WATER SOFTENER START-UP
SECTION 1
10
1E.
FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT
Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each
and every regeneration. The water for making
brine is metered into the salt storage tank by the
softener. However, you must keep the tank filled
with salt.
Fill the tank with NUGGET or PELLET water
softener salt. DO NOT use rock salts, as they
have dirt and sediments that will stop the
softener from working.
Before filling, be sure the brinewell cover is in
place on the top of the brinewell. Salt storage
capacity is shown on page 19.
NOTE:
In humid areas, it is best to fill the storage tank
half-full, and to refill it more often. Salt bridging
(see page 15) occurs more often when conditions
are humid.
WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH IRON RE-
MOVING ADDITIVES
— Some salts have an
additive to help the softener handle iron in the
water supply. Although this additive may help
to keep the softener resin clean, it may also
release corrosive fumes that will weaken and
shorten the life of some softener parts.
FIG. 3
ADD SALT
SODIUM INFORMATION: Water softeners us-
ing sodium chloride for regeneration add so-
dium to the water. Persons who are on sodium
restricted diets should consider the added so-
dium as part of their overall sodium intake.
For example, if your water supply is 15 grains
hard (= 14.4
)
dH =25.6
)
fH), you would have to
drink 3 liters of softened water to consume 335
milligrams of sodium. That is equivalent to
eating 2-1/2 slices of white bread.
Persons who are concerned about their drinking
water should consider a Drinking Water System
that will remove or reduce in excess of 90% of the
sodium and other drinking water contaminants.
YOU HAVE NOW FINISHED THE WATER SOFTENER START-UP. AFTER THE SANITIZING RE-
CHARGE, ON PAGE 9, THE SOFTENER WILL BE GIVING YOU SOFT WATER.
