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SECTION3
CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER
A. SALT: ADDING TO STORAGE
TANK, SALT BRIDGE
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WHEN
TO ADD SALT: Check the
salt level
a few weeks
after
you
install
the
softener
and
every
week
after
that.
Add
salt to the
storage
tank
when
the salt height
is reduced
to about
1/4 full
(see
note on page
1-6). Never
let the
softener
use
all the salt before
adding.
Without
salt, you will soon
have hard water.
Note:
You will have a loss in softening
capacity
and may
get partly
hard water
if less than
10 inches
of salt is
in the storage
tank.
PLEASE SEE PAGE 1-6 FOR DIRECTIONS
ON ADDING
SALT.
SALT BRIDGE
Sometimes,
a hard crust
or salt bridge
forms
in the
salt storage
tank.
It is usually
caused
by high
hu-
midity
or the wrong
kind
of salt.
When
the
salt
bridges,
an empty
space
forms
between
the water
and salt. Then
salt will not dissolve
(melt) in the wa-
ter to make
brine. Without
brine,
the resin bed does
not regenerate
and you will have
hard water.
Salt Bridge
pushtoolinto salt
bridge to break
If the storage
tankis
full of salt, it is hard to tell if you
have a salt bridge.
Salt is loose on top, but the bridge
is under
it. The following
is the best way to check for
a salt bridge.
Salt should
be loose all the way to the bottom
of the
tank.
Hold
a broom
handle,
or like tool, up to the
softener
as shown
in FIG. 10. Make
a pencil mark
on
the handle,
1" or 2" below
the top height
of the rim.
Then,
carefully
push
it straight
down
into the salt.
If a hard object is felt before
the pencil
mark
gets to
the top of the tank,
it's most
likely
a salt bridge.
Carefully
push
into the bridge
in a few
places
to
break
it. Do not try to break
the
salt bridge
by
pounding
on the outside
of the salt tank.
You may
damage
the tank.
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water
level
If the wrong
kind of salt made
the bridge,
take it out.
Then
fill the tank
with nugget
or pellet
salt only.
3-1
Problems,
Questions?
Call 1-800-426-9345
Kenmore
Water Line
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