GE GXSF39B, Owner'S Manual & Installation Instructions

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
WARNING!
For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of
electric shock, property damage or personal injury.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
■ Check and comply with your state and local codes.
You must follow these guidelines.
■ Use care when handling the water softening system.
Do not turn upside down, drop, drag, or set on sharp
protrusions.
■ Water softening systems using sodium chloride (salt)
for regeneration add sodium to the water.
Persons on
sodium restricted diets should consider the added sodium
as part of their overall intake. Potassium chloride can be
used as an alternative to sodium chloride in your softener.
■ The water softening system works on 24 volt-60 Hz
electrical power only.
Be sure to use only the included
transformer.
■ Transformer must be plugged into an indoor
120 volt, grounded outlet only.
■ Use clean water softening salts only, at least 99.5%
pure. NUGGET, PELLET or coarse SOLAR 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
maintenance problems.
■ Keep the salt hole cover in place on the softener
unless servicing the unit or refilling with salt.
WARNING:
Do not
use with water that is
microbiologically unsafe or of unknown quality
without adequate disinfection before or after the
system.
READ AND FOLLOW THIS SAFETY INFORMATION CAREFULLY.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
PROPER INSTALLATION
■ Install or store where it will not be exposed 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
heat may cause distortion or other damage to
non-metallic parts.
■ Properly ground to conform with all governing
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, nighttime pressure may exceed
the maximum. Use a pressure reducing valve to reduce
the flow if necessary.
■ Softener resins may degrade in the presence of
chlorine above 1 ppm. If you have chlorine in excess
of this amount, you may experience less life of the
resin. In these conditions, you may wish to consider
purchasing a GE point-of-entry household filtration
system with a chlorine reducing filter.
WARNING:
Discard all unused parts and packaging
material after installation. Small parts remaining
after the installation could be a choke hazard.
This water softening system must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation
Instructions before it is used.