GE Profile SmartWater PNSF31Z User manual

PNSF31Z—GE Profile™ SmartWater™Softening System
Revised 7/97
24
3-13/16 14
38-1/2 38-1/2
45-1/4 45-1/4
35 35
14" 
Dia.
IN
OUT
IN-OUT
Top View
Side View Front View
Salt Capacity – 300 lbs.
Warranty Information
Full One-Year Warranty –
(parts and labor at no additional charge) applies to entire unit.
Limited Three-Year Warranty –
(parts only) applies to electronic monitor.
Limited Ten-Year Warranty –
(parts only) applies to replacement cabinet (brine tank) or resin tank.
See written warranty for details.
Important: All units must be installed according to local plumbing
and electrical regulations.
For answers to your Monogram,®GE Profile
Performance Series,™GE Profile,™GE,
Hotpoint and RCA appliance questions, call
GE Answer Center®service, 800.626.2000.
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Revised 7/97
PNSF31Z—GE Profile™ SmartWater™Softening System
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MAIN SHUTOFF
VALVE
WATER METER
GROUND
STRAP
SECURED
HARD WATER TO HOUSE
INLET
OUTSIDE FAUCET
(HARD WATER)
OUTSIDE FAUCET
(HARD WATER)
SOFT, COLD
WATER
SOFT, HOT
WATER
1. BE SURE HARD WATER IS
PLUMBED INTO SOFTENER 
VALVE INLET
2. BE SURE BYPASS VALVE STEM IS
POSITIONED FOR SOFT WATER "SERVICE"
3. BE SURE VALVE DRAIN HOSE RUNS
DIRECTLYTO AN ACCEPTABLE DRAIN
POINT, AND IS NOT PINCHED, KINKED
OR ELEVATED TOO HIGH IF RUN
OVER- HEAD. DIDYOU PROVIDE AN
AIR-GAP AT THE DRAIN POINT?
4.THE BRINE TANK OVERFLOW
HOSE IS A GRAVITY DRAIN. BE 
SURE THE HOSE IS NOT RAISED
HIGHER THAN THE FITTING ON
THE TANK AND IS SECURED
7. DIDYOU FILL THE BRINETANK
WITH SALT?
8. BE SURE THE ELECTRIC OR 
FUEL SUPPLY TO THE WATER
HEATER IS ON
6. DID YOU SET THE TIMER TO THE
CORRECT TIME OF DAY, AND
WATER HARDNESS NUMBER?
5. IS THE TRANSFORMER PLUGGED
INTO A CONTINUOUSLY "LIVE"
120V-60Hz OUTLET?
WATER 
SOFTENER
WATER 
HEATER
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

• Install softener at point-of-entry into house before water heater.
Needs to be within five feet of water inlet.
• Install within ten feet of proper drainage;e.g.drain, standpipe 
or a sump which does not drain directly to outside.
• Within ten feet of 120V, 60Hz electrical outlet-
transformer must be plugged into an inside outlet.
• All units must be installed according to local plumbing and 
electrical regulations.
NOTE: Should not be installed in 
direct sunlight, freezing conditions,
or where unit can get wet.
For answers to your Monogram,®GE Profile
Performance Series,™GE Profile,™GE,
Hotpoint and RCA appliance questions, call
GE Answer Center®service, 800.626.2000.

PNSF31Z—GE Profile™ SmartWater™Softening System
SmartWater
Softening System
RECHARGETONIGHT
TOUCH SELECT
HARDNESS
TIME
HOLD
or
RECHARGENOW
Features and Benefits
• Grey Cabinet
• Electronic-Demand Driven
• Electronic Controls
• Permanent Settings Memory
• Extra-Large Capacity (30,800 grain capacity)*
• Demand-Initiated Regeneration
• Efficiency-grains per lb.-salt (5168)**
• Maximum Hardness Removal (95 gpg)
• Maximum Clear Water Iron Reduction (5 ppm)
• 24 Volt Electronic System
•Salt Capacity (300 lbs.)
• Water Used For Regeneration (40-45 gallons)
• Regeneration Time (118 minutes)
• Installation Kit, Bypass Valve and Drain Tubing Included
* Test protocol @ 8.9 lbs. of salt
** Test protocol @ 2.3 lbs. of salt
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Revised 7/97