Care of Your Filter, Breaking, Salt Bridge

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CARE OF YOUR FILTER

S	Brine	(salt	dissolved		in	water)		is
	needed for each and every re-
	generation.		The	water		for	mak-
	ing brine is metered into the salt
C	storage tank by the filter. How-
	ever, you must keep salt in the
	tank.
	WHEN TO REFILL				WITH		SALT:
T	Check the salt level a few weeks
	after	you	install	the	filter		and	ev-
	ery week after that. Refill when
	the storage tank is about 1/3
	full. Never let the filter use all
	the salt before refilling. Without
N	salt, you will soon have unfil-
	tered	water.
			B. BREAKING

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.

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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