GXSH45V00 General Electric Water Softener - Instructions

Remove the top back lid/unlatch 2 clips. Unscrew the small brine tube nut (white) from left side of control unit. Cut the tube to remove nut from old tube with utility knife. Keep nut for use on new assembly. Not included. Remove brine well cover. Pull the tube out of the top and from behind resin tank and remove assembly from brine well ... Read more . Discarded the old brine valve assembly. Removed the bit of old tube from the nut, w/ utility knife. Careful not to damage the old nut. Snake the new brine tube from front right side through the back of the resin tank to the old hole on the left. Follow the old path. Insert the new brine tube into the top section through the hole the old one came out of. Attached nut to new brine tube. Screw nut/new brine tube to the connector of control unit. Small fingers help. Adjust/slide the float assembly 6-8 inches inches above the valve, e.g. Styrofoam/Metal Weight slides up/down the white stalk. Re-inserted the brine assembly into the brine tank. Replace top. Manually regenerate to make sure new brine assembly is not leaking and filling the brine tank properly. Done.

Very easy to put softener in bypass and release pressure by starting a regeneration cycle. Clips removed by hand with no force required. Separate bypass from softener. Removed old turbine and slid new turbine into unit. Reconnect bypass valve and install clips by hand. Return softener to service mode. Unit now shows gal / minute in screen ... Read more .

Just slipped the nut on the trimmed-up water tube and tightened it up with an ajustable wrench. This was my Grandson's first attempt at plumbing, we had unhooked the hot water heater and water softener, moved several galv. water lines some of them took a lot of muscle however we used a little to much on the water softener and broke that n ... Read more ut right in half. I was then able to show him what the by-pass was for and we finished our project. It was a good week-end with my Grandson. Thanks Grandma

I replaced old rusty iron adaptors with new bronze adaptors.
No more leaking and finished replacing new GE water softner.

Thank you for quick delivery of plastic connectors.

Had to empty all the Salt out of the unit to lighten it's weight so I could move it. Tried to remove plastic clips on O Ring area but broke one. Once clips were removed I pulled unit away from the by-pass valve and replaced and re-greased the new O rings. Pushed unit back and secured clips, finished. No Leaks!