Iron In Water/How - Sears Kenmore 625.349223 Owner's Manual

SECTION 2 HOW YOUR W ATER RLTER WORKS
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2B. IRON IN WATER/HOW FILTER REMOVES IT
SERVICE
FILTERED
WATER OUT WATER
IN
Miner_
Bed
IMPORTANT:
Avoid using water in the house while the filter is
regenerating. Bypass iron water will go to house
pipes and the water heater during the solution
draw and backwash cycles if a faucet is opened.
FILL
BYPASS
WATER OUT WATER
IN
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Nozzle & _ I!
Venturi _ _ Drain
Bottle
FILTERED WATER
WATER OUT IN
Bottle
Potassium
Permanganate
SOLUTION DRAW/RINSE
Mineral
Bed
BYPASS
WATER OUT WATER
IN
When solution draw is over, the filter goes into
BACKWASH. During backwash, water goes UP
through the mineral at a fast flow. The fast flow
loosens and flushes the gathered iron out of the bed.
The iron goes with the flow of water to the drain. Any
potassium permanganate still in the bed is also
flushed out. The backwash is 16 minutes long.
BACKWASH
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After backwash, water goes DOWN through the filter
(FAST RINSE) for 8 minutes. The mineral bed is
packed and made ready for return to service. Rinse
water goes to the drain.
IF yOUR WATEER HAS A PINK COLOR AFTER THE
FILTER HAS FINISHED RECHARGE, open a faucet
nearby the filter and let the water run until the pink
color is gone. See page 17 if the pink color appears
after every recharge.
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FILTERED
WATER OUT WATER
Bottle
tN
rL- Drain
FAST RINSE
Mineml
Bed