User manual KENMORE 625.348240

[. . . ] This warranty applies only while this product is in use in the United States. 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. [. . . ] Then regeneration will start and end that much earlier and your water heater will not refill with hard water if a hot faucet is opened. Two main parts of the softener' electronics are s ¡ a WATER METER, and © a COMPUTER. ¡ WATER METER -- The water meter is in the softener valve outlet. As water flows through the meter, it sends electric pulses to the computer. The computer changes the pulses to a measure in gallons of water. 14 SECTION 3 3A. CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER SALT¼ REFILLING STORAGE TANK/BREAKING A SALT BRIDGE NOTE: You will have a loss in softening capacity and may get partly hard water if less than 10 inches (salt monitor level 2) of salt is in the storage tank. WHEN TO REFILL WITH SALT: The Salt Monitor System (see page 10) will turn on the low salt light to warn you when to refill with salt. Check for a low salt light a few weeks after you install the softener, and every week after that. Without salt, you will soon have hard water. PLEASE SEE PAGE 9 FOR SALT FILLING DIRECTIONS. BE SURE TO RESET THE SALT MONITOR, PAGE 10. SALT BRIDGE Sometimes, a hard crust or salt bridge forms in the salt storage tank. When the salt bridges, an empty space forms between the water and salt. Without brine, the resin bed does not regenerate and you will have hard water. If the storage tank is full of salt, it is hard to tell if you have a salt bridge. Close the inlet and outlet valve in a 3-valve bypass system, and open the bypass valve. If you want water in the house pipes again, reopen the shut-off valve on the main water pipe. 7. Unplug the transformer at the wall outlet. Remove the salt hole cover and the main cover. Carefully remove the large holding clips at the softener inlet and outlet (see Key No. Separate the softener from the adaptors or bypass valve. board near the floor drain. SLOWLY and CAREFULLY tip it over until the rim rests on the wood block with the inlet and outlet over the drain. Do not allow the softener' weight to rest on s the inlet and outlet fittings or they will break. Remove the brinewell cover and disconnect the brine valve tubing at the nozzle and venturi assembly (see page 30). Tip the brine valve upside down to drain out water. 17 SECTION 3 3D. CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER HELPFUL HINTS CHECKLIST . . . TO HELP YOU SAVE MONEY If your water softener fails to work, make the following easy checks. Often, you will find what' wrong s yourself and you won' have to call and wait for service. [. . . ] 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. 25 SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE BRINING AND BRINE RINSE CYCLES After fill, timer/switch action allows the motor to turn the rotor and disc into BRINING position. [. . . ]