User manual KENMORE 625.347050

[. . . ] This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights which vary from state to state. Sears, Roebuck and Co. , D/817 WA, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 If you want your water softener professionally installed, talk to your Sears Salesman. He will arrange for a prompt, quality installation by Sears Authorized Installers. SEARS INSTALLATION POLICY All installation labor arranged by Sears shall be performed in a neat, workmanlike manner in accordance with generally accepted trade practices. [. . . ] A water softener WILL NOT remove any iron which makes the water cloudy or rusty as it comes from the faucet (called red water iron). 13 Cap O-ring Seal Screen Support Screen Nozzle & Venturi Gasket NOTE: Be sure holes in the gasket align with the holes at the bottom of the nozzle & venturi housing. *Flow Plug (HVDC) Nozzle & Venturi Housing *Flow Plug (1-EP) Screen NUMBERED SIDE UP CONCAVE SIDE DOWN. *INSTALL WITH the maximum of clear water iron, an iron filter or other equipment is needed. Your local Sears store has trained people to help you with iron water problems. If your water supply has clear water iron, even though less than the maximum allowed, regular resin bed cleaning is needed. Printed instructions are on the resin bed cleaner bottle. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT CLEANING AND MAINTAINING YOUR SOFTENER, CALL TOLL FREE, NUMBER 1-800-426-9345. 15 SECTION 3 3C. CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER KEEP THE SOFTENER FROM FREEZING FIG. 14 DRAIN WATER FROM THE SOFTENER If the softener is installed where it could freeze (summer cabin, lake home, etc. ), you must drain all water from it to stop possible freeze damage. Close the shut-off valve on the house main water pipe, near the water meter or pressure tank. Open a faucet in the soft water pipes to vent pressure in the softener. Close the inlet and outlet valve in a 3-valve bypass system, and open the bypass valve. Press the RECHARGE TIME button © once to display the factory set regeneration days and starting time (flashing). Otherwise go to step c. It is not hard to fine-tune your softener, but it does take a few minutes of your time to do it right. You may save up to 500 pounds or more of salt each year with proper tuning. To have soft water all the time, the softener must regenerate, or recharge a certain number of times in each 7 day period. The number of people in your home -- tells you how much water is used. The grains per gallon (GPG) hardness of your water supply -- listed on your water analysis report (see page 2 in your Installation Manual, or page 2 of this manual). NOTE: If your water supply contains iron, compensate for it by adding to the water hardness number. For example, assume your water is 15 gpg hard and contains 2 ppm iron. In this example, you would use 25 for your hardness number. 15 gpg hardness 2 ppm iron x 5 = 10 +10 (times) 25 HARDNESS NUMBER FIG. 15 1 AM MO PRESENT TIME AND DAY RECHARGE TIME RECHARGE DAY SET / CLEAR ON / OFF HOLD VACATION RECHARGE NOW WE . How much salt is used each regeneration -- determined by the length of the fill cycle (see pages 19 and 20). [. . . ] As the rotor and disc rotates, the port opens for SOFT water fill through the venturi. Fill flow continues to the brine valve, and into the salt storage tank. Soft water is still available to the house lines. 28 SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE BRINING AND BRINE RINSE CYCLES bypass hard water to valve outlet venturi drain from Valve Inlet (hard water) nozzle brine from salt storage tank After fill, timer/switch action allows the motor to turn the rotor and disc into BRINING position. [. . . ]