GNSF39A01 General Electric Water Softener

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.

It was very simple to replace the broken clip, the only problem was to figure out where is the position of the bypass valve to let water to go into the tank, the seal with the instruction in the valve is missed. Thanks, I am very happy with the GE water softening system

Followed diagnostic instructions in users' manual. Access to turbine requires disconnecting softener from water supply, so both brine valve clips must be removed. Not possible without breaking them. After that, the job was straight forward. Removed a small particle that was jamming the turbine, and reconnected. LESSON LEARNED: ORDE ... Read more R BRINE VALVE CLIPS BEFORE STARTING REPAIR.