Water Softener - Water Bypass During Recharge / Regeneration

Inside the water softening system resin tank is a bed made up of thousands of tiny, plastic resin beads. After a period of time, the resin beads become coated with hard minerals and they have to be cleaned. This cleaning is called recharge.

Understanding Water Bypass During Recharge / Regeneration in a Water Softener

All GE Appliances water softeners are programmed from the factory to recharge at 2:00 AM. During this time, soft water will not be available for approximately 2 hours .During recharge, the softener is automatically put in bypass mode. In bypass mode, the softener will allow hard water to be available to the home. Once the softener is recharged, water is again directed through the resin bed to be conditioned (softened).

We do not recommend using hot water during the recharging process, since the water heater would then fill with hard water.

Additional Support

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