Sears Kenmore 625.349223 Owner's Manual page 8

SECTION 1 WATER FILTER STAre-UP
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PROGRAM THE TIMER
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3.
SET DAYS OF RECHARGE
IF YOU HAVE A WATER SOFTENER OR
OTHER AUTOMATIC FILTER... A good
water flow rate is needed for proper recharging
and/or backwashing of all water conditioners•
To help assure good water flow, you should
offset the timers on each conditioner so
recharges do not occur on the same days, or at
the same time as follows.
•. • Most Sears water softeners are factory set (many
are adjustable) to recharge from 2:00 to
4:00 am.
• .-Sears Automatic Iron Filter is factory set to
recharge from 12:00 AM to about 1:50 AM.
• • • Other Sears filters (Clarifier, Neutralizer, Taste &
Odor) are factory set to backwash from 12:00
AM to about 12:40 AM.
• .. Offset the timers on all equipment to b.#.gJ_
recharges or backwashes at 12:00, 2:00 and
4:00 AM, or 1:00, 3:00 and 5:00 AM, etc.
a. Look at the "Suggested Recharge Days" table.
The table shows you the days to set the iron filter
for recharge, depending on your househoU needs.
b.
Press the RECHARGE DAY BUTTON [] AND
SUnday begins to flash.
... If you want recharges on Sund._.ay (from table),
press the SET/CLEAR button J4Jto display ON.
... If you _ Sunday recharges, press
button J4J to display OFF.
C. Press button [] again to display a flashing
MOnda_ As you did in step b above, press
button141to display ON for recharge on Monday,
or OFF for no recharge on Monday.
d.
Press button_'Jfor every day of the week, each
time using buttonJ4"Jtodisplay ON (for recharge)
or OFF (no recharge) as needed.
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After setting ON or OFF for Saturday, press
button [] to return the present time in the
display.
SET TIME OF RECHARGE
The filter is factory set to begin recharge at 12:00
AM, ending at about 1:50 AM. If a different
recharge time is desired, or needed, do the
following.
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b.
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Press the RECHARGE TIME button [] once, to
display a flashing 12:00 AM, the factory setting.
Press the SET/CLEAR button [] until the
desired recharge starUng time shows in the
display.
NOTE: Press button[] and quickly release to move
the display ahead 1 hour at a time• Or, hold buttonJ'4"J
to move the display ahead 2 hours each second.
C. Press button [] to return the present time.
SUGGESTED RECHARGE DAYS
How often the filter must recharge depends on 2 things.
1. PARTS PER MILLION (PPM) IRON IN YOUR WATER
SUPPLY-- Determined by water analysis.., see page
2 in your installation manual.
2. HOUSEHOLD WATER USAGE FACTOR-- Example:
4 people in the household, plus 1 clothaswasher, plus 1
dishwasher equals a usage factor of 6.
USINGTABLE: Findyourppmofironacross thetop(if not
shown,usenexthighernumber). Read downthis column,
and_ from yourwater usagefactor. At the meeting
_oint,thetableshows suggested daysto recharge thefilter.
WATER
USAGE
FACTOR
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4
5
6
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PARTS PER MILUON (PPM) IRON
IN WATER SUPPLY
2 4 ] 6 8 10 12114 16 20
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ff _e water supply has a high amount of sand, silt or other
sedirnents, you should recf_arge the fiifer more often than thetable
shows, if you do recharge the filter more often, you can use half
as much potassium permanganate (see page g).