GE GXSS20B, Owner'S Manual & Installation Instructions

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Setting the Timer for Days and Fill Minutes of Regeneration
NOTE:
The timer is factory set for Monday, Wednesday and Saturday with regenerations starting
at 2:00 AM. Fill time is factory set for 16 minutes.
Set days and time of regeneration or recharge.
Step 1—
Press the
REGENERATION TIME
button once to display the factory set regeneration days
and starting time (flashing). To change the regeneration start time, do
Step 2
following
this. Otherwise go to
Step 3.
NOTE:
See
Automatic Bypass
section, when choosing a regeneration starting time other
than 2:00 AM.
Step 2—
Press the
SET/CLEAR
button until the desired regeneration 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/CLEAR
button to move display ahead 2 hours each second.
Step 3—
Press the
REGENERATION DAY
button and
SUnday
begins to flash.
—
If you do want regenerations on Sunday, see the
Regeneration Chart
, press the
SET/CLEAR
button to display
ON.
—
If you do
NOT
want regenerations on Sunday, press
SET/CLEAR
button to display
OFF.
Step 4—
Press
REGENERATION DAY
button again to display a flashing
MOnday
and
ON
(factory set
recharge). Use the
SET/CLEAR
button to change display from
ON
to
OFF
or from
OFF
to
ON.
Step 5—
Press
RECHARGE DAY
button to display a flashing
TUesday, WEdnesday,
etc., each time
using the
SET/CLEAR
button to display either
ON
or
OFF
as needed.
Set the Fill Cycle Minutes
Step 1—
Press and hold the
REGENERATION TIME
button until
FILL
shows in the display, then
release button. After a few seconds, the fill cycle minutes (factory setting…8) will flash.
Step 2—
Press the
SET/CLEAR
button to set the minutes of fill cycle needed, as shown in the
Regeneration Chart
section.
NOTE:
You may get hard water between regenerations if you set the timer for fewer fill
minutes than the
Regeneration Chart
shows you to set. A higher setting than needed will
waste salt.
NOTE:
Press
SET/CLEAR
and quickly release to move the display ahead 1 minute at a time.
Or, hold the
SET/CLEAR
button to move the display ahead 2 minutes each second.
The display begins over at 0 after passing 59.
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It is not hard to fine-tune your softener, but it does take a few
minutes of your time to do it right.
Read the following carefully.
To have soft water all the time, the softener must regenerate,
or recharge a certain number of times in each seven day
period. How many times to regenerate (set the timer) depends
on three things:
The number of people in your home tells you how much
water is used.
The grains per gallon (GPG) hardness of your water
supply.
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 contains 2 ppm iron. Add 5 to
the hardness number for each 1 ppm of iron, thus making the
example water hardness number 25.
You can get the grains per gallon (gpg) hardness of your water
supply from a water analysis laboratory, or call and ask your
local water department, if you are on a municipal supply, or
call GE Answer Center
®
to request a water hardness test kit.
If your report shows hardness in parts per million (ppm) simply
divide by 17.1 to get the equivalent number of grains per gallon.
15 gpg hardness
2 ppm iron x 5 = 10 +10
(times) 25 HARDNESS NUMBER
How much salt used in each regeneration is determined
by the length of the fill cycle. See the
Regeneration Chart
section.
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About regenerating the system.
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MO
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Write in your results here.
1. M T W TH F S SU
—circle suggested days—
Suggested days to regenerate
2. Fill Cycle minutes needed