Tie Minnow
New Member
Hey guys, I could use some advice on how to handle my situation. I installed a water softener in the beginning of 2021, we used it for a couple of months but bypassed cause I started itching every time I took a shower. Turns out it was my soap . Anyway it's been idle ever since early 2021. I occasionally go down and do a regen and than back to bypass. I do this every couple months.
I haven't used it because I've been meaning to give it a proper cleaning. The salt tank has had water in it the whole time and I'm concerned there may be a bacteria issue in the salt tank or in the resin tank considering it has sat idle for so long. I've attached a picture of what it looked like inside.
So now I'm wondering if I should use the morton cleanser which is phosphoric acid and I'm not sure if that is going to remove all the bacteria. Or if I should sanitize by pouring bleach into the brine well. I'm not sure how to go about this and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone!
I haven't used it because I've been meaning to give it a proper cleaning. The salt tank has had water in it the whole time and I'm concerned there may be a bacteria issue in the salt tank or in the resin tank considering it has sat idle for so long. I've attached a picture of what it looked like inside.
So now I'm wondering if I should use the morton cleanser which is phosphoric acid and I'm not sure if that is going to remove all the bacteria. Or if I should sanitize by pouring bleach into the brine well. I'm not sure how to go about this and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone!