Water Softener - Maintenance When You Go on Vacation

Nothing special needs to be done to a SmartWater water softener when leaving for vacation. You can leave the water turned on to the softener and you may wish to run the softener through a "regeneration cycle", but it is not necessary.

Maintaining a Water Softener While On Vacation

GE Appliance water softeners regenerate depending on water demand. If no one is at home to use the water, it will not regenerate, it will just sit there. If you want to turn the water softener off, just unplug it from the wall. This also holds true if you are leaving for more than a two week vacation, for example, you have a summer home and closing up for the winter.

 

One exception is the GXSS17 model, which is a timed softener that regenerates on a timer and will regenerate while you are on vacation or gone. Unplug the appliance from the wall if you would like to stop the softener from regenerating. To put the softener into a regeneration cycle, push the "touch or hold" button on the control until "recharge now" flashes in the display. The softener will be ready to use after it has gone through the "recharge/regeneration", approximately 2 hours.

Additional Support

Should you require repair service for your Water Softener, please contact service at 1-800-952-5039 for the nearest authorized SmartWater Servicer in your area.