OTHERTHINGSTOKNOW
SECTION 4
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4A.HOWTO“FINE-TUNE”YOUR SOFTENER
It is not hard to fine-tune your softener, but it
does take a few minutes of your time to do it
right.You may save up to 500 pounds or more of
salt each year with proper tuning. Read the
following carefully.
Tohave soft water all the time, the softener must
regenerate,or rechargea certainnumber oftimes
in each 7 day period. How many times to
regenerate (set the timer) depends on 3 things.
1.The number of people in your home —tells
you how much water is used.
2.Thegrains pergallon (GPG)hardness ofyour
watersupply —listedon yourwater analysis
report(see page 2 in your Installation Manu-
al, or page 2 of this manual).
NOTE:
If your water supply contains iron, compensate
for it by adding to the water hardness number.
For example, assume your water is 15 gpg hard and
contains2 ppmiron. Add5 tothe hardnessnumber for
each1 ppm of iron. In this example, you would use 25
for your hardness number.
15 gpg hardness
2 ppmiron x5=10 +10
(times)25 HARDNESS NUMBER
3.How much salt is used each regeneration —
determinedby the length of the fill cycle (see
pages 19 and 20).
REGENERATIONTABLE:The table (page 20)
makesit easy fo you to pick the best regeneration
and fill time setting to use.
Step 1 —Go down the side of the table to the
numberof persons in your family,or the number
of people in the house using water.
Step 2 —Across the top of the table, find the
column listing the grains per gallon hardnessof
your water,or hardness number for iron water.
Step 3 —Readacross and down the table to find
the point where steps 1 and 2 meet. At this
meeting point, suggested days to regenerate,
and fill cycle minutes needed are shown.
TOSET THETIMERFORDAYSOFREGEN-
ERATIONANDFILL MINUTES,DOTHEFOL-
LOWING.
NOTE:
Remember, the timer is factoryset for Monday,
Wednesdayand Saturday regenerations starting
at 2:00 AM. Fill time is factory set for 8minutes.
1.SETDAYSANDTIMEOFREGENERA-
TION,OR RECHARGE
a.Press the RECHARGE TIME button ©once
to display the factory set regeneration days
andstarting time (flashing). Tochange the re-
generation start time, do step b following.
Otherwise go to step c.
FIG.15
ON/OFF VACATION
HOLDRECHARGENOW
PRESENTTIMEAND DAY
RECHARGETIME
RECHARGEDAY
SET/CLEAR
1
2
3
4
5
.
.
AM
MOWE SA
NOTE:
Read“Automatic Bypass”page 13, when choos-
ing a regeneration starting time other than 2:00
AM.
b.Pressthe SET/CLEARbutton £untilthe de-
siredregeneration starting time shows in the
display.
NOTE:
Press SET/CLEAR and quickly release to move
the display ahead 1 hour at a time. Or, hold the
SET/CLEARbutton to move the display ahead 2
hours each second.
WRITEINYOUR RESULTSHERE.
1.MTWTHFS SUSuggested days to
---circlesuggested days--- regenerate
2.______Fill Cycleminutesneeded