Whirlpool WHES20 - Manual (Page 24)

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‘‘Power---Outage Memory’’
If electrical power to the water softener is lost, ‘‘memory’’ built into the timer circuitry will keep all
settings for up to eight hours. While the power is out, the display is blank and the water softener will
not regenerate. When electrical power is restored, the following will occur.
1. You have to reset the present time only if the display is flashing. The HARDNESS and
RECHARGE TIME never require resetting unless a change is desired. Even if the clock is
incorrect after a long power outage, the softener works as it should to keep your water soft.
However, regenerations may occur at the wrong time of day until you reset the clock to the correct
time of day.
NOTE: If the water softener was regenerating when power was lost, it will now finish the cycle.
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. The faster the water flow, the faster the droplets will
flash.
Droplets indicate water
flow through softener
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 in the OFF setting.
1. Press and hold the
PROGRAM button until the following screen is displayed.
Once in this display, press the PROGRAM button and one of the following two displays is
shown.
Efficiency Icon
2. Press the + Up or
−
Down buttons to set On or Off. When set to On, the efficiency icon will
be displayed in the lower left hand corner of the normal run display.