Safety Information - GE GXSF30V Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
SAFETYPRECAUTIONS
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the risk of electric shock, property damage or personal injury.
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Electric Shock Hazard:
Install metal ground clamp to metal house
water supply pipe before beginning
installation. Securely tighten connection in
center of metal ground clamp. Failure to do
so can result in death or electric shock.
Check and comply with your state and local
codes. You must follow these guidelines.
_: Use care when handling the water softening
system. Do not turn upside down, drop, drag or
set on sharp protrusions.
Water softening systems using sodium chloride
(salt) for recharge add sodium to the water.
Persons on sodium restricted diets should
consider the added sodium as part of their
overall intake. Potassium chloride can be used
as an alternative to sodium chloride in your
softener.
Use only lead-free solder and flux for all sweat-
solder connections, as required by state and
federal codes.
This water softening system must be properly
installed and located in accordance with the
installation instructions before it is used.
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not use with water
that is microbiologically unsafe or of unknown
quality without adequate disinfection before
or after the system.
WARNING:
Discard all unused
parts and packaging material after
installation. Small parts remaining after the
installation could be a choke hazard.
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The water softening system works on 2/4volt-
60 Hz electrical power only. Be sure to use the
included external power supply.
External power supply must be plugged into an
indoor 120 volt, grounded outlet only.
Use clean water softening salts only, at least
99.5% pure. NUGGET,PELLET or coarse SOLAR
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.
Keep the salt hole cover in place on the softener
unless servicing the unit or refilling with salt.
In the state of California: You must turn the
Salt Efficiency Feature setting to ON. This may
initiate more frequent recharges. However it
will operate at 4,000 grains per pound of salt or
higher. To turn on the Salt Efficiency Feature,
follow the instructions in the "Salt Saver"
section of this manual
In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Plumbing Code 248 CMR shall be adhered to.
Consult with your licensed plumber.
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