Use And Care - Aquanex AQU36 Manual Del Propietário

USE AND CARE

Type of System
Your water softener is a fully automatic Demand
Initiated, metered system. This means the
softener meters or keeps track of the water
used in the home. It uses this information to
determine when to perform the regeneration
or cleaning cycle. The control of the softening
process automatically adjusts to your water use.
For example, if you have company and your
water use increases substantially, the softener
will adjust to ensure you don't run out of soft
water. If you go away for a time and are not
using any water in the home, the softener will
adjust again and not perform a regeneration
cycle thereby saving salt and water.
Type of Salt
Use only salts designed for water softening.
Acceptable salt type is sodium chloride pellet
salt.
Amount of Salt or Potassium
We recommend keeping the level of salt in the
brine tank about half full for most households.
Larger households can start out with more.
Let the salt level drop down to the water level
before adding more salt. Potassium should be
kept as close to the water level as is practical
to help prevent a "salt bridge". Periodically you
may experience a salt bridge. A salt bridge
occurs when the salt forms a crust right at the
water level in the brine tank. The salt remains
suspended above the water and cannot make
the brine solution required for the regeneration
of the softener bed. If you do experience a salt
bridge, simply tap a broom handle down in the
salt to break up the bridge. Wait at least 1 hour
and then manually regenerate the softener.
Changing the Control Valve Settings
It is not necessary to change the control valve
settings. Over the course of several months it
is possible the display will not show the correct
time of day due to power fluctuations. Reset the
control to the correct time of day. If your feed
water hardness changes, reset the control to the
new hardness. Other settings are programmed
at the factory for optimum efficiency and do not
need to be changed.
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Resetting the Control After a Power Outage
The only correction necessary after a power
outage is resetting the time of day. All other
settings are retained in the control memory and
do not need to be reset.
Sodium and Potassium in Softened Water
The softening process does add some sodium
or potassium to the conditioned water. The
chart shows approximately how much sodium or
potassium is added to one quart of conditioned
water based on the amount of feed water
hardness. (See pg. 47 for chart)
Bypassing the Softener
You may need to bypass the softener for service
or if you do not want your household water to
pass through the softener. The instructions are
shown on top of the bypass valve. Make sure
you depressurize the system before performing
any service or removing the softener. See the
"WARNING" in the troubleshooting section.
Vacations or extended periods of Non-Use
It is not necessary to shut down the softener
for periods of non-use equal to two-week to
one-month vacations. If however, you are a
temporary resident and leave for periods of
four to six months, we recommend you shut
the softener down. Put the softener in bypass
and unplug it. When you return you will need
to start the softener up. Make sure there
are approximately (3) gallons of water in the
brine tank, plug the softener in, and manually
regenerate the softener.
Disinfection of the Water Softener
The materials of construction of the modern
water conditioner will not support bacterial
growth, nor will these materials contaminate a
water supply. However, during normal use, a
conditioner may become fouled with organic
matter or in some cases with bacteria from the
feed water supply. This may result in an off-taste
or odor in the water.Therefore, your conditioner
may need to be disinfected after installation.
Some conditioners will require periodic
disinfection during their normal life. Consult
your installing dealer for more information on
disinfecting your conditioner. Depending upon
the conditions of use, the style of conditioner,
the type of ion exchanger, and the disinfectant
available, a choice can be made among the
following methods.