iMPORTANTSAFETYiNFORMATiON.
READALL iNSTRUCTiONSBEFORE USING.
A WARNING! Foryoursafe theinformationinthismanualmustb
electric shock, property damage or personal injury.
SAFETY P RECAUTIONS
• Check and comply with your state and local codes.
You must fi)llow these guidelines.
• Use care when handling tile water softening system.
Do not turn upside dox_l_,drop, drag, or set on sharp
protrusions.
• Water softening systems using so_fium chloride (salt)
for regeneration
add sodium to the water. Persons on
sodium restricted diets shouldconsider the added sodium
as part of their overall intake.Potassiumchloride can be
usedas an alternative to sodium chloride in your softener
• Tile water softening
system works on 94 voh-60 Hz
ele(uical
power only. Be sure to use onlythe included
transformer
• Transformer
must be plugged into an indoor
120 volt, grounded outlet only.
• Use clean water softening salts only, at least 99.5%
pure. NUGGET, PEI,I,ET or coarse SOLAR salts are
recommended.
Do not use rock, block, granulated
or ice cream making salts. They contain dirt and
sediments, or nmsh and cake, and will create
maintenance
problems.
• Keep the salt hole cover in place on tile softener
unless servidng
the unit or refilling
with salt,
A WARNING:Do
notuse with water that is
tnicrobiologically
unsale
or ofunknox_ll
quality
without
adequate
disinlection
belore
or after the
system.
PROPER INSTALLATION
This water softening system must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation
Instructions before it is used.
• Install or store where it will not be exposed
to
temperatures
below fleezing
or exposed
to a W type
of weather.
Water fieezing
in the s):stem will break it.
Do not attempt
to treat w:lter {)ver 1 O0° F,
• Do notinst'all in (firect sunlight. Excessive sun
heat
Illay cause distortion or other damage to
non-tnetallic parts.
• Properly ground to conform with all governing
(odes and ordinan( es.
• Use only lead-flee solder and fluxfi)r all sweat-solder
(onne(tions,
as required by state and federal (odes.
• The water softening system requires a minimum water
flow of three gallons pet minute at the inlet. Maximum
allowable inlet water pressure is 125 psi. If da)aime
pressure is over 80 psi, nighttime pressure may exceed
the maximum. Use a pressure redudng xvllve to re&me
the fl_)wif ne_ssa U,
• Softener resins may degrade in the presence of
chlorine above 1 ppm. If you have chlorine in excess
of this amount, you may experience less life of the
resin. In these conditions, you may wish to consider
purchasing a (;E point-oi:ent U household fihration
system with a dflorine reducing fiher.
A WARNING'. Discard all unused parts and packalging
material after installation. Small parts remaining
after the installation couM be a choke hazard.
READ ANDFOLLOW THIS SAFETY I NFORMATION CAREFULLY.
SAVETHESE INSTRUCTIONS