Kinetico PREMIER XP Series Owner's Manual page 5

K W
inetico
Now that your Kinetico water system is installed, you can enjoy all the benefits
of having soft water. If you are not accustomed to soft water, here are some tips
to follow to get the most benefit from your new system:
H
oW to uSe Soft Water
1
Use pure soap products.
Most leading brands of laundry soaps, household cleaners and shampoos
contain large amounts of detergent. The harsh chemicals in these detergents
are necessary when using hard water, but you can reduce your use or eliminate
them altogether with soft water. We recommend you use pure soap products;
clear liquid soaps without dyes and perfumes. If you continue to use your
normal detergent, you should significantly reduce the amount used. Your
local, authorized Kinetico dealer can provide you with more information and
recommended detergent amounts.
2
Use less soap and household cleaners.
When using soap or cleaners with soft water, start by cutting the amount of
soap you normally use in half. You may even find you can use as little as one-
quarter the amount you were using before. Hardness minerals in water interfere
with soap's cleaning ability. Once they are removed, soap can do its job better.
Even though you'll use less soap, you'll get more suds and cleaner results.
It's especially important to reduce the
amount of laundry soap you use. Washing
clothes in soft water not only means you'll
need less soap to get your clothes clean, but
also that the soap you do use will rinse out
completely. Washing in soft water makes your
clothes look whiter and brighter, and they'll
last longer too. It is very important not to let
your clothes sit in the washer after the cycle
is complete. Otherwise, mildew and a musty
smell could develop. Detergent buildup
can stain your clothing. Again, Kinetico
recommends that you use clear, liquid soaps,
without dyes or perfumes.
After bathing in soft water, your skin should feel "slippery." It's not soap left
on your skin. What you're feeling is your own smooth skin without any leftover
soap curd or residue. When you bathed in hard water, you were never able to
rinse this residue off completely. The soap curd that left a ring in your bathtub
was also left on your skin. But now that you have soft water, you'll feel soft,
smooth and clean. The same holds true for rinsing shampoo out of your hair.
S
ater oftenerS and
c
ombination
5
S
yStemS