GE GXSF18G Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 8

Step-by-step installation instructions.
6. INSTALL GROUNDING CLAMP
A DANGER: F ,il.,e t,,i,,,,pe,1, ,tt .h
clamI) could result in electrical shock.
If phunbing is metal, to maintain electrical ground
continuity in the house cold water piping, install the
included ground clamps as shown in Eg. 6.
" Clean pipe with emery paper in the area where the
clamp is to be installed.
" Install grounding clamps as shown, making stu'e
ground clamps fit fl'eelv around pipe.
• Make sure lock washer is in place.
• Handtighten scrm_, then one more fifll tm'n with
screwdriver.
NOTE: When
replacing an existing softene,; also replace
grounding clamps.
If removing softener completel 5 hard-i)lumb the water
line with same type of pipes as the original to assure
phmg)ing integrity and ground continuity over the life
of the h om e.
7. RUSH PIPES, EXPELAIR FROM SOFTENERAND
TEST YOUR INSTALLATION FOR WATER LEAKS
A CA UT#ON: To avoid water or aJr pressure
dmnage to softener inner parts, be sure to do the
following steps in exact order.
• Fully open 2 cold soft water faucets nearby the softener.
• Place bypass valve in "bypass" position by pushing the
stem inward.
" Fully open the house main water pipe shutoff valve.
Observe a steady flow from both faucets opened in
the step above.
• Place bypass valve in the "service" position EXACTLY
as follows. I_:l):P SOl)q" WATER FAUCETS OPEN.
SLOWLY pull or slide the valve stem (out) toward the
service position, pausing several times to allow the
softener to pressurize slowly.
• After about 3 minutes, open a HOT water faucet
for 1 minute, or until all air is expelled, then close.
NOTE: If water appears chmdv or has salty taste,
allow
to I/ln foI" several iuoYe minutes, or tmtil clear.
• Close all water faucets.
• Check your plumbing work for leaks m_d fix fight
away if may axe found. Be sure to observe previous
caution notes.
• Turn on the gas or electric supply to the water heater.
Light the pilot, if applicable.
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Fr0m valve outlet
8. ADD WATER AND SALT TO THE BRINE TANK
" Reinstall top cover assembly, align cover with the top
of the softener. Push down to snap cove," into place.
Open the salt hole cove," and squeeze the top cove,"
and the blue rim together near the top cover release
point (Fig. 3A) to completely assemble the top cover
to the rim.
" Slide open the salt hole cove,'. Add about 3 gallons of
water into the tank. Do not add into the brinewell.
• Fill tank with NUGGET, PEI,I,ET or coarse SOLAR
water softener salt with a purity of 99.5% or higher.
Do not use rock, block, granulated and ice cream-
making salts, or salt with iron-removing additives
(except lot Diamond Crystal '_Red*Out _'_brand salt).
Maximum salt storage capacity is ai)proximately 100 lbs.
Kee I) the salt hole cover closed tmless servicing the unit
or refilling with salt.
NOTE:
If the softener is installed in a lmmid basement
or
other
daul l) a,'ea,
it is bette," to fill the tmlk with less salt,
more frequently. Sixty to 80 lbs. of salt will last tot several
months, depending on water hardness, tamily size and
water softening system model.
9. CONNECT TO ELECTRICALPOWER
Remove packing material from transformer. DO NOT
P/JI,I, OR DISCONNECT WIRING.
" The softener works on 24 volt-60Hz electric power.
The included transflwmer changes standard 120-volt AC
house power to 24 volts. Plug the trmlsformer into a
120wolt outlet only. Be sure the outlet is always live so
it can not be switched off bv mistake.
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