Care And Cleaning; Important - GE GXSS20B Manuel Du Propriétaire Et Directives D'installation

Care and cleaning of the water softening system.
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 area by the
water softening system valve and control. However,
you must keep the tank supplied with salt.
When to refill with salt: Check the salt level a few
weeks after you install the water softening system
and every week after that. Refill when the brine
tank is from 1/3 to 1/2 full. In humid areas it is
best to fill with less salt more often. Never allow the
water softening system to use all the salt before you
refill it. Without salt, you will soon have hard water.
Cleaning Iron Out of the Water Softening System
Your water softening system takes hardness
minerals (calcium and magnesium) out of the
water. Also, it can control some (see 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 system will not remove any iron that
makes the water cloudy or rusty 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.
GE recommends using only Diamond Crystal
Red•Out
help keep the resin bed clean of clear iron. If your
water supply has clear water iron, periodic resin
bed cleaning is needed. GE recommends using
Super Iron Out
thoroughly clean your resin bed if your iron
content is high. Clean the bed at least every six
months, or more often if iron appears in the soft
water between cleanings.
® brand salts with Iron Fighter
® brand resin bed cleaner to
Use clean water softening salts only, at least 99.5%
pure. NUGGET, PELLET or coarse SOLAR 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
maintenance problems.
CAUTION:
removing additives: Some salts may have an additive to
help the water softening system handle iron in the water
supply. Although this additive may help to keep the water
softening system resin clean, it may also release corrosive
fumes that weaken and shorten the life of some water
softening system parts. GE recommends using only
Diamond Crystal
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 regenerate the softener immediately.
Do not pour the resin bed cleaner in with the salt,
since 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.
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Water softening salt with iron
Red•Out brand salt.
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