INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on having purchased a quality and well built Superior Water And Air water
softener. On a normal installation, your water softener should be connected to all of your
plumbing with the exceptions of your kitchen cold side and your outside faucets. Using three
valves that are generally located directly above the water softener makes the plumbing
connection. These three valves constitute the bypass, which look like the letter “H” when looking
at it. In the event that you should have to shut the water off to the water softener due to a leak,
continue with the following instructions.
TO SHUT THE WATER OFF ON THE SOFTENER
1.) Directly above the water softener are three valves. Turn the left and right valves
until they are perpendicular to the pipe
2.) Turn the middle valve open by turning it until it is going in the same directions as
the pipe. The water should now be turned off on the water softener and you should
now have unsoftened water to your house.
THE SALT AND WATER LEVEL INSIDE THE SALT TANK
It is recommended that the salt level not fall more than 3"(inches) below the water level inside
the salt tank. The water level inside a round salt tank is generally one to one-half feet deep. The
square salt tanks are generally about half to two-thirds full of water. Should the softener run out
of salt or you allow the salt level to drop down too far, you may experience hard and/or salty
water. To avoid this, we recommend keeping the salt tank full of salt or at least keeping the salt
level above the water level at all times. Should you experience salty water coming through your
plumbing, the quickest way to flush it out is running the cold water inside your bathtub until the
salt is all flushed out.
Your water softener will function with any type of salt; however our experience has shown us
that fewer problems will occur when using salt pellets. Salt pellets are cleaner, rarely have any
debris and they do not have a tendency to form salt bridges as does rock salt. Also rock salt, at
times, has a tendency to carry more dirt and debris with it, which in turns make your salt tank
appear very dirty inside and may cause it to have a foul odor. However, this dirt will not harm
the water softener.
OPERATING THE WATER SOFTENER
GENERAL INFORMATION
The control valve is designed to initiate regeneration according to the installer’s customized
parameters. Following the instructions contained in this section will allow the homeowner to
change the time of day, initiate the Holiday Mode program or to initiate a Delayed Regeneration.
These instructions are also found on the front of the control valve, behind the flip down cover.
The control valve utilizes a super capacitor to maintain time for minimum of 2 hours in the event
of a power loss. Should the power be out longer than 2 hours, it may be necessary to reset the
unit to the correct time of day.
NOTE: The control valve is an electronic item and therefore is sensitive to power surges just
like any other electronic item. For this reason, it is recommended that you have a surge
protector installed for the water softener.
