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SAFETY GUIDE
For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of electric shock, property damage or personal injury.
Check and comply with your provincial / state and local codes. You must follow these guidelines.
Use care when handling the water soften-ing system. Do not turn upside down, drop, drag or set on sharp protrusions.
The water softening system works on 12 volt-60 Hz electrical power only. Be sure to use only the included transformer.
Transformer must be plugged into an in-door 120 volt, grounded outlet only.
Use clean water softening salts only, at least 99.5% pure. NUGGET or PELLET salts are recommended. Do not use rock, block, granulated or ice
cream making salts. They contain dirt and sediments, or mush and cake, and will create mainte-nance problems.
Keep the salt lid in place on the softener unless servicing the unit or refilling with salt.
WARNING:
This system is not intend-ed for treating water that is microbiologi-cally unsafe or of unknown quality without adequate
disinfection before or after the system.
PROPER INSTALLATION
This water softening system must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used..
Install or store where it will not be ex-posed to temperatures below freezing or exposed to any type of weather. Water freezing in the system
will break it. Do not attempt to treat water over 100°F.
Do not install in direct sunlight. Excessive sun or heat may cause distortion or other damage to non-metallic parts.
Properly ground to conform with all gov-erning codes and ordinances.
Use only lead-free solder and flux for all sweat-solder connections, as required by state and federal codes.
The water softening system requires a minimum water flow of three gallons per minute at the inlet.
Maximum allowable inlet water pressure is 125 psi. If daytime pressure is over 80 psi, night time pressure may exceed the maximum. Use a
pressure reducing valve to reduce the flow if necessary.
Softener resins may degrade in the pres-ence of chlorine or chloramines above 2 ppm. If you have chlorine or chloramines in excess of this
amount, you may experi-ence reduced life of the resin. In these conditions, you may wish to consider pur-chasing a carbon filter softener
system with a chlorine or chloramine reducing me-dia.
WARNING:
Discard all unused parts and packaging material after installation. Small parts remaining after the installation could be a choke
hazard.
UNPACKING / INSPECTION
Be sure to check the entire softener for any shipping damage or parts loss. Also note dam-age to the shipping cartons. Contact the transportation
company for all damage and loss claims. The manufacturer is not responsible for damages in transit.
Small parts, needed to install the softener, are in a parts bag. To avoid loss of the small parts, keep them in the parts bag until you are ready to use
them.
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