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ADDING SALT

Lift the salt lid and check the salt storage level 
frequently. If the water softener uses all the salt before
you refill it, you will experience hard water. Until you
have established a refilling routine, check the salt
every two or three weeks. Always add if less than 
1/4 full. Be sure the brinewell cover is on.

NOTE:    In humid areas, it is best to keep the salt 

storage level lower, and to refill more often 
to avoid salt “bridging”.

 

ONLY USE TABLET SALT

BREAKING A SALT BRIDGE

Sometimes, a hard crust or salt “bridge” forms in the 
brine tank. It is usually caused by high humidity or 
the wrong kind of salt. When the salt “bridges,” an 
empty space forms between the water and the salt. 
Then, salt will not dissolve in the water to make brine. 
Without brine, the resin bed is not recharged and 
hard water will result.

If the storage tank is full of salt, it is difficult to tell if 
you have a salt bridge. A bridge may be underneath 
loose salt. Take a broom handle, or like tool, and 
hold it next to the water softener. Measure the distance 
from the floor to the rim of the water softener. 
Then, gently push the broom handle straight down 
into the salt. If a hard object is felt before the pencil 
mark is even with the top, it is most likely a salt 
bridge. Gently push into the bridge in several places 
to break it. Do not use any sharp or pointed objects 
as you may puncture the brine tank. Do not try to 
break the salt bridge by pounding on the outside of 
the salt tank. You may damage the tank.

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Routine Maintenance

ADDING SALT

Lift the salt lid and check the salt storage level fre-
quently.  If the water softener uses all the salt before
you refill it, you will experience hard water.  Until you
have established a refilling routine, check the salt
every two or three weeks.  Always add if less than 1/4
full.  Be sure the brinewell cover is on.

NOTE:

In humid areas, it is best to keep the salt stor-
age level lower, and to refill more often to
avoid salt “bridging”.

Recommended Salt:

Nugget, pellet or coarse solar

salts with less than 1% impurities.

Salt Not Recommended:

Rock salt, high in impuri-

ties, block, granulated, table, ice melting, ice cream
making salts, etc.

BREAKING A SALT BRIDGE

Sometimes, a hard crust or salt “bridge” forms in the
brine tank.  It is usually caused by high humidity or
the wrong kind of salt.  When the salt “bridges,” an
empty space forms between the water and the salt.
Then, salt will not dissolve in the water to make brine.
Without brine, the resin bed is not recharged and
hard water will result.

If the storage tank is full of salt, it is difficult to tell if
you have a salt bridge.  A bridge may be underneath
loose salt.  Take a broom handle, or like tool, and
hold it next to the water softener.  Measure the dis-
tance from the floor to the rim of the water softener.
Then, gently push the broom handle straight down
into the salt.  If a hard object is felt before the pencil
mark is even with the top, it is most likely a salt
bridge.  Gently push into the bridge in several places
to break it.  Do not use any sharp or pointed objects
as you may puncture the brine tank.  Do not try to
break the salt bridge by pounding on the outside of
the salt tank.  You may damage the tank.

FIG. 42

Broom

Handle

Pencil

Mark

3 - 5 cm

Salt

Salt
Bridge

Water
Level

Push Tool into

Salt Bridge to

Break

16

Routine Maintenance

ADDING SALT

Lift the salt lid and check the salt storage level fre-
quently.  If the water softener uses all the salt before
you refill it, you will experience hard water.  Until you
have established a refilling routine, check the salt
every two or three weeks.  Always add if less than 1/4
full.  Be sure the brinewell cover is on.

NOTE:

In humid areas, it is best to keep the salt stor-
age level lower, and to refill more often to
avoid salt “bridging”.

Recommended Salt:

Nugget, pellet or coarse solar

salts with less than 1% impurities.

Salt Not Recommended:

Rock salt, high in impuri-

ties, block, granulated, table, ice melting, ice cream
making salts, etc.

BREAKING A SALT BRIDGE

Sometimes, a hard crust or salt “bridge” forms in the
brine tank.  It is usually caused by high humidity or
the wrong kind of salt.  When the salt “bridges,” an
empty space forms between the water and the salt.
Then, salt will not dissolve in the water to make brine.
Without brine, the resin bed is not recharged and
hard water will result.

If the storage tank is full of salt, it is difficult to tell if
you have a salt bridge.  A bridge may be underneath
loose salt.  Take a broom handle, or like tool, and
hold it next to the water softener.  Measure the dis-
tance from the floor to the rim of the water softener.
Then, gently push the broom handle straight down
into the salt.  If a hard object is felt before the pencil
mark is even with the top, it is most likely a salt
bridge.  Gently push into the bridge in several places
to break it.  Do not use any sharp or pointed objects
as you may puncture the brine tank.  Do not try to
break the salt bridge by pounding on the outside of
the salt tank.  You may damage the tank.

FIG. 42

Broom

Handle

Pencil

Mark

3 - 5 cm

Salt

Salt
Bridge

Water
Level

Push Tool into

Salt Bridge to

Break

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Содержание PVI Aqua Solve Family

Страница 1: ...INSTALLATION MANUAL Aqua Solve Family AQS 9 Aqua Solve Large AQS 14 400498 05 15...

Страница 2: ...er is on the underside of the salt lid 2 Remove all packaging parts from inside the unit 3 If you need to remove the valve cover for ease of installation follow the instructions carefully To remove va...

Страница 3: ...1 If ordered with softener Please Remember Only use tablet or pellet salt in your softener 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 IDENTIFYING MAJOR PARTS OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER NO Description Quantity...

Страница 4: ...occur Do not attempt to treat water over 49 C Freezing or hot water damage will void your warranty Avoid installing in direct sunlight Excessive sun heat may cause distortion or other damage to non m...

Страница 5: ...metre INSTALLATION OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER PLANNING AND SITING THE INSTALLATION The installation of a water softener is relatively easy but we recommend that this work is undertaken by an authorised ag...

Страница 6: ...ight ends may be connected to isolating valves or elbow unions Fit the filter discs into the straight union end of the inlet outlet hoses DRAIN OUTLET OVERFLOW CONNECTION Insert the rubber grommet int...

Страница 7: ...utlet THE UNIT WORKS ON 24V ONLY DO NOT CONNECT WITHOUT THE TRANSFORMER 7 STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO PLUMBING THE SOFTENER CONTINUED CONNECT TRANSFORMER 1 Connect the power cable leads to the two terminals...

Страница 8: ...ot show in the display press the SELECT MENU button a few times until they do 1 Press the p UP or q DOWN buttons to set the present time Up moves the display ahead down sets the time back FIG 19 B SET...

Страница 9: ...set salt level each time salt is added to the water softener To set this monitor system If you completed the previous step the words SET FIG 21 Recommended Not recommended C SET RECHARGE REGENERATION...

Страница 10: ...HT initiated FIG 25 RECHARGE NOW At times of greater than normal water use such as when you have guests you could run out of conditioned water before the next scheduled recharge If this happens you ma...

Страница 11: ...e the resin bed is not recharged and hard water will result If the storage tank is full of salt it is difficult to tell if you have a salt bridge A bridge may be underneath loose salt Take a broom han...

Страница 12: ...e See Valve Drain Requirements section 4 Valve drain line and Salt Storage Tank overflow drain connected together by a tee Disconnect tee and run separate drain lines 5 Low or high system water pressu...

Страница 13: ...el code 2 Press the p UP button a few times if necessary to display a flashing SoS 3 Press the SELECT MENU button and the elec tronic controller will restart 4 Set the present time hardness etc as des...

Страница 14: ...14 NOTES...

Страница 15: ...NOTES 15...

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