Davey 2060s OD KINETICO DOMESTIC WATER SOFTENER - Manual (Page 7)

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Add Salt
Add a clean grade of salt at this time.
DO NOT USE ROCK SALT OR SOLAR SALT. Purge Air from Plumbing
After the unit is fully pressurized, open a faucet in
the house to purge air from lines.
Check all other house faucets, and purge air by
manually cycling unit from one tank to the other.
Sanitize Softener
Regenerate both tanks.
Use a clean grade of salt appropriate for use with water treatment equipment. DO NOT USE ROCK SALT OR
SOLAR SALT.
Mix 29.6 mL of unscented household bleach in 15.1 liters of clean/soft water. This should make a 100 ppm
solution. Use 22.7 liters for commercial units.
Put the system into by-pass.
Disconnect the brine line and put the 3/8” tube into the container holding the bleach mixture from the step above.
Note: Do not add bleach to brine tank. Salts containing red-out additives will create hazardous fumes.
Put the system into service.
Put the unit into brine draw on one tank.
Draw the mixture until a strong bleach odor is detected (smelled or tested) in the drain line. This procedure should
produce approximately 20 ppm in the mixed solution.
Switch quickly to the other tank and repeat the procedure.
Advance the control disc to the service position and allow the unit to stand for 30-60 minutes. The colder the
water, the longer the stand time should be.
Put unit into by-pass.
Reconnect the brine line (3/8” tube) to the brine tank and backwash each tank of the softener two times.
Put unit into service.
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After regeneration time,
initiate regeneration on
second tank.
Using #2 Philips screwdriver,
turn actuator clockwise into
brine position.