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11. SANITIZING THE WATER SOFTENER
Care is taken at the factory to keep your water soften-
er clean and sanitary. However, during shipping, stor-
age, installing and operating, bacteria could get into
the unit. For this reason, sanitizing as follows is sug-
gested* when installing.
a
. Remove the brinewell cover and pour about 1-1/2
oz. (2 to 3 tablespoons) of common household
bleach into the softener’s brinewell. Replace the
brinewell cover.
b
. Make sure the bypass valve is in the
service
posi-
tion.
c
.
Start a recharge:
From the rolling status screens,
press the SELECT (
¡
) button to display the
Main
menu
. Make sure
Recharge
is highlighted, then
press SELECT (
¡
). Press DOWN (
6
) to scroll to
Recharge now
, then press SELECT (
¡
) twice.
You should hear the valve motor run as the soften-
er begins recharging. This recharge draws the
sanitizing bleach into and through the softener.
Any air remaining in the unit is purged to the drain.
d
. After the recharge has completed, fully open a cold
water faucet, downstream from the softener, and
allow 50 gallons of water to pass through the sys-
tem. This should take at least 20 minutes. Close
the faucet.
12. RESTART THE WATER HEATER
Turn on the electric or fuel supply to the water heater,
and light the pilot, if applies.
NOTE:
The water heater is filled with hard water and,
as hot water is used, it refills with softened water. In
a few days, the hot water will be fully conditioned. To
have fully conditioned hot water immediately, wait
until the recharge (Step 11) is complete, then drain
the water heater until water runs cold.
*
NOTE:
Sanitizing is recommended by the Water Quality
Association for disinfecting. On some water sup-
plies, they suggest periodic sanitizing.
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