Face Plate Timer Features - GE GXSS20H Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

About the face plate timer features.
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Recharging
If you have guests visiting, or other times
when you use more water than usual, you
could begin to run out of soft water. If the
softener is not scheduled to regenerate for
another day or two, you would get hard
water until then. If this happens, or you
think it might happen, press and hold in the
TOUCH or HOLD button for three seconds
until RECHARGE NOW shows. RECHARGE NOW
will flash in the display during the
regeneration, which lasts under 2 hours.
Going on Vacation?
The day you leave on vacation, or for a long
absence, press (do not hold) the TOUCH or
HOLD button. VAC begins to flash in the display.
The timer will keep time, but the softener will
not regenerate.
NOTE: While on vacation, the softener will go
through a regeneration if the RECHARGE NOW
feature is used.
To shut off the water supply to the softener,
use the plumbing bypass valve.
Error Code
An error code could appear in the face plate display if a problem occurs in the softener electronics.
If you see an error code instead of the present time of day, see the Troubleshooting Tips section or
call the GE Answer Center 800.626.2000 for service.
What to Do When a Power Outage Occurs
If electrical power to the timer goes off,
the memory built into the timer circuitry
keeps all settings for six hours (minimum)
or more. The display is blank and softener
will not regenerate.
When electrical power comes on, one of two
things will happen.
The present time of day will show,
1
meaning the timer memory has kept
all settings.
NOTE: If the softener was in a regeneration
when the power was lost, it will now finish
the cycle.
OR
The display will show a flashing time.
2
The timer memory did not keep the
time settings and they must be reset. See
the Programming the Control section.
NOTE: Avoid using HOT water while the
softener regenerates, because bypass hard
water will refill the water heater. See the
Automatic Bypass section.
When you return, press the TOUCH or HOLD
button again to return the softener to service
and also return the softener to the correct time
of day in the display.
WARNING:
the softener will not regenerate and you will soon
have hard water.
You have to reset the present time only if the
display is flashing. The HARDNESS,
NUMBER OF PEOPLE and RECHARGE
TIME never require resetting unless a change
is desired. Even if the clock is incorrect after a
long power outage, the softener works as it
should to keep your water soft. However,
regenerations may occur at the wrong time of
the day until you reset the clock to the correct
time of day.
If the softener was in a regeneration when
the power went off, the valve will return to
service position without finishing the
regeneration cycle.
If your water tastes salty:
– use RECHARGE NOW to start another
regeneration. See the Recharging section.
– open one or more soft water faucets and
allow to run until the salt taste is gone.
Remember to do this or