OWNER’S MANUAL
MAINTENANCE AND CARE
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SUGGESTED METHOD OF
DISINFECTION
1 ]
Flush the entire system thoroughly by allowing
potable water to flow through it.
2 ]
Drain the system completely.
3 ]
Fill the entire system with a chlorine solution having a
strength of at least 100 parts per million, and allow to
stand for 1 hour. Shorter periods will require greater
concentrations of chlorine solution. See
4 ]
Drain chlorine solution from entire system.
5 ]
Flush the entire system thoroughly with potable
water.
6 ]
Fill the system with potable water.
shows how much disinfecting agent is
required to make up various quantities of 100 parts per
million chlorine solution.
AMOUNT OF CHLORINE
COMPOUND REQUIRED
FOR 100 PPM SOLUTION
CHLORINATED LIME 25%
HIGH TEST CALCIUM
HYPOCHLORITE 70%
LIQUID SODIUM
HYPOCHLORITE 1%
5 gal (19 L)
0.3 oz (8.9 mL)
0.1 oz (3.0 mL)
0.2 qt (189.3 mL)
10 gal (38 L)
0.6 oz (17.7 mL)
0.2 oz (5.9 mL)
0.4 qt (378.5 mL)
15 gal (57 L)
0.9 oz (26.6 mL)
0.3 oz (8.9 mL)
0.6 qt (567.8 mL)
20 gal (76 L)
1.2 oz (35.5 mL)
0.4 oz (11.8 mL)
0.8 qt (757.1 mL)
30 gal (114 L)
1.8 oz (53.2 mL)
0.6 oz (17.7 mL)
1.2 qt (1,135 mL)
50 gal (189 L)
3.0 oz (88.7 mL)
1.0 oz (30.0 mL)
2.0 qt (1,892.7 mL)
100 gal (379)
6.0 oz (177.4 mL)
2.0 oz (59.1 mL)
4.0 qt (3,785.4 mL)
Table 9-4 – Chlorine Concentrations
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