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Kenmore ULTRASOFT 625.3888 Owner's Manual page 8

Kenmore water system user manual

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SECTION1
WATER SOFTENER
START UP
D. SANITIZE THE
Care is taken
at the factory
to keep your
water
soft-
ener 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,
storage,
installing
and
operating,
bacteria
could
get into the softener.
For
this
reason,
sanitizing
as follows
is suggested
_i9
when
installing.
_The
first time you sanitize
your softener,
be sure
to do all steps in the installation
manual,
and on
pages
1-2, 1-3 and 1-4 of this manual
first.
Note:
Be certain
the bypass
valve
is pulled
out
to "service"
position.
_lJ
Lift the salt hole
cover and use a pail to fill the
salt storage
tank
with 3 gallons
of water.
_
Remove
the brinewell
cover
(FIG. 2 and 3) and
pour
about
3/4
ounce,
or 1 to 2 tablespoons,
of
common
5.25%,
unscented,
household
bleach
(Clorox,
Linco,
BoPeep,
White
Sail, Eagle,
etc.)
in the softener
brinewell.
D
Press the RECHARGE
button
and hold for 3 se-
conds to start a recharge.
This first recharge
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 prepares
the resin
bed
(see page
2-3)
for ser-
vice and flushes
residual
chlorine
from the soften-
er.
Notes:
This recharge
takes about
2-1/2
or 2- 3/4 hours,
de-
pending
on the salt type
setting
(page
1-4).
You can sanitize
the softener
with
o1"without
salt
in the storage
tank.
WATER SOFTENER
water,
about 3 gallons
brinewell cover
(remove and add
about 3/4 oz.
bleach)
brinewell
1" Recommended
by the Water Quality
Assodation.
On some
water
supplies,
the
water
softener
may
need
periodic
disinfecting.
1-5
Problems,
Questions?
Call
1- 800- 426- 9345 Kenmore
Water
Line

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