sodium restricted diets should consider the added sodium as part of their overall sodium intake.
For example, i f your water supply is 15 grains hard, and you drank 3 quarts of softened water you would consume
335 milligrams of sodium. That is equivalent to eating 2--1/2 slices of white bread.
NOTE: The salt monitorsystem is calibrated to the densityof nugget or pellet water softenersalt. The monitor
will not work as accurately with other types of salt including rock and solar.
If you choose Potassium Chloride (KCl) as a regenerant, following these suggestions wil l help give you years of
maintenance free service.
1. Plac e only one bag of
KCl in your softene r at a time (the salt storage tank should contain no more than 60
pounds of KCl at any one time).
2.
A softener using KCl should not be placed in areas with temperature fluctuations and high humidity (KCl will
harden in these environm ents and may make the softene r inoperable).
3.
Check the brine tank and brine well (black tube in salt storage tank) monthly. If hardening is present, pour sma ll
amounts of warm wa ter on hardened areas unt il they loosen.
4.
If your softener does not have a KCl salt setting you must increase your hardness setting by 25% to ensure
continuous soft water as in example below.
Raw Water Hardness Softener Setting Raw Water Hardness Softener Setting
(Grains per Gallon) When Using KCl (Grains per Gallon) When Using KCl
5gpg +25%= 7gpg 25gpg +25%= 32gpg
10 gpg 13 gpg 30 gpg 38 gpg
15 gpg 19 gpg 35 gpg 44 gpg
20 gpg 25 gpg 40 gpg 50 gpg
Sanitize the Softener/Sanitize After Service
1.
Open sal t hole c over and remove t he brinewell cover and pourabout 1--1/2 oz. (2 to 3 tablespoons) of household
bleach into the softener brinewell. Replace the brinewell cover.
2.
Make sure the bypass valve(s) is in the service (open) position.
3.
Sanitize procedure will be completed when first cycle is run and sanitizing solution is flushed from the water
softener.
Plug in Water Softener
During installation, the water softener wiring may be moved or jostled from place. Check to be sure all leadwire
connec torsare secureon the back of the electronic board and be sure al l wiring is away fromthe valve gear andmotor
area , which rotate s during rege nerations.
1.
Plug the water softener into an electrical outlet that is not controlled by a switch.
NOTE:
The water heater is filled with hard water and, ashot water is used, it refillswith conditioned water. In afew days,the
hot water will be fully conditioned. To have fully conditioned hot water immediately, wait until the initial recharge
is over. Then, drain the water heater (following instructions for water heater) until water runs cold.