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MODEL 32-1000 & 48-1000
OWNER’S MANUAL
Congratulations on having bought a quality and well built Superior Water Softener. On a normal
installation, your water softener should be connected to all of your plumbing with the exceptions
of your kitchen cold side and your outside faucets. The plumbing connection is made by using
three valves that are generally located directly above the water softener. These three valves
constitute the bypass, which look like the letter “H” when looking at it. In the event that you
should have to shut the water off to the water softener due to a leak, continue with the following
instructions.
TO SHUT THE WATER OFF ON THE SOFTENER
1.) Directly above the water softener are three valves, turn the left and right valves
closed by turning the valves in a clockwise direction.
2.) Turn the middle valve open by turning it counter clockwise. The water should
now be turned off on the water softener and you should have water to your house.
THE SALT AND WATER LEVEL INSIDE THE SALT TANK
It is recommended that the salt level not fall more than 3"(inches) below the water level inside
the salt tank. The water level inside a round salt tank is generally 1ft to 1 half feet deep. The
square salt tanks are generally about half to two thirds full of water. Should the softener run out
of salt or you allow the salt level to drop down too far, you may experience hard and/or salty
water. To avoid this, we recommend keeping the salt tank full of salt or at least keeping the salt
level above the water level at all times. Should you experience salty water coming through your
plumbing, the quickest way to flush it out is running the cold water inside your bathtub until the
salt is all flushed out.
Your water softener will function with any type of salt; however our experience has shown us
that fewer problems will occur when using salt pellets. Salt pellets are cleaner, rarely have any
debris and they do not have a tendency to form salt bridges as does rock salt. Also rock salt has
a tendency to carry more dirt and debris with it, which in turns make your salt tank appear very
dirty inside and at times cause it to have a foul odor. However, this dirt will not harm the water
softener.
OPERATING THE WATER SOFTENER
1.) Plug the timer into electricity and set the time of day by following the instructions
on the following page.
2.) Set the timer to regenerate as often as your needs dictates by following the
instructions that come with the timer. Generally a family of 2-3 can have the water
softener regenerate every 4-6 days, a family of 4-5 every 3 days, a family of 6 every
other day, and a family of more than 6 every day regeneration may be needed.
3.) Pour salt into the salt tank. It is recommended that you keep the salt above the water
level. On a round salt tank, there should be about 1 foot to 1 ½ feet of water in the
salt tank. On any other size tank, the tank is generally half way full of water.
