Kenmore 625.388270 Owner's Manual page 9

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WATER SOFTENER START UP
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Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each and
every regeneration. The water for making brine is me-
tered into the salt storage tank by the softener.
You must keep salt in the tank, but because the wa-
ter softener is very efficient, it is not necessary to
keep it full. Especially in humid areas, it is best to
fill the storage tank one quarter to one half full, and
to refill it more often. Salt bridging (see page 3-1) oc-
curs more often when conditions are humid.
ADDING SALT TO THE STORAGE TANK
WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH IRON REMOVING
ADDITIVES -- Some salts have an additive
to help the
softener handle iron in the water supply. These salts
may be used if your water supply has a high iron con-
tent. It is recommended to use Sears Resin Bed Clean-
er 42- 34426, for periodic treatments to keep your resin
bed clean. This is available at your local Sears store.
Use NUGGET or PELLET water softener salt. DO
NOT use rock salts, as they have dirt and sediments
that will stop the softener from working.
Before adding salt, be sure the brinewell cover is in
place on the top of the bfinewelt. It is recommended to
set the salt monitor system, although it is not required
for proper operation (see page 2-1).
Note: The salt monitor system, page 2-1, is calibrated
to the density of nugget or pellet water softener salt.
The monitor will not work as accurately with other
types of salt including rock and solar.
If you choose Potassium Chloride (KC1) as a regener-
ant, following these suggestions will help give you
years of maintenance free service.
1) Place only one bag of KC1 in your softener at a time
(the salt storage tank should contain no more than 60
pounds of KC1 at any one time).
2) A softener using KC1 should not be placed in areas
with temperature fluctuations and high humidity
(KC1 will harden in these environments and may
make the softener inoperable).
3) Check the brine tank and brine well (black tube in
salt storage tank) monthly. If hardening is present,
pour small amounts of warm water on hardened areas
until they loosen.
4) If your softener does not have a KC1 salt setting you
must increase your hardness setting by 25% to ensure
continuous soft water as in example below.
Raw Water Hardenss
(grains per gallon)
Softener setting when
using KC1
5 gpg 7 gpg
50 gpg 13 gpg
55 gpg 19 gpg
20 gpg 25 gpg
+ 25 % =
25gpg 32gpg
30 gpg 38 gpg
35gpg 44 gpg
40 gpg 50 gpg
Sodium information: Water softeners using sodium
chloride for regeneration add sodium to the water.
Persons who are on sodium restricted diets should
consider the added sodium as part of their overall so-
dium intake. For example, if your water supply is 15
grains hard, and you drank 3 quarts of softened water
you would consume 335 milligrams of sodium. That
is equivalent to eating 2-1/2 slices of white bread.
Persons who are concerned about their drinking water
should consider a Kenmore Drinking Water System
that will remove or reduce in excess of 90% of the so-
dium and other drinking water contaminants.
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Problems, Questions? Call 1- 800- 426- 9345 Kenmore Water Line