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SECTION 1
WATER SOFTENER
START-UP
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,
storage,
installing
and operating,
bacteria
could
get into
the softener.
For this reason,
sanitizing
as follows
is suggested
<b 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.
o
Remove the bfinewell cover (FIG. 3) and pour
about 3/4 ounce of common 5.25% household
bleach
(Clorox, Linco, BoPeep,
White Sail,
Eagle, etc.) in the softener brinewell.
o
Press the ON/OFF-HOLD
button and bold fi)r
3 secomls 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 need-
ed.
--
It gets all the air out of the resin tank.
--
It makes the resin bed (see page 11) ready
for service.
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 with-
out
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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