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• Read all steps, guides and rules carefully
before installing
and using your new water
softener. Follow all steps exactly to correctly
install.
Failure
to follow them could cause
personal
injury
or property damage.
Read-
ing this book will also help you to get all of the
benefits from your water softener.
• Your water
softener
will remove
hardness
minerals
and "clear
water" iron from water,
up to the limits shown on page 26. It will not
remove other types of iron, acids, tastes and
odors, etc. It will not purify polluted water or
make it safe to drink.
Check with your local public works depart-
ment for plumbing,
electric
and sanitation
codes. You must follow their guides as you
install your softener.
• Protect the softener and piping from freez-
ing. Damage from freezing voids the softener
warranty.
•
Be sure the electric
outlet
for the softener
is grounded
the right way to protect
the
user from injury or possibly
fatal shock.
When you see this sign in the book,
•
something
could be damaged,
or someone
hurt, if the guide
is not followed
exactly.
BEFORE YOU START TO
HELPFUL
INFORMATION
if you know little about plumbing skills, we sug-
gest you get a book
on the subject.
There
are
many good
books
for do-it-yourselfers
on the
basics of plumbing.
You can get a low cost book
from Sears Plumbing
and Heating
departments
that will help you. Some
basic sweat soldering
tips are on page 7 of this manual.
WATER
SYSTEM
TESTS
HAS
YOUR
WATER
SUPPLY
HAD
A
CHEMICAL
ANALYSIS?
Sears has many kinds
of water treating
units (see page 4) to correct
different
water
problems.
To know the
kind
and size of unit you need, you must first know
what elements
are in your house water supply.
A chemical
analysis
shows
the
type
and
amounts
of elements
in water.
If your water
needs
analysis,
call
or write
your
nearest
Sears store for help.
CHECK
YOUR WATER
PRESSURE--
For your
softener
to work
right,
a water pressure
of no
lower
than 20 pounds
per square
inch
(psi)
is
needed
in the house
water
pipes. The highest
A pressure
allowed
in the water pipes is 120 psi. If
pressure
iS over 120 psi. buy and install
a pres-
sure reducing
valve in the water inlet pipe to the
softener.
NOTE:
If water
pressure
during
the
day is 100 psi
or more,
pressure
during
the
night may go over 120 psi.
if you
have a well water
system,
look at the
pressure
gauge to find the water pressure. Call
your local
water
department
if you have city
water.
They
will
tell
you
what
the
water
pressure
is where you live.
CHECK
YOUR WATER
FLOW
RATE - A water
flow of at least 3 gallons per minute is needed.
A lower flow will keep your softenerfrom
work-
ing as well as it should.
To make
an easy
check of your flow rate, do the following.
You
will need a 1 gallon container
(can, jar, pail,
etc.).
3
1. Fully open 2 cold water faucets
close to the
point water enters the house.
2. With both faucets
open, fill the gallon con-
tainer at 1 faucet while looking
at a watch or
clock to see how many seconds
it takes.
3. Empty
the
container
and
go the second
faucet
(be sure BOTH
faucets
are still on).
Fill
the
gallon
container
at the
second
faucet
and see how many seconds
it takes.
4. Turn off both faucets.
Now add the number
of seconds
it took to fill the container
at
both faucets.
.
A total of 90 seconds,
or less, means the
system
flow rate is good.
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