WATER SOFTENER START-UP
SECTION 1
9
1D.
SANITIZING THE WATER SOFTENER
Care is taken at the factory to keep your water
softener clean and sanitary. Materials used to
make the softener will not infect or contaminate
your water supply, and will not cause bacteria to
form or grow. However, during shipping, stor-
age, installing and operating, bacteria could get
into the softener. For this reason, sanitizing as
follows is suggested
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when installing.
1.
Lift the salt hole cover and use a pail or hose
to fill the salt storage tank with at least 4 liters
of water.
2.
Remove the brinewell cover (FIG. 2) and
pour about 22 ml,or 1 to 2 tablespoons, of
common 5.25% household bleach (Clorox,
Linco, BoPeep, White Sail, Eagle, etc.) in the
softener brinewell.
3.
Press the
ON/OFF-HOLD
button and holdfor
3 seconds to start a recharge. This first re-
charge does several things.
— It draws the bleach into and through the
softener to sanitize it.
— It fills the salt tank to the water level
needed.
— It gets all the air out of the resin tank.
— It makes the resin bed (see page 12) ready
for service.
NOTES:
This recharge takes about 2 hours.
You can sanitize the softener without or
with salt in the storage tank.
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Recommended by the Water Quality Association. On
some water supplies, the water softener may need pe-
riodic disinfecting. Sanitize either with or without salt in
the storage tank.
FIG. 2
ADD WATER
Water,
About 4 liters
Brinewell
Cover
(remove and add
about 20 ml. bleach)
