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WATER CONDITIONER SALT
The water softener needs 'brine' for its periodic
regenerations. This brine solution is made from water, that
is automatically dosed in the brine cabinet by the control
valve, and water conditioner salt.
The user should make sure that the brine cabinet is always
kept full of water conditioner salt. Therefore he should
periodically check the salt level inside the brine cabinet
and refill it if necessary. To open the salt cover:
Micro-4: flip the salt lid up. The salt lid can be removed
completely to facilitate refilling.
Micro-6: slide the salt lid forwards and remove it from
the brine cabinet.
Ideally the level of water conditioner salt inside the brine
cabinet is kept between 1/3 and 2/3. A lower level of
water conditioner salt can cause insufficient brine
saturation, resulting in a loss of softening capacity. A
higher level of water conditioner salt can cause salt
bridging (hard crust or salt bridges in the brine cabinet).
When you suspect salt bridging:
1.
carefully pound on the outside of the brine cabinet to
break loose the salt bridges;
2.
using a broom (or like blunt tool) carefully push the
salt to break it apart;
3.
pour warm water over the top of the salt to dissolve it.
BRINE CABINET
To retain the appearance of the water softener, simply
wipe it with a damp cloth or clean it with a mild soap
solution; never use abrasive cleaners, ammonia or
solvents.
RESIN CLEANER
Other contaminants (f.e. iron) present in the feed water
can cause the resin bed to foul up, resulting in a loss of
softening capacity. An approved resin cleaner can be used
periodically to thoroughly clean the resin bed.
SANITIZING THE WATER SOFTENER
This water softener is manufactured from premium quality
material and assembled in safe conditions to assure it is
clean and sanitary. If installed and serviced correctly, this
water softener will not infect or contaminate your water
supply.
However, as in any 'device' plumbed-in in your water
distribution system, a proliferation of bacteria is possible,
especially in case of 'stagnant water'. As this is a time-
controlled water softener, it will automatically rinse the
resin bed periodically, even in case of low or absence of
water usage.
If the power supply to the water softener is disconnected
for a longer period of time, we recommend, when the
power supply is re-established, to manually initiate a
complete
regeneration
(refer
to
section
'ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL PANEL').
