Whirlpool WHES48 Installation And Operation Manual page 15

Customizing Features / Options
SALT EFFICIENCY
When this feature is ON, the water softener 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). The
softener is shipped with this feature set OFF.
1. Press and hold the PROGRAM button until the
screen in Figure 24 is displayed. Once in this
display, press the PROGRAM button once and one
of the two displays in Figure 25 is shown.
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2. Press the
UP or
OFF. When set to ON, the efficiency icon will be
displayed in the lower left hand corner of the
normal run display.
Efficiency Icon
3. Press the PROGRAM button five times to return to
the normal run display.
In the state of California: You must turn the Salt
Efficiency Fea ture ON. This may initiate more
frequent recharges. However, it will operate at
4,000 grains per pound of salt or higher.
WATER FLOW INDICATOR
Whenever the softener has water flowing from the
outlet port, the display will show water droplets
scrolling down the right hand side of the screen (See
Figure 26). The faster the water flow, the faster the
droplets will flash.
Droplets indicate water
flow through softener
FIG. 24
DOWN buttons to set ON or
FIG. 25
FIG. 26
CLEAN / CLEAR WATER IRON REDUCTION
This feature is beneficial on water supplies containing
ferrous (clear water) iron. The default setting is OFF.
When this feature is set to ON, an additional back-
wash and fast rinse cycle will occur first, preceding
the normal regeneration sequence. This provides
extra cleaning of the resin bed before it is regenerated
with the salt brine. To conserve water set this feature
OFF if your water supply does not contain iron or
sediments.
1. Press and hold the PROGRAM button until the
screen in Figure 24 is displayed. Once in this
display, press the PROGRAM button twice and one
of the two displays in Figure 27 is shown.
2. Press the UP or
OFF.
3. Press the PROGRAM button four times to return to
the normal run display.
CLEAN FEATURE MINUTES
The Clean / Clear Water Iron Reduction feature
(described above) may be adjusted, from 1 to 30
minutes in length. To change this cycle time, use the
UP button to increase the time, or the DOWN button
to shorten the time. The default value for this feature
is 7 minutes.
1. Press and hold the PROGRAM button until the
screen in Figure 24 is displayed. Once in this
display, press the PROGRAM button three times
and the display in Figure 28 is shown.
2. Press the UP or
number of minutes.
3. Press the PROGRAM button three times to return
to the normal run display.
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FIG. 27
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DOWN buttons to set ON or
FIG. 28
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DOWN buttons to set the