Manual

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Service
Whem_ the water softening system is providim_g
soft water; it is ca]led "Service." Dm'im_g service,
hard _ater fim_s _om the ht)L_se maim_ _ater
pipe im_to the _ater soflem_im_g system, h_sh]e the
water soflenlhlg system resim/ tam/k is a bed made
ill_ of thollsamlds of ti_iy, plastic res]m) beads. As
hard _ater passes thr<mgh the bed, each bead
attracts amid holds the hard mh_era]s. This is
ca]led ion_-excham_gh_g_ [t is milch like a magnet
attract]m_g amid ]]t)]dh_g meta]s_ _\'ater with<rot
hard mim_erals (soft water} fiords f_om the water
soflem/]m/g system amid to the hollse i>]pes.
After a perh_d of time, the resh/ beads become
coated with ]lard mh/era]s amid they I/ave to be
cleam/ed. This c]em/im/g is ca]led recharge.
Recharge is started at 2:00 AM ({_ctory settim/g)
bv the water sotte_/h/g system co]/tro], a_/d
c(msists of the stages or cycles. These are
RLL, BRININ& BRINE RINSE BACKWASNa_/d
FASTRINSE.
Automatic Hard Water Bypass Buring Recharge
For emergel/c? _]eeds, ]lard water is available
to the home dm'img the recharge c}c]es.
However, go# should avoid using HOT water
because the water heater wig fill with the
hard water.
FiB
Salt dissolved i_/water is ca]led bridle. Bridle is
_/eeded to c]em/ the hard mh/erals i_'om resin/
beads. To make the brh/e, water flows ]_/to the
sah storage area dmJ_/g the fi]] stage.
Brining
[)m'i_/g brh/]_/g, brh/e travels {_'om the salt
storage area into the resin/ tall]<, gri_/e is the
clea_/h/g age_/t ]/eeded to remove ]lard mi_/em]s
_'om the resin/ beads. The ]lard mi_/e_ds a_/d
bridle are discharged to the draim
The _/ozz]e a]/d ve_/tmJ create a sllcthm t()
move the brh/e, mai_m_i_/i_/g a very slow rate
to get the best resin/ c]em/i_/g with the ]east salt.
Brine Rinse
After a pre-measm'ed amt)m]t of bridle is me(I,
the brh/e wdve closes. Water co]/timms to f]o_
i_/ the same path as d_lri_/g brini_/g, except fin"
the disc{mtimled bridle fit)w. Hard mi_/era]s a_/(]
bridle fl_lsh i_'om the resin/ t;mk to the drain/.
Backwash
Dm'h/g backwash, _ater travels up t]]ro_lgh
the resh/ ta_/k at a [i_st flow rate, fi_lsh]ng
acclmm]ated it<m, dirt a_/d sedime_/ts i_'om
the resh/ bed a_/d to the draim
Fast Rinse
Back_ash is followed b_ a first {1o_ o{ _ater
dOW_ thro_lgh the resin/ ta_/k. The first flow
fi _lsh es br] _/e t_'om the bottom of the ta_/k,
a_/(]i packs the resh/ bed.
After [hst ri_/se, the water so{teni_/g system
retllr])s to so[t water service.
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