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GE GNSM48F Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 12

Water softening system

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Installation
Instructions
SANITIZING
PROCEDURES
To complete
the installation,
do the following
sanitizing
procedures.
Care is taken at the factorg
to keep gour water
softener clean and sanitarg.
Materials used to make
the softener will not infect or contaminate
gour water
supplg and will not cause bacteria to form or grow.
However, during shipping, storage, installation
and
operation,
bacteria could get into the softener. For
this reason, sanitizing
as follows is suggested
when
installing.
NOTE: Sanitizing
is recommended
by the
Water Quality
Association
for disinfecting.
1. Be sure to complete
all installation
steps, including
programming
the control.
2. Pour about 3/4 oz. (1V2 tablespoons)
of common
5.25% unscented
household
bleach (Clorox, Linco,
Bo Peep, White Sail, Eagle, etc.) into the brinewell.
Refer to illustration
on page 5.
3. IMPORTANT: Press and hold for 3 seconds
the faceplate
TOUCH/HOLD
button to start an
immediate
recharge. RECHARGE NOW begins to
flush in the displag. The bleach will be drawn
through
the water softener, and out the drain.
This process takes approximatelg
2 hours.
4. If, after sanitization,
water from the house
faucet tastes saltg or has a slight color, this is a
preservative
from the resin tank. Turn on the cold
soft water faucets and drain for a few minutes or
until clear.
NOTE: When the sanitizing
recharge is over, all
remaining
bleach is flushed from the conditioner
and gour house COLD water supplg is fullg soft
immediatelg.
However, gour water heater is filled
with hard water and as hot water is used, it will refill
with soft water. When all the hard water is replaced
in the water heater, hot onlg and mixed hot and cold
water will be fullg soft. If gou want totallg soft water
immediatelg,
after the above recharge, drain the
water heater until the water runs cold.
AWARN ING: ,fgou d o drain t he water
heater, use extreme care as the hot water could
cause burns. Turn the water heater off prior to
draining.
SPECIFICATIONS/DIMENSIONS
Rated Capacitg*
GNSM48F
14,300 grains with 2.8 Ibs of salt
37,700 grains with 10.4 Ibs of salt
48,000 grains with 18.1 Ibs of salt
Rated Efficiencg**
5,110 grains/lb.
@ 2.8 Ibs. of salt
Amount of High Capacitg
Resin (Ibs/cu. ft)
69.2/1.55
Resin Tank Nominal Size (in., dia. x height)
10 x 47
Service Flow Rate (gpm)
11.8
Water Suppl 9 Maximum
Hardness (gpg)
120
Water Suppl 9 Maximum
Clear Water h-on (ppm)***
15
Water Pressure Limits (min.-max.
psi)****
20-125
Pressure Drop at Rated Service Flow (psig)
15
Water Temperature
Limits (min.-max.
°F)
40-120
Maximum
Flow Rate to Drain (gpm)
2.3
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T
38"
-,,--
18"--,,-
9" IN-OUT
50 1A"
1
This sgstem conforms to NSF/ANS144 for the specific capacitg claims as verified and substantiated
bg test data
*
Testing was performed using pellet grade sodium chloride as the regenerant salt
**
Effidencg rating is valid onlg at the lowest stated salt dosage and service flow rate This softener was efficiencg
rated according to NSF/ANS144
***
Extent of iron removal mag varg with conditions
The capadtg to reduce clear water iron is substantiated
bg
independent laboratorg test data State of Wisconsin requires additional
treatment if water supplg contains greater
than 5 ppm clear water iron Use of Diamond Crgstal ®Red,Out ®or Super Iron Out ®will improve iron removal Refer
to Cleaning
Iron Out of the Water Softening
System
section
****
Canada working pressure limits: 14-70
kg/cm _
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