Kenmore 625.34857 Owner's Manual page 16

SECTION 3
CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER
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3B. KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN
COVERS
To keep your new Kenmore water softener looking
nice, apply a coat of paste wax and repeat once a
year. When dusty, wipe it with a damp cloth to keep
it sparkling.
NOTE:
Never use cleaners having ammonia or abrasives.
They may scratch and dull the surface.
NOZZLE & VENTURI
A clean nozzle and venturi (FIG. ] 0) is a must for the
softener to work right. This small unit moves brine
from the salt storage tank to the resin tank during
regeneration. If it becomes plugged with sand, silt,
dirt, etc., the softener will not work anti you will get
hard water.
To get to the nozzle and venturi, remove the softener
top cover. Be sure the softener is in service cycle (no
water pressure at nozzle and venturi), then turn off
the cap from the nozzle anti venturi housing. Do not
lose the laJy¢e o-J4ng seal. Lift out the screen support
and screen, then the nozzle anti venturi. Wash and
rinse the parts in warm water until clean. If needed,
use a small brush to remove iron or dirt. Also check
and clean the gasket flow plugs and screens.
Carefully replace all parts in the correct order.
Lubricate the o-ring seal with silicone grease or
Vaseline and place in position. Install and tighten
the cap, by hand only. Do not overtighten and
break the cap or housing.
CLEANING THE NOZZLE &
VENTURI
Cap
O-ring Seal _ O
Screen Support
Nozzle & Venturi
Housing
*Install with numbered side up concave
side down. Be sure the largest flow plug is
located in the nozzle & venturi housing.
IRON FROM THE RESIN BED
Your water softener takes hardness minerals (cal-
cium and magnesium) out of the water. Also, it can
control some "clear water" iron. See maximum
allowed in the specifications on page 19. With clear
water iron, water from a faucet is clear when first put
into a glass. After 1.5 to 30 minutes, the water begins
to cloud or turn rust colored. A water softener WILL
NOT remove any iron which makes the water cloudy
or rusty as it comes from the faucet (called red water
iron). To take red water iron out of water, or over the
maximum of clear water
iron, an iron filter or other
equipment is needed. Your local Sears store has
trained people to help you with iron water problems.
If your water supply has clear water iron, even
though less than the maximum allowed, regular
resin bed cleaning is needed. Sears has resin bed
cleaner, Item No. 42-34426 for this. Clean the bed at
least eve W 6 months. If iron shows up in the soft
water before 6 months, clean more often. Printed
instructions are on the resin bed cleaner bottle.
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