Kenmore TANNIN 625.348261 - Manual (Page 8)

SECTION 1 WATER FILTER START UP
D. SANITIZING THE WATER FILTER
Care is taken at the factory to keep your water fil­
ter clean and sanitary. Materials used to make the
filter 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 fil­
ter. For this reason, sanitizing as follows is sug­
gested(Dwhen installing.
1. The first time you sanitize your filter, be sure
to do all steps in the installation manual, and
on pages 1-2, 1-3 and 1-4 of this manual first.
NOTE: Be certain the bypass valve is pulled out to
"service" position.
2. Lift the salt hole cover and use a pail to fill the
salt storage tank with up to 3 gallons of water.
3. Remove the brine well cover (FIG. 3) and pour
about 3/4 ounce, or 1 to 2 tablespoons, of
common 5.25%, unscented, household bleach
(Clorox, Linco, BoPeep, White Sail, Eagle, etc.)
in the filter brinewell. Replace the brinewell
cover.
4. Press the RECHARGE button and hold for 3
seconds to start a rec
does several things. seconds to start a recharge. This first recharge
• It draws the bleach into and through the filter to
sanitize it.
• It fills the salt tank to the water level needed.
• It gets all the air out of the resin tank.
• It prepares the resin bed (see page 2-4) for service
and flushes residual chlorine from the filter.
NOTE: This recharge takes about 2 hours.
Recommended by the Water Quality Association. On some water
supplies, the water filter may need periodic disinfecting.
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