User manual KENMORE 625.343800

[. . . ] 817 WA, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Water Treatment Filter Cartridges . 3 Planning Installation / Typical Installation Drawings / Tools and Materials Needed . 6 7 7 8 9 WATER TREATMENT FILTER CARTRIDGES Filter cartridges are available (not included with water filter housing) from Sears to remove (1) sediments, (2) tastes and odors, (3) tastes, odors and chemical con taminants, and (4) tastes, odors and lead. [. . . ] Using the mounting bracket (included with Deluxe model) as shown in FIG. Apply several wraps of Teflon tape to the threads of both compression adaptors. CAREFULLY, turn the compression adaptors into the water filter head inlet and outlet, and tighten. Note: If the sink faucet is a single lever, mixing type, also close the shutoff valve on the hot water side. Use a tubing cutter to remove a section of the cold water pipe (catch trapped water with a rag or tow el). Remove all burrs and rough edges with the sand paper or emery-cloth. 5. Place a nut and brass ferrule (from compression el bow fittings) onto both pipe ends. 5 TO SINK COLD FAUCET y nut (4) brass ferrule (4) brass ferrule compression elbow (2) ' nut IN OUT compression adaptor shutoff valve cold water pipe to sink FILTER HOUSING continued 5 INSTALLATION STEPS 6. Using ferrules and compression nuts, cut and fasten a length of tubing (allow some slack) from the cold water pipe, to the filter head inlet compression adap tor, FIG. 5. Cutting to the length needed to allow some slack, fasten tubing to the filter outlet side compression adaptor, returning to the sink cold water pipe, as typi cally shown in FIG. Before turning on the water supply, remove the sump from the filter head and install the filter cartridge (see page 7). FIG. 6 y TO SINK COLD FAUCET compression brass ferrule elbow nut compression adaptor IN OUT cold water pipe to sink shutoff valve FILTER HOUSING B. 2 MATERIALS AND TOOLS NEEDED: You will need 2 sweat adaptors, 3/8" NPT x sweat (sweat end to fit your sink cold water pipe), 4 sweat 90_elbows, copper pipe, lead-free solder and flux, soldering torch, Teflon tape, sandpaper or emery-cloth, open end (to fit sweat adaptor) or adjustable jaw wrench. CAUTION: Heat created when soldering can dam age the water filter housing. Note: If the sink faucet is a single lever, mixing type, also close the shutoff valve on the hot water side. Use a tubing cutter to remove a section of the sink cold water pipe (catch trapped water with a rag or towel). Use sandpaper or emery-cloth to thoroughly clean, and remove all burrs and rough edges, from both pipe ends. After they have cooled, apply Teflon tape or pipe joint compound to the pipe threads. [. . . ] When new, open the filtered water faucet and allow fine, harmless carbon particles to purge from the car tridge. Close the faucet when you no longer see the ``fines'' in the filtered water. Note: A special wrench is available from Sears for re moving the sump. Cleaners are available from Sears (see the parts list on page 9), or use hot, soapy water. [. . . ]