Routine Maintenance - Morton M45C Installation And Operation Manual

Refilling with Salt
Lift the salt lid and check the salt storage level fre-
quently. If the water softener uses all the Morton
Clean and Protect or Clean and Protect
™
Defense Pellets before you refill it, you will experi-
™
ence hard water. Until you have established a refill-
ing routine, check the salt every two or three weeks.
Always add if less than 1/4 full. Be sure the brinewell
cover is on.
NOTE: In humid areas, it is best to keep the salt stor-
age level lower, and to refill more often to
avoid salt "bridging".
Recommended Salt:
Morton Clean and Protect
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Plus Rust Defense Pellets in the familiar yellow bag.
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For soft water, nothing works harder. Guaranteed
Salt Not Recommended:
rities, block, granulated, table, ice melting, ice cream
making salts, etc., are not recommended.
Salt with Iron Removing Additives:
have an additive to help a water conditioner handle
iron in a water supply. For this we recommend
Morton Rust Remover Super Pellets
®
bag.
Questions? Call Toll Free 1-888-64 WATER (1-888-649-2837)
When you call, please be prepared to provide the model and serial number,
found on the rating decal, located on the rim below the salt lid hinges.
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Routine Maintenance

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Plus Rust
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We recommend using
or Clean and Protect
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Rock salt, high in impu-
Some salts
in the green
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www.mortonwatersofteners.com
or visit
Morton Water Softener Installation & Operation Manual
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Breaking a Salt Bridge
Sometimes, a hard crust or salt "bridge" forms in the
brine tank. It is usually caused by high humidity or
the wrong kind of salt. When the salt "bridges," an
empty space forms between the water and the salt.
Then, salt will not dissolve in the water to make brine.
Without brine, the resin bed is not recharged and
hard water will result.
If the storage tank is full of salt, it is difficult to tell if
you have a salt bridge. A bridge may be underneath
loose salt. Take a broom handle, or like tool, and
hold it next to the water softener. Measure the dis-
tance from the floor to the rim of the water softener.
Then, carefully push the broom handle straight down
into the salt. If a hard object is felt before the pencil
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mark is even with the top, it is most likely a salt
bridge. Carefully push into the bridge in several
.
places to break it. Do not use any sharp or pointed
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objects as you may puncture the brine tank. Do not
try to break the salt bridge by pounding on the out-
side of the salt tank. You may damage the tank.
Push tool into
salt bridge to
break
1" - 2"
Pencil
Mark
Broom
Handle
Salt
Salt Bridge
Empty Space
Water Level
FIG. 55