I | SECTION3 | CARE OF YOUR FILTER |
A. CHECKING THE SALT STORAGE LEVEL AND REFILLING
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Sometimes, a hard crust or salt
bridge forms in the salt storage
tank. It is usually caused by high
humidity or the wrong kind of
salt. When the salt bridges, an empty space forms between the water and salt. Then salt will not dissolve in the water to make brine.
Use nugget or pellet water softener salt only. Do not use rock salts. They have dirt and sediments
that will cause maintenance problems. Fill the tank from 1/2 to 3/4 fill. In humid areas where
salt bridging may be a problem, it is best to keep the salt level lower and to refill more often.
CAUTION: WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH
IRON REMOVING ADDITIVES - Some salts
have an additive to help keep the resin bed clean.
THIS ADDITIVE WILL RUIN THE TANNIN
REMOVING RESIN ... SEE PAGE 4.
A SALT BRIDGE
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If the storage tank is full of salt, it is hard to tell if you have a salt bridge. Salt is loose on top, but the
bridge is under it. The following is the best way to check for a salt bridge.
Salt should be loose all the way to the bottom of the tank. Take a broom handle, or like tool, and
CAREFULLY push it down into the salt, working
it up and down. If the tool strikes a hard object (be
sure it's not the tank bottom), it's most likely a salt
bridge. Carefully break the bridge with the tool. Do not pound on the outside of the brine tank.
If the wrong kind of salt made the bridge, take it out. Then fill (about 1/2 full) the tank with nugget or pellet salt only.
BROOM HANDLE
(or similar tool)
SALT
_ SALT BRIDGE
WATER LEVEL (below salt)
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