Sanitize - GE GNSF48A01 Installation And Owner's Manual

Step-by-step installation instructions.
Flush House Plumbing
Turn on faucet used in Step 7 ( see page 8 ). Allow to run for 3 minutes, or until the water looks clear.
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Open the HOT water faucet for 1 minute, or until the air is expelled, then close.
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As each additional faucet is used, allow the faucet to run for 30 seconds.
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Sanitizing Procedures
To complete the installation, do the following sanitizing procedures.
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, storage, installing and operating, bacteria could get into the softener. For
this reason, sanitizing as follows is suggested when installing.
NOTE: Sanitizing is recommended by the Water Quality Association for disinfecting.
Be sure to complete all installation steps, including timer programming.
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Pour about 3/4 oz. of common 5.25% household bleach (Clorox, Linco, Bo Peep, White Sail,
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Eagle, etc.) into the brinewell.
IMPORTANT: Press and hold for 3 seconds the faceplate TOUCH/HOLD button to start an immediate
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regeneration. Recharge Now begins to flash in the display. The bleach is drawn into and through
the water softener .
NOTE: When the above sanitizing regeneration is over, your house COLD water supply is fully soft
immediately. However, your water heater is filled with hard water and as hot water is used, it will refill
with soft water. When all the hard water is replaced in the water heater, hot only and mixed hot and cold
water will be fully soft. If you want totally soft water immediately, after the above regeneration, drain the
water heater until the water runs cold.
DANGER: If you do drain the water heater, use extreme care as the hot water could cause burns. Turn
the water heater off prior to draining.
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