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SECTION1
WATER SOFTENER
START UP
D. SANITIZE THE WATER SOFTENER
Care is taken
at the factory
to keep your
water
soft-
ener 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
'at
when
installing.
[The
first time you sanitize
your
softener,
be sure
to do all steps in the installation
manual,
and on
pages
1-2, 1-3 and
1-4 of this manual
first.
Note:
Be certain
the bypass
valve
is pulled
out
to "service"
position.
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Lift the salt hole cover
and use a pail to fill the
salt storage
tank with
3 gallons
of water.
[]Remove
the brinewell
cover
(FIG. 3) and
pour
about
3/4
ounce,
or i to 2 tablespoons,
of com-
mon
5.25%,
unscented,
household
bleach
(Clo-
rox, Linco, BoPeep,
White
Sail Eagle, etc.) in the
softener
brinewell.
Replace
the brinewell
cover.
[]Press
the ON/OFF-HOED
button
and hold for3
seconds
to start
a recharge.
This
first
recharge
does
several
things.
• It draws
the bleachinto
and through
the softener
to sanitize
it.
salt hole cover
brinewell cover
(remove and add about
3[4 o_. bleach)
brirlewell
w_tter,
J
about 3 gallons
• It fills the salt tank
to the water
level
needed.
• It gets all the air out of the resin
tank.
• It prepares
the resin
bed
(see page
2-3)
for ser-
vice and flushes
residual
chlorine
from
the soften-
er.
Notes:
This recharge
takes
about
2 hours.
You can sanitize
the softener
with
or without
salt
in the storage
tank.
)
F
(t9 Recommended
by the water Quality
Association.
On some
water
supplies,
the
water
softener
may
need
periodic
disinfecting.
1-5
Problems,
Questions?
Call 1-800-426-9345
Kenmore
Water Line
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