WATER SOFTENER START-UP
SECTION 1
8
1D. SANITIZING THE WATER SOFTENER
Care is taken at the factory to keep your water
softener clean and sanitary. Materials used to make
thesoftenerwillnotinfectorcontaminateyourwater
supply, and will not cause bacteria to form or grow.
However, during shipping, storage, installing and
operating, bacteria could get into the softener. For
thisreason,sanitizingasfollowsissuggested
¬
when
installing.
1. The first time you sanitize your softener, be sure
to do allsteps in the installation manual, andon
pages 5, 6 and 7 of this manual first.
2. Liftthesaltholecoveranduseapailorhosetofill
the salt storage tank with at least 3 gallons of
water.
3. Remove the brinewell 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.
4. Press the ON/OFF-HOLD button and hold for 3
secondstostartarecharge.Thisfirstrechargedoes
several things.
— It draws thebleach intoand throughthe soft-
ener to sanitize it.
— It fills thesalt tankto the water levelneeded.
— It gets all the air out of the resin tank.
— It prepares theresin bed(see page13) forser-
vice.
NOTES:
This recharge takes about 2-1/2 or 2-3/4 hours,
depending on the salt type setting (page 7).
You can sanitize the softener with or with-
out salt in the storage tank.
FIG. 2 ADD WATER
water,
about 3 gallons
brinewell
cover
(remove and add
about 3/4 oz. bleach)
brinewell
hose
salt hole
cover
¬
Recommended by the Water Quality Association. On
somewatersupplies,thewatersoftenermay need pe-
riodic disinfecting.
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