EcoPure MW_MW25_450215A - Manual (Page 12)

...................................... AUTOMATIC WATER SOFTENER
SANITIZING PROCEDURES
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 when installing.
1. Be sure to complete all installation steps,
including timer programming.
2. Pour about 3/4 oz of common 5.25% household
bleach (Clorox, etc.,) into the brinewell.
3. Use the REGENERATE, OR RECHARGE,
NOW feature, on the timer, to start an immediate
regeneration. The bleach is drawn into and
through the water softener to sanitize it. This
sanitizing regeneration is over in about 2 hours.
Then, soft water is available for your use.
NOTE: Sanitizing is recommended by the water Quality
Association for disinfecting. On some water supplies, they
suggest periodic sanitizing.
NOTE: When the above sanitizing regeneration is over, all remaining bleach is flushed
from the conditioner and your house COLD water supply is fully soft immediately.
However, your water heater is filled with hard water and, as hot water is used, it will
refill with soft water. When all the hard water is replaced, in the water heater, hot only, and
mixed hot and cold water will be fully soft. If you want totally soft water immediately, after
the above regeneration, drain the water heater until the water runs cold. If you do drain
the water heater, use extreme care as the water could cause severe burns.
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