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SECTION 1
WATER SOFTENER
START-UP
1D.
SANITIZING
THE WATER SOFTENER
Care is taken
at the
factory
tO
keel) 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 q) 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
(FIG. 2) and pour
about
3/4 ounce
of common
5.25% household
bleach
(Clorox, Linco, BoPeep,
White Sail, Eagle,
etc.) in the softener
brinewen.
3. Press the ON/OFF-HOLD
button and holdjbr3
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 service.
NOTES:
This recharge takes about 2 hours.
You can
sanitize
the softener
with
or with-
out
salt
in the
storage
tank.
ADD WATER
Salt Hole
Cover
hose
Water,
About 3 Gallons
Brinewell
Cover
remove and add
about 3/4 oz. bleach)
BrinewelI
q) Recommended
by the Water
Quality
Associa-
tion. On some water supplies,
the water softener
may need
periodic
disinfecting.
Sanitize
with or
without
salt in the storage
tank.
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