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New Sounds
You may notice new sounds as your water softener operates. The regeneration cycle lasts approximately 2-1/2 hours. During this time, you may hear water running
intermittently to the drain.
PLUMBING SYSTEM CLEAN-UP
The following procedures are guidelines only but have proven successful in most instances. Under no circumstances should any procedure outlined below be followed if contrary
to the appliance manufacturer's instructions. Should there by any questions concerning the advisability of performing a procedure, it is strongly recommended the manufactur-
er's authorized service outlet be consulted prior to performing the procedure.
The plumbing system and water using appliances that have been exposed, even for a short time, to iron-fouled water need to be cleaned of the precipitated iron that has
collected in them or iron bleed (staining) will continue to be a problem.
Depending on the amount of iron in the water and the length of time the water system has been exposed to iron fouling, select from the following procedures those that apply to
the type of system and appliances that need to be cleaned to assure iron-free water at the point of use.
Softener
1. Disconnect brine draw line from the brine cabinet and place the loose end into a five gallon plastic pail filled with a solution of warm water and 4 oz. of resin mineral cleaner.
2. Manually advance control timer to brine draw position (refer to instructions provided with your softener). Allow all the warm mineral cleaner solution to be drawn into
mineral bed. Then immediately:
3. Close main water supply valve or turn power off to pump and proceed with filter installation. During time required to install filter system, iron- fouled softener resin will be
chemically cleaned.
3. After filter installation is completed and final adjustments are made with the water turned on and brine draw tube reconnected, manually reposition timer on softener to
backwash position. Allow timer to perform an automatic regeneration cycle. During backwash of softener, all iron cleaned from the resin will be washed down the drain. It is
advisable, after chemically cleaning softener, to regenerate system twice to fully restore capacity lost due to iron fouling.
WATER BYPASS
Manual Bypass
In case of an emergency such as filter maintenance, you can isolate your water filter from the water supply using the
bypass valve located at the back of the control. In normal operation the bypass is open with the ON/OFF knobs in line
with the INLET and OUTLET pipes. To isolate the filter, simply rotate the knobs clockwise (as indicated by the word BYPASS
and arrow) until they lock. You can use your water related fixtures and appliances as the watersupply is bypassing the
softener. However, the water you use will be hard. To resume treated service, open the bypass valve by rotating the knobs
counterclockwise. Please make sure bypass knobs are completely open otherwise the unfiltered water could
bypass through the valve.
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