Pour it into the water softener and scrub once more with a brush.
Should i put bleach in my water softener.
This will help you determine how much bleach to use.
Make sure to use a safe bleach or nsf approved bleach for your well.
I think you should call a plumber i seriously do not think that messing up your water pipes in this way is something you want to risk.
Looks good to me 3 ounces of bleach 5 gallons of water in the salt tank for the initial regeneration sanitization should be good unless we want to take into consideration the contact time of the bleach and industry standards.
You can clean this system by running a bleach cycle which kills bacteria in the water system.
1 2 ounces of bleach a typical home water softener is 2 3 cubic feet and gets 1 2 ounces or about 1 4 cup of bleach.
For a sears kenmore 100 150 series water softener others are similar the company suggests adding 3 4 ounce or 1 2 tablespoons of 5 25 unscented household bleach to the water in the brine tank.
As water flows over the salt it drains from the tank and goes into a conditioner.
It will interfere with the resin and wreck it completely.
Dump the bleach water and rinse using a lot of clean water.
Although bleach might sound like a safe alternative it is a very harsh chemical and should only be used when it is recommended by the manufacturer which is almost never with a water softener.
This conditioner then sends the filtered water to your home s water system.
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Make sure you cycle recharge the softener before you drink water from the softener.
A small amount of bleach maybe 1 2 cups into the brine well is not going to hurt anything with the softener.
More than that and it could become a problem.
For a 9 inch tank you will use 1 cup of bleach.
This can be done in the same way as using the water softener resin cleaner but only in small doses of un scented chlorine bleach.
Most household bleach contains a lot of additives and should be avoided.
If you have any water treatment equipment softener iron filter etc bypass it now.
Heavily chlorinated water will ruin most equipment.
Vinegar on 4 5 liters of clean water.
Use a cup of household bleach e g.
Bleach is a germ killer disinfectant that kills mold and algea and removes stains from porous material.
If you have a reverse osmosis system shut it off.
Bleach will do nothing to remove mineral deposit build up from anything including inside your water pipes.
Stir carefully and let the solution sit for 15 minutes.
Many people think that it is ok to put chlorine bleach in your water softeners salt tank in order to sanitize their water softener resin.
