Penguin Water PWXH-150, Manual

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About The System
Safety Float
The brine tank is equipped with a safety float which prevents your brine tank from overfill-
ing as a result of a malfunction such as a power failure.
New Sounds
You may notice new sounds as your water softener operates. The regeneration cycle
lasts up to 120 minutes. During this time, you may hear water running intermittently to the
drain.
Automatic Hard Water Bypass During Regeneration
The regeneration cycle can last 30 to 180 minutes, after which soft water service will be
restored. During regeneration, hard water is automatically bypassed for use in the house-
hold. Hot water should be used as little as possible during this time to prevent hard water
from filling the water heater. This is why automatic regeneration is set for sometime dur-
ing the night and manual regeneration's should be performed when little or no water will
be used in the household. Normal regeneration time is 2:00 AM.
Manual Bypass
In the case of emergency, such as an overflowing brine tank, you can isolate your water
softener from the water supply using the bypass valve located at the back of the control.
In normal operation, the bypass is open with the handles in line with the inlet and outlet
pipes.
To isolate the softener, simply rotate the handles clockwise (as indicated by the word
OFF and arrow pointer on the handles) until they stop. Water can be used at related fix-
tures and appliances as the water supply is bypassing the softener. However, the water
used will be hard. To resume soft water service, open the bypass valve by rotating the
handles counter clockwise.
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