Puricom Europe ERGO 8 Guide D'utilisation page 16

ROCK OR GRANULAR SALT in your
system. They contain impurities that can
interfere with performance and could
invalidate the Limited Warranty.
How to break a salt bridge:
Sometimes it is possible that a salt
bridge builds up inside the salt tank.
This is due to a high level of humidity
or to the use of an inappropriate salt.
When there is a salt bridge, there is an
empty space left between water and salt
which prevents it from dissolving. This
means that the water softener will not
regenerate properly and so, it will supply
hard water.
If the tank is full of salt it is difficult to
know whether there is a salt bridge, since
the salt on the surface may seem loose,
even if the lower part is solid. In order to
check the existence of a salt bridge, take
a long rigid tool (e.g. a broom handle)
and keep it next to the water softener to
measure the distance from the floor up
to the salt edge. Then put the tool in the
salt. If there is a hard object, it may be a
salt bridge.
Carefully apply some pressure on several
places until it breaks.
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damage the water softener tank.
Sanitation: It is recommended to carry
out a sanitizing process once per year, as
indicated below:
1. Open the cover of the salt tank and
pour between 20 to 30 ml (2 or 3
caps) of household, unscented bleach
inside the brine chimney. Close it
again.
2. Check that the by-pass valve is in
service.
3. The
carried out after the regeneration and
the disinfecting solution will be sent
to the drain.
Anti-scaling: A full regeneration must
be started if the water softener has been
out of service for more than 96h.
If the equipment will not be used for
a long time (holidays, second homes,
etc.), it is recommended to carry out a
full regeneration process before putting
it back into service (according to the
instructions of this manual).
Press
Press
Salt bridge
Water level
'WARNING' Do not use sharp or
pointed objects, since they could
disinfection process will be