Kenmore 625.3486 - Manual (Page 8)

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, instal­
ling and operating, bacteria could get into the
softener. For this reason, sanitizing as follows is
suggested® when installing.
1. The first time you sanitize your softener, be
sure to do all steps in the installation manual,
and on pages 5, 6 and 7 of this manual first.
2. Lift the salt hole cover and use a pail or hose to
fill the salt storage tank with at least 3 gallons of
water.
3. Remove the brinewell cover (FIG. 3) and pour
about 3/4 ounce, or 1 to 2 tablespoons, of
common
5.25% household bleach (Clorox, Lin-
co, BoPeep, White Sail, Eagle, etc.) in the
softener brinewell.
4. Press the ON/OFF-HOLD button and hold for 3
seconds 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 prepares the resin bed (see page 12) for
service.
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 without
salt in the storage tank.
FIG. 2 ADD WATER
®
Recommended by the Water Quality Association. On
some water supplies, the water softener may need pe­
riodic disinfecting.
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