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E. ADDING
SALT TO STORAGE TANK
Brine
(salt
dissolved
in water)
is needed
for each
and every regeneration.
The water
for making
brine
is metered
into the salt storage
tank by the softener.
However,
you must
keep salt in the tank, but it is not
necessary
to keep it full. It is best to fill the storage
tank
one
quarter
to one half
full,
and to refill
it
more
often.
Salt bridging
(see
page
3-1)
occurs
more often when
conditions
are humid
and the tank
is filled to the top.
Fill the tank
with NUGGET
or PELLET
water
soft-
ener
salt. DO NOT
use rock salts, as they
have dirt
and
sediments
that
will
stop
the
softener
from
working.
Before
filling, be sure the brinewell
cover is in place
on the top of the brinewell.
If you choose
Potassium
Chloride
(KC1) as a regen-
erant,
following
these
suggestions
will help
give
you years
of maintenance
free service.
1) Place
only one bag of KC1 in your
softener
at a
time (the salt storage
tank
should
contain
no more
than
60 pounds
of KC1 at any one time).
2) A softener
using
KC1 should
not be placed
in
areas
with
temperature
fluctuations
and high
hu-
midity
(KC1 will harden
in these
environments
and
may
make
the softener
inoperable).
3) Check
the brine tank and brine well (black tube in
salt storage
tank)
monthly.
If hardening
is present,
pour
small
amounts
of warm
water
on hardened
areas
until
they loosen.
4) If your
softener
does
not have
a KC1 salt setting
you must
increase
your
hardness
setting
by 25% to
ensure
continuous
soft water
as in example
below.
Kaw Water Hardel_ss
(grams per $aLLcq 0
Svft_ner setting wheil
usu_ KCI
5gp$
7gp$
i0$p$
13 $p$
15 $p$
19$p$
$p$
26 gp$
*25%_
26 $p$
32.gp$
30 $p$
38 gp$
35 $p$
44gp$
40 $p$
50 gp$
WATER SOFTENING
SALT WITH IRON REMOV-
ING ADDITIVES
-- Some salts have an additive
to
help
the softener
handle
iron
in the water
supply.
These
salts may be used
if your
water
supply
has a
high iron content.
It is recommended
to use Sears
Resin Bed Cleaner
42- 34426, for periodic
treatments
to keep
your
resin
bed clean.
This is available
at
your
local Sears
store.
brinewell
Gov_r
brinewell --
saJt
storage
_t&qk
Sodium
information:
Water
softeners
using
sodium
chloride
for regeneration
add
sodium
to the water.
Persons
who
are on sodium
restricted
diets should
consider
the added
sodium
as part of their
overall
sodium
intake.
For example,
if your water
supply
is
15 grains
hard, you would
have to drink
3 quarts
of
softened
water
to consume
335 milligrams
of so-
dium.
That
is equivalent
to eating
2-1/2
slices
of
white
bread.
Persons
who
are concerned
about
their
drinking
water
should
consider
a Kenmore
Drinking
Water
System
that will remove
or reduce
in excess
of 90%
of the sodium
and
other
drinking
water
contami-
nants.
1-6
Problems,
Questions?
Call 1-800-426-9345
Kenmore
Water Line
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