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ELECTRONIC DEMAND
TIMER FEATURES, AND SERVICE
NOTE: SEE PAGE 10 TO SET THE TIMER TO THE CORRECT TIME OF DAY, WATER HARDNESS NUM-
BER, AND RECHARGE START TIME.
NORMAL OPERATION, TIMER DISPLAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
During normal operation, the present time of day, and AM or PM, show in the time dis-
play area.
feature:
OPTIONAL RECHARGE CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sometimes, a manually started regeneration (recharge) may be desired, or needed. Two examples are:
... You have used more water than usual (house guests, extra washing, etc.) and you may run out of soft water
before the next regeneration.
... You did not refill the storage tank with salt before it was all gone.
Use one of the following features to start a regeneration immediately, or at the next preset regeneration start
time.
RECHARGE NOW
Press and
hold
in the RE-
CHARGE button until
RE-
CHARGE NOW
starts to
flash in the time display
area. The softener begins
an immediate regeneration, and when over in about
two hours, you will have a new supply of soft water.
Once started, you cannot cancel this regeneration.
RECHARGE TONIGHT
Press and release the RE-
CHARGE button, and
RE-
CHARGE
TONIGHT
flashes in the time display
area. A regeneration will oc-
cur at the next preset regeneration start time. If you
decide to cancel this regeneration, touch the same
button once more.
VACATION NOTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Star Demand water softeners regenerate only while water is used and softening capacity must be re-
stored. For this reason, the softener will not regenerate when you are away from home for extended periods.
feature:
PROGRAM MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If electrical power to the softener is interrupted, the
time display is blank, but the timer keeps correct
time for about 6 hours. When power is restored, you
have to reset the present time
only if
the display is
flashing.
All
other settings are maintained and nev-
er require resetting unless a change is desired.
If the time
is
flashing after a long power outage, the
softener continues to work as it should to provide
you with soft water. However, regenerations may oc-
cur at the wrong time of day until you reset the timer
to the correct time of day, page 10.
feature:
SALT EFFICIENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
When this feature is ON, the unit will operate at salt
efficiencies of 4000 grains of hardness per pound of
salt or higher. (May recharge more often using
smaller salt dosage and less water). Press and hold
the SELECT button for 3 seconds until the following
screen is diplayed.
Press and release the SELECT button once and the
SALT EFFICIENCY display shows. Use the UP /
Down buttons to change the
ON
/
OFF
displays.
Press SELECT once more to return to normal oper-
ating screens. When this is ON the efficiency icon
will show in the upper right hand corner of the dis-
play.
