GE GXSF27E Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 17

Care and cleaning of the water softening system. CEappliancesce
Checking the Salt Storage Level and Refilfing
Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed fin"
each and every recharge. Tile water for making
brine is metered into tile salt storage area by
tile water softening system wflve and control.
However, you must keep the tank supplied
with salt.
When to refill with salt: Check
tile salt level a
tew weeks after you install tile water softening
system and periodically after that. Refill when
tile tank gets less than 1/3 flfll. In hmnid areas
it is best to refill with less salt and more often,
to avoid torming a salt bridge (see page 12).
Never allow the softening system to use all the
salt befi_re you refill it. X4]thout salt, you will
soon have hard water.
Use clean water softening salts only; at least
99.5% pure. NUGGET, PEI,I,ET or coarse
SOI,AR salts are recommended. Do not use rock,
block, granulated or ice cream making salts.
They contain dirt and sediments, or mush and
cake, and will create maintenance problems.
A CAUTION:Waterso,tening
sa,twith
iron removingadditives:Some salts may have
an additive to hel I) tile water softening
system handle iron in tile water SUl)l)ly.
Although this additive may hel I) to kee I) the
water softening system resin clean, it may
also release corrosive tirades that weaken
and shorten tile lift _ of some water softening
systeln parts. GE recomn/ends using only
Dianmnd Crx:stal <': Red*O/W: brand salt.
Cleaning Iron Out of the Water Softening System
Your water softening system takes hardness
minerals (calcimn and magnesimn) out of
the water. Also, it can control some (see the
Specification Guidelines
section) "clear water"
iron. With clear water iron, water from a fimcet
is clear when fi_t put into a glass. After 15 to
30 minutes, tile water begins to chmd or turn
ItlSt colored. A water softening s):stem
will not
remove any iron that makes tile water chmdv
or rusty as it comes fl'om tile fimcet (called red
water iron). To take red water iron out of water;
or over
tile
IllaxiIlltlIll of clear watei" ii'on,
an iron filter or other equipment is needed.
GE recommends using only Diamond Crystal '_
Red*Out e_brand salts with h'on Fighter '_
additive to hel I) kee I) the resin bed clean of
clear iron. If vour water SUl)ply has clear water
iron, periodic resin bed cleaning is needed.
GE reconllnends using Super Iron Out '_brand
resin bed cleaner to thoroughly clean veto"
resin bed if veto" iron content is high. Clean
tile bed at least every six months, or more
often if iron appears in tile soft water between
cleanings.
IMPORTANT"
I t is important to mix tile resin bed
cleaner with water (tollowing tile manufacturer's
instructions), pour it into tile brinewell tube
(see page 5) and recharge tile softener
immediately. Do not pour tile resin bed cleaner
in with the salt, as it will not be as efli_cdve in
cleaning tile resin, and can catlse damage to
tile softener if it is left in tile brine tank ,fi:,r an
extended period due to tile corrosive gases that
are fl)rmed.
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