GE PNSF31Z User Manual

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PNSF31Z—GE Profile™ SmartWater™Softening System

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IN

3-13/16

OUT

Top View

IN-OUT

14

14" 
Dia.

45-1/4 45-1/4

38-1/2 38-1/2

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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.

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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.

Revised 7/97

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PNSF31Z—GE Profile™ SmartWater™Softening System

OUTSIDE FAUCET

(HARD WATER)

SOFT, COLD

WATER

SOFT, HOT

WATER

5. IS THE TRANSFORMER PLUGGED
INTO A CONTINUOUSLY "LIVE"
120V-60Hz OUTLET?

6. DID Y OU SET THE TIMER TO THE
CORRECT TIME OF DAY, AND
WATER HARDNESS NUMBER?

WATER 

HEATER

8. BE SURE THE ELECTRIC OR 
FUEL SUPPLY T O THE W ATER
HEATER IS ON

7. 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.

WATER 

SOFTENER

4. THE BRINE T ANK OVERFLOW
HOSE IS A GRAVITY DRAIN. BE 

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SURE THE HOSE IS NOT RAISED

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HIGHER THAN THE FITTING ON
THE TANK AND IS SECURED

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

GROUND

STRAP

INLET

SECURED

OUTSIDE FAUCET

(HARD 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
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,™GE,
Hotpoint and RCA appliance questions, call
GE Answer Center®service, 800.626.2000.

Revised 7/97