Penguin Water PWXH-150, Manual

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Maintenance
Adding Salt
Use only Extra Course Grade or Crystal Solar Salt (99.8% Pure) water softener salt.
Check the salt level monthly. It is important to maintain the salt level above the water lev-
el. Salt should be filled, used completely, and refilled. Salt should not be “topped off” each
month. It is better to completely fill the tank with salt (full is 2” below the top of the white
safety float tube in the tank”) then use the salt until water can be seen on top of the salt.
Then refill the salt.
Salt Bridging
Humidity or wrong type of salt may create a cavity between the water and the salt. This
action, known as “bridging”, prevents the brine solution from being made, leading to the
water supply being hard.
If salt bridging is suspected, carefully pound on the outside of the brine tank or pour some
warm water over the salt to break up the bridge. This should always be followed up by
allowing the unit to use up any remaining salt and then thoroughly cleaning out the brine
tank. Allow two hours to produce a brine solution, then manually regenerate the softener.
Running Out of Salt
In the event that the system runs out of salt, refill the system with salt and remove the lid
on the white brine safety tube in the salt tank. Then pour 5 gallons of warm water in the
white brine safety tube and put the lid back in place. Allow the water to sit in the tank for
about 4 hours. Then manually regenerate the system. Once the system is done regener-
ating, repeat the process allowing 4 hours between manual regenerations. This will bring
the resin back to full charge and ready to work automatically again.
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