CAREOFYOUR SOFTENER
SECTION 3
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3A.SALT¼REFILLINGSTORAGETANK/BREAKINGASALT BRIDGE
WHENTOREFILL WITHSALT (orpotassium
chloride):TheSaltMonitorSystem(see page10) will
turnthelowsaltlightontowarnyouwhentorefill
withsalt.Checkforalowsaltlightafew weeks after
youinstall thesoftener,andeveryweekafterthat.
Alwaysrefill atabout the#2 saltmonitorlevel.At
thislevel,thetankis about1/3full.Neverlet the
softeneruseall thesaltbeforerefilling.Withoutsalt,
youwill soon havehardwater.Afterfilling,resetthe
SaltMonitorSystem,page10.
NOTE:
Youwill havealoss insofteningcapacityandmay
getpartlyhardwaterifless than10 inches(salt
monitorlevel2)ofsaltisinthestoragetank.
PLEASE SEE PAGE9FORSALTFILLINGDIRECTIONS.BE SURETORESET THE SALTMONITOR,PAGE10.SALT BRIDGE
Sometimes,ahardcrustorsaltbridgeformsinthe
saltstoragetank.It isusuallycausedbyhigh
humidityorthewrong kindofsalt.Whenthesalt
bridges,anemptyspaceformsbetweenthewater
andsalt.Thensalt will notdissolve(melt) inthe
watertomakebrine.Withoutbrine,theresinbed
doesnotregenerateandyouwill havehardwater.
If thestoragetankisfull ofsalt,itishardtotell ifyou
havea saltbridge.Saltislooseontop,but thebridge
isunderit.Thefollowingisthebest waytocheckfor
a saltbridge.
Saltshouldbelooseall thewaytothebottomof the
tank.Holdabroomhandle,orliketool,up tothe
softeneras showninFIG. 9.Makeapencil markon
thehandle,1²or2²below thetopheightof therim.
Then,carefullypushitstraightdownintothesalt.Ifa
hardobjectisfeltbeforethepencil mark getstothe
topofthetank,it’smostlikelya saltbridge.Carefully
pushintothebridgeinafewplacestobreakit.Donot
trytobreakthesalt bridgebypounding onthe
outsideofthesalt tank.Youmaydamageit.
If thewrong kindofsaltmadethebridge,takeitout.
Thenfill thetankwith nuggetorpelletsaltonly.
FIG.9SALTBRIDGE
broomhandle
pushtool intosalt
bridge to break
salt
saltbridge
waterlevel
pencil
mark
1”--2”