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Service Information
REFILLING WITH SALT
Remove the brine tank cover and check the salt stor-
age level frequently. If the unit uses all the salt before
you refill it, you will get hard water. Until you have
established a refilling routine, check the salt every 2
or 3 weeks. ALWAYS refill if less than 1/2 full.
Be
sure the brinewell cover is on.
RECOMMENDED SALT:
Cube, pellet, coarse solar,
etc., water conditioner salt is recommended. This
type of salt is from high purity evaporated crystals,
sometimes formed, or compressed, into briquets. It
has less than 1% insoluble (will not dissolve in water)
impurities.
Clean, high grade
rock salts are accept-
able, but may require frequent brine tank cleaning to
remove the ‘‘sludge’’ residue (insolubles).
NOTE:
If
using potassium chloride (KCl) instead of standard
sodium chloride (NaCl) water softener salt, hard-
ness setting must be increased by 25%.
SALT NOT RECOMMENDED:
Rock salt, high in im-
purities, block, granulated, table, ice melting, ice
cream making salts, etc., are not recommended.
SALT WITH IRON REMOVING ADDITIVES:
Some
salts have an additive to help a water conditioner
handle iron in a water supply. Although this additive
may help keep the resin bed clean, it may also re-
lease corrosive fumes that will weaken and shorten
the life of some EcoWater System Unit parts.
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 does not regener-
ate and you will have hard water.
If the storage tank is full of salt, it is hard to tell if you
have a salt bridge. Salt is loose on top, but the bridge
is under it. Take a broom handle, or like tool, and
push it straight down into the salt. If a hard object is
felt, it’s most likely a salt bridge.
Carefully
push into
the bridge in several places to break it.
NOTE:
In humid areas, it is best to keep the salt stor-
age level lower, and to refill more often.
CLEANING THE NOZZLE AND VENTURI
A clean nozzle and venturi (FIG. 13) is a must for the
EcoWater System Unit to work right. This small unit
creates the suction to move brine from the brine
tank, into the resin tank. If it should become plugged
with sand, silt, dirt, etc., the EcoWater System Unit
will not work, and you will get hard water.
To get to the nozzle and venturi, remove the EcoWa-
ter System Unit top cover.
Be sure the unit is in ser-
vice cycle
(no water pressure at nozzle and ventu-
ri). Then, holding the nozzle and venturi housing
with one hand, turn off the cap.
Do not lose the o--
ring seal.
Lift out the screen support and screen.
Then, remove the nozzle and venturi. Wash the
parts in warm, soapy water and rinse in fresh water.
If needed, use a small brush to remove iron or dirt.
Be careful not to scratch, misshape, etc., surfaces of
the nozzle and venturi. Also, check and clean the
gasket and flow plug(s) if dirty.
Carefully replace all parts in the correct order. Lubri-
cate the o--ring seal with silicone grease and locate
in position. Install and tighten the cap,
by hand only.
Do not overtighten
and break the cap or housing.
Figure 13
