GE SMARTWATER GXSF27B User's Manual

GE Appliances

GXSF27B—GE SmartWater ™ Water Softening System

48-3/4

IN-OUT

18-1/4

Dia.

3-3/8

Salt Capacity – 200 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, packed with product, for details.

Important: All units must be installed according to local codes.

41-1/4

For answers to your Monogram, ®

GE Profile Performance Series, ™

GE Profile ™ or GE appliance questions, call

GE Answer Center ® service, 800.626.2000.

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GE Appliances

GXSF27B—GE SmartWater ™ Water Softening System

OUTSIDE FAUCET

(HARD WATER)

SOFT, COLD

WATER

OUTSIDE FAUCET

(HARD WATER)

SOFT, HOT

WATER

IS THE TRANSFORMER PLUGGED

INTO A CONTINUOUSLY "LIVE"

120V-60Hz OUTLET?

GROUND

STRAP

BE SURE HARD WATER IS

PLUMBED INTO SOFTENER

VALVE INLET

DID YOU SET THE TIMER TO THE

CORRECT TIME OF DAY, AND

WATER HARDNESS NUMBER?

BE SURE BYPASS VALVE STEM IS

POSITIONED FOR SOFT WATER "SERVICE"

BE SURE THE ELECTRIC OR

FUEL SUPPLY TO THE WATER

HEATER IS ON

WATER

HEATER

WATER

SOFTENER

INLET

DID YOU FILL THE BRINE TANK WITH

SALT?

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.

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

SECURED

NOTE: Should not be installed in direct sunlight, freezing conditions, or where unit can get wet.

BE SURE VALVE DRAIN HOSE RUNS

DIRECTLY TO AN ACCEPTABLE DRAIN

POINT, AND IS NOT PINCHED, KINKED

OR ELEVATED TOO HIGH IF RUN

OVER- HEAD. DID YOU PROVIDE AN

AIR-GAP AT THE DRAIN POINT?

HARD WATER TO HOUSE

WATER METER

MAIN SHUTOFF

VALVE

For answers to your Monogram, ®

GE Profile Performance Series, ™

GE Profile ™ or GE appliance questions, call

GE Answer Center ® service, 800.626.2000.

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GE Appliances

GXSF27B—GE SmartWater ™ Water Softening System

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Features and Benefits

• Grey Cabinet / Round Design

• Electronic-Demand Driven

• GE Easy-to-Set Electronic Controls

• Permanent Settings Memory

• 27,000 Grain Capacity

• Demand-Initiated Regeneration

• Efficiency (5200 gpg)

• Maximum Hardness Removal (95 gpg)

• Maximum Clear Water Iron Reduction (5 ppm)

• 24 Volt Electronic System

• Salt Capacity (200 lbs.)

• Water Used For Regeneration (25-30 gallons)

• Regeneration Time (118 minutes)

• Installation Kit, Bypass Valve and Drain Tubing Included

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