The way I do it requires that you have a suitably long piece of plastic tubing. I attach the hose to the nipple of the softener gizmo, and then put 3 big tablespoons of salt in a full reservoir of water. I then submerge the gizmo in the reservoir and siphon the whole tank of salt water through it. I repeat the process with fresh water and then at then end of the tank test that the last bit of water doesn't taste salty. If it happens to still taste salty, and it never has, you can run another reservoir of fresh water though it.
I assume this process works, but I've never tested the water for hardness before and after so I don't really know for sure. It makes me feel better, though! On Dec 4, 2010, at 4:15 PM, HERMAN wrote: > i always put mine in a glass of water until it fills and the just connect it > to the hose. i'm sure there are better ideas but it will be full of air and > your pump will lose it's prime if you don't fill it with water. > > --- On Sat, 12/4/10, Bobcat <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Bobcat <[email protected]> > Subject: Charging the softner???? > To: "Brewtus" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, December 4, 2010, 7:06 PM > > I just received a new softner cartridge, identical to the original > one, and there were no instructions on how to charge it for use. Can > someone tell me what to do before I put it into use, and what future > maintenance I'll need to do and how often? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en.
