Installation guide

WaterWorks ...... AUTOMATIC WATER CONDITIONER

SANITIZING PROCEDURES

Care is taken at the factory to keep your water soft-

ener 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, includ-

ing timer programming.

2. Pour about 3/4 oz of common 5.25% household

bleach (CIorox, Linco, Bo Peep, White Sail, Eagle,

etc.,) into the brinewell. Refer to figure 3, page 9.

3. Use the RECHARGE NOW feature, on the timer,

to start an immediate regeneration. The bleach is

drawn into and through the water softener to sani-

tize it. This sanitizing regeneration is over in about

2 hours. Then, soft water is available for your use.

Association for disinfecting. On some water supplies, they sug-

gest periodic sanitizing.

NOTE: When the above sanitizing regeneration is over, 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 hot water could cause severe burns.

WATER AND WATER CONDITIONING

WATER ...............................................................................

Man's very existence depends on water. It is 1 of the

basic commodities of life. Water is best as nature

provides it, is a common misconception. Practically

all natural water needs refinement or treatment to

make it safe to drink or more satisfactory to use.

The earth's water supply cycle starts in the upper

cloud layers. As it falls to the earth as rain or snow,

it picks up impurities and gases from the atmo-

sphere. Landing on earth, it seeps over and through

the ground, dissolving earth minerals. Passing

through limestone, it dissolves calcium and magne-

sium, the hardness minerals. Iron deposits impart

iron to the water. Acidity and sediments are other

water conditions.

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