If you have a reverse osmosis system shut it off.
Should i put bleach in my water softener.
Stir carefully and let the solution sit for 15 minutes.
For a 12 inch tank you will use 2 cups of bleach.
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.
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.
Make sure to use a safe bleach or nsf approved bleach for your well.
Use a cup of household bleach e g.
Ditttohead jan 6 2014 4.
For a 9 inch tank you will use 1 cup of bleach.
You can clean this system by running a bleach cycle which kills bacteria in the water system.
Heavily chlorinated water will ruin most equipment.
Dump the bleach water and rinse using a lot of clean water.
Bleach will do nothing to remove mineral deposit build up from anything including inside your water pipes.
A small amount of bleach maybe 1 2 cups into the brine well is not going to hurt anything with the softener.
Vinegar on 4 5 liters of clean water.
If you have any water treatment equipment softener iron filter etc bypass it now.
Bleach is a germ killer disinfectant that kills mold and algea and removes stains from porous material.
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.
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.
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.
Measure across the top of the tank to determine whether you have a 9 inch diameter tank or a 12 inch diameter tank.
More than that and it could become a problem.
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.
This will help you determine how much bleach to use.
Make sure you cycle recharge the softener before you drink water from the softener.
This conditioner then sends the filtered water to your home s water system.
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.
Most household bleach contains a lot of additives and should be avoided.
