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Cleaning and Disinfection
Your Crusader Water Quality Management System is probably the hardest working appli-
ance in your home. Over its service life, it will process millions of gallons of water to protect
you from countless amounts of inorganic calcium, magnesium, lead, copper, zinc, iron, man-
ganese, and other contaminants that could be in your water.
In addition to capturing inorganic contaminants, your softener also accumulates sediment,
bacteria, algae, mold, and fungus that can enter the system through safe city water, salt,
or even from the air. These additional contaminants slowly accumulate in your softener and
can even colonize it with a biolm of Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) bacteria. These bac-
teria are usually benign, but they can create a food base and safe refuge for potentially
harmful pathogens and seriously compromise the longevity and performance of your system.
While weekly antibacterial rinses and supplementation with ProGuard help minimize bac-
terial growth, your system should also be cleaned and disinfected on a regular schedule to
ensure that it is working to the best of its ability and to protect the safety of your family.
Recommended Cleaning & Disinfection Schedule
This chart shows the recommended monthly cleaning interval.
# PEOPLE IN HOME
WATER
HARDNESS
(grains per
gallon)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 12 12 12 12 12 12
5 12 12 12 12 12 12
10 12 12 12 12 12 12
15 12 12 12 12 12 12
20 12 12 12 12 12 6
25 12 12 12 6 6 6
30 12 12 6 6 6 6
40 12 12 6 6 6 6
Your local dealer can perform the cleaning and disinfection service for you, or you can pur-
chase a comprehensive cleaning and disinfection kit to perform this task yourself.
The system must be BYPASSED, DEPRES-
SURIZED, and DE-ENERGIZED before
assembling or performing mechanical
repairs
Disassembly, Repair, Replacement,
and/or Reassembly should only be
performed by properly trained service
personnel
Crusader Pro, Deluxe, & Enhanced Systems Owner’s Manual 2020
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