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Will bypass water softener system help?

jen_zh
10 years ago

The house we bought 3 years ago came with a Kenmore Ultrasoft 200 water softener system and we never used it (its power was shut down long before we moved in and we never thought to turn it back on). I'm concerned about the health hazards having drinking water line run through the very old system. Basically 3 questions:
(1) Are there any health risks?
(2) Will bypass the system help to block it out and let water run directly from outside line into the house?
(3) I took a few pictures, and one side of the valve has a sticker "For Bypass Push". Do I simply push those two ends of the valve to bypass the whole system without running any issue with my water line/pipes? Thank you!

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