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Add Water and Salt to the Salt Storage Tank
1. Using a container, add about three gallons of clean water into the salt storage tank.
2. Add salt t o the storage tank. Use nugget, pellet or coarse solar salts with less than 1% impurities.
NOTE: See “Routine Maintenance Section” for additional information on salt.
Persons whoare onsodium restricted diets should consider the added sodium as part of their overall sodium intake.
For example, if 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 monitor system iscal ibrated tothe densityof nuggetor pelletwater softener salt. 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 will help give you years of
maintenance free service.
1. Place only one bag of KCl in your softener at a time (the salt storage t ank should contain no more than 60
pounds of KCl at any one time).
2. A softener using KCl should not be placed in areaswith temperature fluctuations and high humidity (KCl will
harden in these environm ents and may m ake the softener inoperable).
3. Checkthebrine tankandbrine well (black tubein salt storage tank)monthly. Ifhardening ispresent, pour small
amounts of warm water on hardened areas until t hey 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 Wate r Hardness Softener Setting Raw Water Hardness Softener Setting
(Grains per Gallon) When UsingK Cl (Grains per Gallon) When UsingK Cl
5gpg +25%= 7gpg 25gpg +25%= 32gpg
10 gpg 13 gpg 30gpg 38 gpg
15 gpg 19 gpg 35gpg 44 gpg
20 gpg 25 gpg 40gpg 50 gpg
Sanitize the Softener/Sanitize After Service
1. Open salt holecoverand removethe brinewell cover andpour about1--1/2oz. (2 to 3tablespoons)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 torsaresecureonthebackof theelectronic boardand besure allwiring isawayfromthevalvegear andmotor
area, which rotates during regenerations.
1. Plug the water softener into an electrical outlet that is not controlled by a switch.
NOTE:
Thewaterheateris filledwith hard waterand, ashot waterisused, itrefillswith conditionedwater.In afew days,the
hot water will be fully conditioned. To have fully conditioned hot water immediately, wait until the initial r echarge
is over. Then, drain the water heater (following instructions for water heater) until water runs cold.
