Filter Applications - Kenmore 625.348235 Owner's Manual

SECTION 2 HOW YOUR WATER FILTER WORKS
B. FILTER APPLICATIONS
IMPORTANT: Sears water filters are sometimes installed alone in the water system, but most often other wa-
ter treating equipment is needed. Always be sure to have your water tested by a qualified testing laboratory.
If you need help, ask at your Sears store, or call the Kenmore Water Line, 1- 800- 426- 9345.
CLARIFYING FILTER
A Sears Clarifying Filter takes sediments such as
dirt, sand, silt, clay and fine organic matter out of
water. You can see sediments in water by filling a
clear drinking glass. When held up to light, you can
see the particles floating in the water, or settled to the
bottom of the glass. The filter is filled with "filter ag-
gregate" mineral that traps and holds the sediments
as the water flows through it.
The Clarifier is sometimes installed alone but is
often followed by a water softener. Besides soften-
ing the water, the water softener catches sediments
that may get through the filter.
NOTE: If you install the clarifying filter along with
a Sears Solution Dispensing System, Read the dis-
pensing system owners manual for treating a pri-
vate well before installing.
NEUTRALIZER FILTER
All water, when chemically analyzed, is either acid,
neutral or base (alkaline). To measure this, the water
is given a pH value between 0 and 14. Water is acid
if the pH is from 0 to 6.9. At 7, the water is neutral,
and above that the water is alkaline.
Your Sears neutralizing filter treats acid water when
the pH is from 6.0 to 6.7. A Sears Cartridge Filter
with a Phosphate Crystal Cartridge is often used to
treat water with a pH of 6.8 to 6.9. Acid water short-
ens the life of iron pipe, corrodes copper and brass
pipe, and makes green stains on pluming fixtures. In
time, it will even etch porcelain enamel. The filter
has a special mineral (Neutralite) that raises the pH
of the water to help reduce these acid water prob-
lems.
TASTE & ODOR FILTER
A Sears taste & odor filter removes most tastes,
odors and certain organic colors from water. Bad
tastes and odors come from many different causes.
Often, one causes the other. The activated carbon
bed, in the taste & odor filter, has a great ability for
taking tastes and odors out of water.
NOTE: If your water has hydrogen sulfide (rotten
egg taste or odor), be sure to get a qualified testing
laboratories recommendation for proper treatment.
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Problems, Questions? Call 1-800-426-9345 Kenmore Water Line