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SECTION 1
WATER SOFTENER
START-UP
I
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[]
when
installing.
1. Lift the salt hole cover and use a pail or hose to
fill the salt storage
tank with at least 3 gallons
of
water.
2. Remove
the brinewell
cover
and pour
about
3/4 ounce
(1 to 2 tablespoons)
of common
5.25%
household
bleach
into the
softener
brinewell.
Clorox, Linco, BoPeep,
White Sail, Eagle, etc., are
brand
names
of bleach
readily
available.
3. Press
the ON/OFF-HOLD
button
and hold for3
seconds
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 makes the resin bed (see page 11) ready
for soft water
service.
ADD WATER
Salt Hole
Cover
hose
Water,
About 3 Gallons
Brinewell
Cover
(remove and add
about 3/4 oz. bleach)
Brinewell
NOTES:
This recharge
takes about
2 hours.
You can sanitize
the softener
with
or without
salt in the storage
tank.
[] Recommended
by the Water Quality
Association.
On
some
water
supplies,
the water
softener
may
need
periodic
disinfecting.
Sanitize with or without
salt in the
storage tank.
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