Yesterday we installed a new Kenmore water softener, and the last set of instructions reads to place 3 oz of bleach into the brine well, run a manual regeneration, then once regeneration is complete run 50 gal cold water through a downstream faucet. Once this is complete, you can add salt and you are done.
Well.. the person doing the sanitizing step poured the bleach into the brine tank and then ran a manual regen, not the brine well. I am now left with a water softener that smells of bleach, and uncertain if the water is safe to drink. I've ran a couple manual backwash, and at least 2 additional regenerations, but I am essentially just randomly doing things... Looking for advice on getting this straightened out.
Well.. the person doing the sanitizing step poured the bleach into the brine tank and then ran a manual regen, not the brine well. I am now left with a water softener that smells of bleach, and uncertain if the water is safe to drink. I've ran a couple manual backwash, and at least 2 additional regenerations, but I am essentially just randomly doing things... Looking for advice on getting this straightened out.