Sears KENMORE 625.34845 - Manual (Page 8)

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 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 ① 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.
2. Remove the brinewell cover (FIG. 2) and pour
about 3/4 ounce of common 5.25% household
bleach (Clorox, Linco, BoPeep, White Sail, Eagle,
etc.) in the softener brinewell.
3. Press the ON/OFFĆHOLD button and hold for 3
seconds to start a recharge. This first recharge does
several things.
Ċ It draws the bleach into and through the
softener to sanitize it.
Ċ It fills the salt tank to the water level
needed.
Ċ It gets all the air out of the resin tank.
Ċ It makes the resin bed (see page 11) ready
for service.
NOTES:
This recharge takes about 2 hours.
You can sanitize the softener with or withĆ
out salt in the storage tank.
① Recommended by the Water Quality AssociaĆ
tion. On some water supplies, the water softener
may need periodicdisinfecting. Sanitize with or
without 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