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Water Softener Features / Options
FIG. 13
FIG. 14
RECHARGE NOW
If you have guests, or during other times of higher-than-normal water use, you
could run out of softened water before the softener’s next scheduled recharge. If
this occurs, do the following to start an immediate recharge cycle:
1
. Press and hold the RECHARGE button for a few seconds, until the display
changes to show “RECHARGE NOW” (See Figure 13). During the recharge
cycle, the screen will flash “RECHARGE NOW”. When the recharge cycle is
complete, full softened water capacity will be restored.
NOTE:
Avoid using hot water when the softener is recharging, because the water
heater’s tank will be refilled with hard water during this time.
VACATION
To suspend automatic recharges while you are away from the house for extended
periods of time (this will save water and salt):
1
. Press (do not hold) the RECHARGE button. The display will change to show
“VAC” (See Figure 14). The clock will keep time, but the unit will not recharge.
2
. On returning home, press the RECHARGE button. “VAC” will disappear, and
the display will change back to the normal run screen. Remember to do this, or
the unit will not recharge automatically and you will soon run out of softened
water.
NOTE:
While the unit is in vacation mode, it is possible to start a “Recharge Now”
by pressing and holding the RECHARGE button for several seconds. This
will also cancel the vacation mode after the recharge is complete. As
described in Step 2, the usual way to cancel vacation mode is to press the
RECHARGE button without holding it.
POWER OUTAGE MEMORY
If electrical power to the softener’s control is lost, internal memory will maintain
most settings such as the hardness and recharge time. However, unless the
power outage was very brief, the clock’s present time will need to be reset. During
a power outage, the display will be blank and the softener will not recharge. When
electrical power is restored:
1
. Check the display.
2a
. If the present time is displayed steadily (not flashing), the controller did not
lose time and you do not need to reset the clock.
2b
. If a time is flashing in the display, then the clock needs to be reset to the cor-
rect present time. See “Set Time of Day” on page 5. The flashing display is to
remind you to reset the clock. If you do not reset the clock, then recharges
will most likely occur at the wrong time of day.
NOTE:
If the softener was recharging when power was lost, it will finish the cycle
when power returns.
