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PNSF39Z01 GE Appliances GE Answer Center ® 800.626.2000 Owner’ s Manual Part No. 215C1002P003 Pub. No. 49-5801 Water Softening System 7178943.
Congratulations! Y ou Are Now Part of the GE Family . Welcome to the GE family. We’re proud of our quality products and we are committed to providing dependable service. You’ll see it in this easy-to-use Owner’s Manual and you’ll hear it in the friendly voices of our customer service department.
Customer Service T roubleshooting T ips Operating Instructions Safety Information GE & Y ou, A Ser vice Partnership. Inside you will find many helpful hints on how to use and maintain your water system properly. Just a little preventive care on your part can save you a great deal of time and money over the life of your system.
Safety Information Operating Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. 4 For your safety , the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of electric shock, property damage or personal injury .
Customer Service T roubleshooting T ips Operating Instructions Safety Information This water softening system must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used. If you did not receive Installation Instructions, you can receive one by calling us toll-free at the GE Answer Center ® 800.
Safety Information Operating Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service SPECIFICA TION GUIDELINES. 6 Rated capacity See rating label located on the softener . Amount of high capacity resin (lbs/cu. ft) 52/1 Resin tank nominal size (in., dia.
About the water softening system. Customer Service T roubleshooting T ips Operating Instructions Safety Information For emergency needs, hard water is available to the home during the regeneration cycles. However , you should avoid using HOT water because the water heater will fill with the hard water .
Safety Information Operating Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service About the water softening system. 8 Brining During brining, brine travels from the salt storage area into the resin tank. Brine is the cleaning agent needed to remove the hardness minerals from the resin beads.
Upon installation and after an extended power outage. See the Pr ogram Memor y section. NOTES: ■ When the transformer is plugged into the electrical outlet 12:00 AM is flashing and PRESENT TIME shows in the display area. Program the timer as instructed below.
Safety Information Operating Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service About the water softening system. 10 NOTE: If HARDNESS does not show in the display, press SET button until it does. Press the UP or DOWN button to set your water hardness number in the display.
Sometimes, a manually started regeneration (recharge) may be desired or needed. T wo examples: ■ 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.
ERROR CODE DISPLA YED ERR 01 ERR 02 ERR 03 ERR 04 ERR 05 POSSIBLE DEFECT • motor • position • motor • position • timer inoperative switch inoperative switch or (PW A) or wiring wiring harnes.
By continuing to press the DA T A button, you can scan through four displays of operational information. This data appears in the bottom portion of the display area. REMAINING CAP ACITY — This is the percentage of water softening capacity remaining.
Safety Information Operating Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service About the water softening system. 14 Ser vice: T imer/W ater Softening System, Service Checkout Procedure If you are not getting soft water, and an error code is not displayed, use the procedures below to find the problem.
15 Ser vice: Manually Initiated Electronic Diagnostics To enter diagnostics, press and hold the DA T A button until the display appears as shown. NOTE: If the water softening system is in the middle of a regeneration, top part of the display shows the cycle of regeneration and minutes of the cycle remaining.
Safety Information Operating Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service About the water softening system. 16 B This display segment ( ), in the following chart, indicates an open POSITION switch.
Customer Service T roubleshooting T ips Operating Instructions Safety Information 17 This check verifies proper operation of the valve motor, brine tank fill, brine draw, regeneration flow rates and other controller functions. First, make the initial checks and the Manually Initiated Electronic Diagnostics.
Safety Information Operating Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service About the water softening system. 18 Ser vice: Regeneration and Heavy Duty Backwash NOTE: Each of the following functions has a factory set default value.
Customer Service T roubleshooting T ips Operating Instructions Safety Information 19 Model Code: The timer must have the right model code set to operate the water softening system correctly. The correct code setting is PL31 . If is flashing in the display, do steps 3, 4, 6 and 8 below.
Safety Information Operating Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Care and cleaning of the water softening system. 20 Checking the Salt Storage Level and Refilling Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each and every regeneration.
Customer Service T roubleshooting T ips Operating Instructions Safety Information Breaking a Salt Bridge Sometimes, a hard crust or salt bridge forms in the salt storage area. 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 salt.
T r oubleshooting T ips Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Possible Causes What T o Do W ater feels slippery Absence of hardness • This is normal.
Problem Possible Causes What T o Do No soft water Faucet or fixture where • To conserve salt, the installer sample was taken not may have isolated some fixtures plumbed to soft water. (outside faucets, toilets, etc.) NOTE: Be sure sample is from soft water.
Safety Information Operating Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Befor e you call for service… 24 PNSF39Z 215C1002P003 1/97 Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Resin beads showing Cracked distributor • Call for service.
PNSF39Z 215C1002P003 1/97 25 Consumer Product Ownership Registration Important Mail Today GE Appliances Place in an envelope and mail to: General Electric Company Warranty Registration Department P.
Consumer Product Ownership Registration First Name Mr. ■ ■ Ms. ■ ■ Mrs. ■ ■ Miss ■ ■ Street Address City State Date Placed In Use Month Day Year Zip Code Apt. # Last Name Phone Number _ _ Consumer Product Ownership Registration Dear Customer: Thank you for purchasing our product and thank you for placing your confidence in us.
GE W ater Softening System W arranty Customer Service T roubleshooting T ips Operating Instructions Safety Information All warranty service provided by our SmartW ater™ Authorized Ser vicer Network.
Ser vice T elephone Numbers. The GE Answer Center ® is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. GE Answer Center ® 800.626.2000 Expert GE repair service is only a phone call away.
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