Sanitization; Disinfection Of Water Softeners; Sodium Or Calcium Hypochlorite - Pentair AUTOTROL 368 Installer Manual

11. Fill the brine tank or cabinet with salt. You may want to mark the level of water in the brine
tank/cabinet when completely refilled with water and full of salt. In the future, after each
regeneration, you can visually control that the quantity of water refilled should be between
the 2 marks done. Marking are optional, but may allow to visually detect any irregularity
during regeneration that may lead to softener inefficiency.
12. With the brine tank completely refilled and full of salt, adjust the safety brine float in the
brine well. Make sure the overflow elbow is installed above the float level.
13. After the softener has been running a few minutes in service, proceed to hardness test on
outlet water to make sure the water is treated as per requirements.
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Ensure that the system has been properly disinfected by the water conditioning system
manufacturer's recommendations.
The water conditioning system is now fully operational.
The display will show the hour of the day and the decimal point at the bottom centre of the display
will blink when water is flowing.
7.2

Sanitization

7.2.1

Disinfection of water softeners

The materials of construction of the modern water softener will not support bacterial growth, nor
will these materials contaminate a water supply. In addition, during normal use, a softener may
become polluted with organic matter, or in some cases with bacteria from the water supply. This
may result in an off-taste or odour in the water.
Thus, your softener may need to be disinfected after installation. Some softeners will require
periodic disinfection during their normal lifetime. Consult your installing dealer for more
information on disinfecting your softener.
Depending on the conditions of use, the softener type, the type of ion exchanger and the
disinfectant available, a choice can be made among the following methods.
7.2.2

Sodium or calcium hypochlorite

These materials are satisfactory for use with polystyrene resins, synthetic gel zeolite, greensand
and bentonites.
5.25% Sodium hypochlorite
If stronger solutions are used, such as those sold for commercial laundries, adjust the dosage
accordingly.
Dosage
Polystyrene resin: set 1.25 mL fluid per 1 L of resin.
Non-resinous exchangers: set 0.85 mL fluid per 1 L.
Brine tank softeners
Backwash the softener and add the required amount of hypochlorite solution to the well of the
brine tank. The brine tank should have water in it to permit the solution to be carried into the
softener.
Ref. MKT-IM-007 / D - 09.10.2020
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