4. Flush the Hot Water Heater
• Run hot water in the bathtub until the water tests soft.
5. Add Salt to Brine Tank
Salt Recommendations
RainSoft Water conditioners use water softener Block Salt, Bag
Salt (Pellet), or Potassium Chloride. Go to the Main Menu, >
Configure Settings, >Salt Settings, to change Salt Type
(Sodium or Potassium) and Salt Form (Bag or Block)
Adding Salt to your Brine Tank
1
) Fill the Salt Tank with Block Salt, bag Salt (Pellet) or
Potassium Chloride. For maximum salt capacity of the
brine tank, see table on page 11 for the maximum setting
salt levels.
• Bag Salt and Potassium Chloride generally come in 40 lbs.
Pellet Form Bags. Fill tank with pellets by empting contents
right into center of brine tank.
• Block Salt comes in 25 lbs. blocks or 50 lbs. blocks. See Block
Stacking Figures on page 14 for correct and incorrect stacking
of block salt.
2
) On the EC5, press any button from the home screen to enter
the Main Menu, then select >SALT LEVEL, Press Enter or
Right Arrow button. Using the Up and Down Arrows, set the
Salt Level to the level of salt that is filled in the brine tank. You
can reference the weight of salt you entered for more precise
entering of amount of salt used. Level of 1.0 is equal to 50 lbs.
22kg] of salt.
3) Press Enter Button to save new salt level and exit salt level
screen. Press the Left Arrow button to exit the Main Menu and
return to the Home Screen.
Note: Exiting Salt Level screen with the Left Arrow button will
NOT
save new salt settings
.
9
!
Important Note: It is important to main-
tain at least 15 lbs. to 30 lbs. of salt in
your brine tank to correctly regenerate
your System and to continue to enjoy soft
water. LOW SALT ALERTS will activate
for salt levels under 30 lbs.
!
Recommendations: If choosing to use
both Block and Pellet form of salt when
filling the brine tank, we recommend
you maintain your settings on Pellet
Form. We do not recommend this
method of filling your brine tank for
system sizes of EC5 150 and higher. The
total volume of salt in the full brine tank
will not allow enough room for water to
make the appropriate amount of brine
solution to regenerate the system fully.
!
Important Note: Salt for your water
conditioner can be readily purchased in
either bag or block form. Bagged salt
(sodium chloride) may be described on
the packaging as pellet, flake, crystal, or
solar salt. Any of these are fine, with the
most important point being that the salt
is clean, high purity, or labeled specically
as suitable for water softeners. Salt used
for melting ice, such as rock salt, is
typically high in impurities and should not
be used, since dirt can clog the brine
system. Very fine, granulated salt is also
not recommended.The use of granulated
salt may cause service problems.
Salt in block form should also be labeled
as high purity, solar or suitable for water
softeners. Blocks sold as cattle licks
should not be used, since these may be
high in impurities.
You can also use potassium chloride
instead of sodium chloride. Potassium
chloride is usually available only in bags
and sold specifically for this purpose.
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