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OWNERS ANUAL MODEL NOS. 625.3485003 EXTRA CAPACITY 50 62&347703 625.3487003 HIGH CAPACITY 70 CAUTION Read All Safety Guides Before You Start to Install Your HOW TO INSTALL Softener HOW IT WORKS AVOID UNNEEDED SERVICE CALLS... CARE OF Read the HELPFUL HINTS SPECIFICATIONS- CHECKLIST...
i,i ,, ,,, ,ll ..i,i ........ t WARRANTY FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON WATER SOFTENER For one year from the date of purchase, when this water softener is installed and maintained in accordance with our' instructions, Sears will repair, free of charge, defects in material or' workmanship in this water softener..
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,,[,J_ Ul_J,[i, ,J_ u,,,, ii,,,i,,,lllll, IIII'IIIH 'II r',,' TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE SECTION Unpacking The Softener ..........Safety Guides ............. Before You Start To Install Your Softener ......Water System Tests ..........Where To Install The Softener ........Plan How You Wilt Install The Softener ......
UNPACKING, SAFETY GUIDES illll ¸ JllJlllllJllll,,i,uil,l,lllllll,ll,l,ll ,,i u,l,i iil, lllll,llll,l,l,,, ii i OWNERS INLET-OUTLET UNPACKING -This owners manual MANUAL ADAPTOR was on a cardboard packing piece the same cardboard piece are al! the small parts you will need to install the INLET softener (not...
HELPFULINFORMATION basicsof plumbing_ You canget a lowcost book If you know little about plumbingskills, we sug- from Sears Plumbingand Heatingdepartments gest you get a book on the subject..There are thatwill helpyou.Somebasicsweatsolderingtips are on page 29 of this manual.. many good books for do-it_yourselfers on the WATER SYSTEM TESTS...
START TO iNSTALL WHERE TO INSTALL THE SOFTENER by Sears, Roebuck and Co. (See page 23). Think of the following points as you choose Put the softener in a place water damage is least place to put your softener. (See FIGo 1).. likely to occur if it develops a leako Sears or the manufacturer...
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BEFORE YOU START TO INSTALL TOOLS, PIPE, FITTINGS 10 on pages 12 and l& You can buy flexible hose AND OTHER MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED at most Sears stores or through Sears catalog. If a rigid valve drain is needed to comply with v"...
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IN AND OUT PLUMBING USING N AND OUT PLUMBING USING A 3 VALVE BYPASS A 3 VALVE BYPASS AND SEARS C_U' tN AND OUT PLUMBING SING SEARS SPECIAL PLASTIC SPECIAL FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR BYPASS VALVE Tee (2) 90" Elbow (2) Outside Faucets Outside Faucet...
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ic io. PL NSrO"'.DouTP, IN AND OUT PLUMBING USING IN AND OUT PLUMBING USING A 3 VALVE BYPASS A 3 VALVE BYPASS AND SEARS FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR Outside Tee (2) Un}on Faucets Union Shut.off Valves Unions Shut-off Valves OUTLET Elbow (6) ppie 3t4"...
i SECTION 3 I STEP BY STEP GU,DES TO iNsTALL Shutoff _Pressure Shutoff Valve Close the shut-off valve on the house main ,& 1 = water pipe, near the water meter or pressure tank, to turn off the water Meter Pump tlII .
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BYPASS VALVE TURNED BYPASS VALVE, ITEM NO. 65/42-3437- DOWNWARD not already done, put a light coating of sili- cone grease or Vaseline on the bypass valve o-rings. Push the bypass valve into the softener valve as far as it will go (FIG. 4, 5 and 6)° SNAP THE 2 LARGE HOLDING CLIPS INTO PLACE,...
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TYPICAL SOLDERING CONNECTION CONNECT SOFTENER (Refer to your plan drawing on page 7, and to page 8 or 9) Read the IMPORTANT note in step 6. Then, measure, cut (thread if needed) and put all pipe and tWate*_P_pe fittings together up to the main water pipe, or to the bypass valve(s)
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SECTION 3 i STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO nNSTALL DRAIN HOSES Grommet SEE STEP 9 Drain Hose Filling, The drain fitting "Adaptor lurns 3600 for running drain hose Hose' ;lamPD r in any direction STEP 10 - _ __"__ Drain Hose Support in some...
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TESTING YOUR PLUMBING WORK BYPASS VALVES 1 1. WATER LEAKS. Look at the picture in FIG i2 showing your kind of bypass valve(s).. On a single valve, slide the SINGLE SINGLE VALVE stern into SERV1CE. On a 3-valve system, open the VALVE (Plastic) PULL...
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STEP BY STEP RNSTALL SECTION GUmDES TO ELECTRIC POWER OUTLET FOR YOUR mistake. The softener works on 24 vott, 60 Hz electric NOTE: The included transformer is made for inside power° The included transformer changes standard use onlyo Be sure the electrical outlet you plug the 120 volt AC house power to 24 voltso "You must plug the transformer...
!°ooTmo. WATER SOFTENER START=UP SANITIZING THE WATER SOFTENER ADD WATER AND FILL STORAGE 1 = Care is taken at the factory to keep your water TANK WITH SALT softener clean and sanitary_ Materials used to make the softener will not infect or contaminate your water supply, and will not cause bacteria...
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HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS t,lt i,_,, OTHER TIMER CONTROL BUTTONS AND FEATURES PRESENT TIME H,LI5 RECHARGE NOW - if you have guests visiting, other times when you use more water than usual, you RECHARGE TIME could begin to run out of soft water_ If the softener not scheduled to regenerate for another day or 2, you...
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continued - water tastes salty, on the wrong days and at the wrong time., , o .use RECHARGE NOW (see page 18) to start If the softener was in a regeneration when power another regeneration, or,, ,. went off, the valve will return to service position ..
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WORKS E_] BRINING: During brining, the brine is taken from WATER FLOW THROUGH the salt storage tank and put into the resin tank. Brine SOFTENER IN BRINING makes resin beads go of the hardness AND BRINE RINSE minerals and they are carried to the drain. How much Hard Water brine is needed...
!°ooTiO,, l,ow oo. W ATER SOFTENER AUTOMATIC BYPASS The softener regenerates from 2:00 AM (factory set- ting) to about 4:00 AM, a time when not much water During the brining, brine rinse and backwash cycles is used. of regeneration, HARD water goes through...
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°l c oFYou. SOFTENER tank. Your salt storage tank is the dimension "D" A SALT BRIDGE inches from the bottom to the top rim (FIG. 28). Take a broom handle, or like tool, and make a pencil mark the dimension "D"...
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GETTING IRON OUT OF THE SOFTENER red water iron), To take red water iron out of water, or over the 2 or 3 ppm maximum of clear water iron, Your water softener takes hardness minerals an iron filter or other equipment is needed Your local (calcium...
BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE 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's wrong yourself and you won't have to call and wait for service. If, after making the checks, your softener' still does not work right, call your Sears...
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW I SECTmGN REGENERATION TABLES: The tables (page HOW TO "FINE-TUNE" YOUR SOFTENER make it easy for you to pick the best regeneration It is not hard to fine-tune your softener, but it does and fill time setting to use.
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I,°,:,',,-,,,:,,,,,, EXTRA CAPACITY 50, MODEL NO. 625.3485003 HIGH CAPACITY 70, MODEL NOS. 625.347703 & 625.3487003 WATER HARDNESS - GRAINS PER GALLON WATER HARDNESS - GRAINS PER GALLON PERSON ERSON N THE IN THE IOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOL£ ... ,..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. PERSONS ERSONS "_IN THE N THE HOUSEHOL[...
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7 t OTHER THnNGS TO KNOW rllr continued from page 25 recharge). As you did in step c, use the SET/ using the SET/CLEAR button [] to display either ON or OFF as needed, CLEAR button [] to change the display from ON to OFF, or from OFF to ON After recharge...
DiMENSiONS MODEL HIGH RATING DECAL CAPACITY 70 CAPACITY 50 MODEL NOSe (under cover) MODEL NO. 625.347703 Dimension 625°3485003 & 625°3487003 J/Inlet-Outlet ± 421/2 471/2 1t9,7 361/2 411/z 1054 171/2 44,5 17t/2 123/4 32 4 123/4 32 4 3 3f8 3 3/8 2&3 20,3 101,6...
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KNOW OTHER THBNGS TO SWEAT SOLDERING TIPS Wrap nearby, already soldered joints with a wet cloth so solder does not melt. MEASURING PIPE LENGTHS: Always be sure to in- Let soldered joints cool slowly. Sudden cooling clude the length of pipe that goes inside the fitting° crack or weaken the solder On 314 in_ pipe, this length...
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!ooo,,o. , n o'.o....WSRING SCHEIVIATaC BACK OF FACE PLATE TIMER TRANSFORMER BOTTOM (POSITION) SWITCH .._-_ ..• t. grn, PowER'2°v --"L--- 1 souacE _1_...
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MODEL NOS. 625.347703 625.3487003 625.3485003 PART DESCRIPTION NUMBER 900562 Screw, #6 x 9/16 (4 req..) 7089568 Top Cover 900596 Speed Nut (4 req..) Bottom Cover 7082605 449613 Screw, #8-32 x 1/2 (4 req) 7093389 7082891 Harness Resin Tank (Incl. Key No.. 9) Model No 625,3485003 7092147 VALVE...
SECTUON 8 MODEL NOS. 625.3485003 625.347703 625.3487003 BRINE VALVE ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION 505957 Lead Washer 513860 Float Stop 7092317 Float 516947 Float Seal 7093216 Float Rod & Stem 7092278 Guide Cap 900535 O-Ring, 15/16 x 1-3/16 516211 Seal 516924 Retainer, Bottom Seal 1205500 Clip...
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MODEL NOS. 625.3485003 625.347703 625.3487003 VALVE ASSEMBLY PARTS LIST PART PART KEY t NUMBER DESCRIPTION NUMBER DESCRIPTION NO:I 900120 7085166 Screw, #6-18 x 3/8 (2 req) Nozzle and Venturi (Aspirator) 7070462 Motor 7090705 Screen 900857 7089893 Screw, #6-20 x 3/8 (2 req.) Screen support 7064974 Motor Plate...
OWNERS MANUAL Now that you have purchased your-water softener, should a need ever SERVICE exist for repair parts or service, simply contact any Sears Service Center.. Be sure to provide all pertinent facts when you call or visit. MODEL NOS. The model number of your water softener...
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