Kenmore 625.348670 User manual

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Sears,Roebuck andCo., HoffmanEstates,IL60179 USA
OWNER’S
MANUAL
MODELNO.
625.348670
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All SafetyRulesand
Operating Instructions
BeforeFirstUse of
ThisProduct.
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installing,operating or main-
taining yoursoftener,and
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WARRANTY
2
SEARSRESIDENTIALWATERSOFTENER
FULL TENYEAR WARRANTYAGAINST LEAKS
Fortenyearsfromthedateofpurchase,Searswillfurnishandinstall anewcurrentmodelwatersoften-
ertankorsaltstorage drum, free ofcharge,ifeitherthe tankordrumdevelopaleak.
FULL THREE YEAR ELECTRONICSWARRANTY
Fora period of three yearsfromdate ofpurchase,Searswill replacethe BRINETANKLIGHT,ELEC-
TRONICBOARD,SENSOR HOUSING, WIRINGHARNESS,TRANSFORMER,MICROSWITCH,
DRIVE MOTOR, ORPOWER CABLE,shouldtheybe defectiveinmaterialorworkmanship.
FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTYON WATERSOFTENER
Forone yearfromthe date ofpurchase,when thiswatersoftenerisinstalled and maintained in accor-
dancewith ourinstructions,Searswill repair, free ofcharge,all otherpartswhichmaybe defectivein
materialorworkmanship.
TO OBTAINWARRANTY SERVICE,SIMPLYCONTACT THENEARESTSEARS SERVICECENTER
THROUGHOUT THEUNITEDSTATES.Thiswarrantyappliesonlywhilethisproductisin useinthe
United States.
Thiswarrantygives you specificlegalrights,and you mayhave other rightswhichvaryfromstateto
state.
Sears,Roebuck and Co., D/817 WA,Hoffman Estates, IL 60179
If youwantyourwatersoftenerprofessionallyinstalled,talktoyourSearsSalesman.Hewill arrangefora
prompt,qualityinstallationbySearsAuthorizedInstallers.
SEARSINSTALLATIONPOLICY
All installationlaborarrangedbySears shall be
performedinaneat,workmanlikemannerinaccor-
dancewithgenerallyacceptedtradepractices.Fur-
ther,all installations shallcomplywithall locallaws,
codes,regulations,andordinances.Customershall
also beprotected,duringinstallation,byinsurance
relatingtoPropertyDamage,Workman’sCom-
pensationand PublicLiability.
SEARSINSTALLATIONWARRANTY
Inadditiontoanywarrantyextendedtoyouonthe
Searsmerchandiseinvolved,whichwarrantybe-
comeseffectivethedatethemerchandiseininstalled,
shouldtheworkmanshipofanySears arranged
installationprovefaultywithinoneyear,Searswill,
upon noticefromyou,causesuchfaultsto be
correctedatnoadditionalcost toyou.
FACTSAND FIGURES TOKEEP
Fill inthe blanks belowand keep thisbookin a safe
placesoyou always havethesefacts.
WaterSoftener Model No.†
Serial Number
DateInstalled
WaterHardness GrainsPerGallon
Iron ContentPartsPer Million
*pHTasteAnd/OrOdor
WaterPressurePounds/SquareInch
WaterFlow RateGallonsPer Minute
†The modelnumberison the rating decal,located
on the rim,underthe saltholecover.

TABLEOFCONTENTS
3
PAGE
NO.
SECTION1SOFTENERSTARTUP
A.SAFETYGUIDES 4
B.CHECKLISTOFSTEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL 5
C.PROGRAMTHETIMER6-7
D.SANITIZINGTHEWATERSOFTENER8
E.FILL THE STORAGETANKWITHSALT9
SECTION2HOWYOUR WATERSOFTENERWORKS
A.FACE PLATETIMERFEATURES 10-12
B.SOFT WATERSERVICE AND REGENERATION13-15
SECTION3CAREOFYOUR SOFTENER
A.SALT:REFILLINGSTORAGETANK,SALTBRIDGE16
B.KEEPINGTHEWATERSOFTENER CLEAN17
C.KEEP THE SOFTENERFROMFREEZING18
D.HELPFULHINTSCHECKLIST19
SECTION4OTHERTHINGSTOKNOW
A.DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS20
SECTION5SERVICETECH INFORMATION
A.TROUBLESHOOTING21-24
B.ROTARY VALVE SERVICE25
C.WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE SOFTENERVALVE 26-28
SECTION6REPAIRPARTS30-33

WATERSOFTENERSTART-UP
SECTION 1
4
1A.SAFETYGUIDES
sReadall steps,guides and rules carefullybe-
foreinstalling andusing yournew watersoftener.
Followall steps exactlytocorrectlyinstall. Fail-
uretofollowthemcouldcause personal injuryor
propertydamage.Reading thisbookwill also
helpyou to getall of thebenefitsfromyourwater
softener.
sYourwatersoftenerwill remove hardness min-
erals and “clearwater”iron fromwater,up tothe
limits shown on page 20. Itwill notremove other
types ofiron,acids,tastes and odors,etc. Itwill
notpurifypollutedwaterormake itsafeto drink.
sProtect the softenerand piping fromfreezing.
Damagefromfreezing voidsthe softenerwarran-
ty.See page 18.
CAUTIONS
PLEASEREADANDCOMPLYWITHTHEFOL-
LOWING GUIDES TOPREVENTDAMAGETO
THE SOFTENER OR OTHERPROPERTY,
PERSONALINJURY,OR POSSIBLEFATAL
SHOCK.
sTHIS SOFTENERWORKSON 24 VOLTS
ONLY.BESURETOUSETHETRANSFORMER
INCLUDED,AND PLUG ITINTOA120VOUT-
LET.
sUnplug thetransformer rightaway if the
powercable sould becomedamaged or
frayed.Make repairsbeforeplugging back
intothepoweroutlet.
sAlways unplug the softenerfromelectrical
powerbeforeremoving outervalve covers.

WATERSOFTENERSTART-UP
SECTION 1
5
1B.CHECK LISTOFALL STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TOINSTALL
To besureyouhavedoneall thestepstoinstall the
softener,readthefollowinglist.RefertotheInstalla-
tionManual,partno.7183613,forstep-by-step
guides.
PagenumbersreferredtoareintheInstallation
Manualunless otherwisenoted.
4IsthehousewaterflowgoingINTOthesoftener
valveINLET?Tracepipingto besure.See pages
10 and11.
4Istheplumbingbypass valve(or3valves)set for
SERVICE?Bypassvalve(s)shouldalwaysremain
insoft waterserviceposition.Positionin“by-
pass”onlyifneededforsoftenerrepairs.SeeFIG.
12,page20 of thismanual.
4Isthevalvedrain hoseconnectedtheright way,
andwithoutsharpbendsorkinksthatcouldstop
or reducewaterflow?See page16.
PagenumbersreferredtoareintheInstallation
Manualunless otherwisenoted.
4Isthesoftenerpowercableconnectedtothe
transformer?Isthetransformerpluggedintoan
inside,120V-60Hzelectricaloutlet?See page20
intheinstallationmanual,andthewiringsche-
maticonpage21 of thismanual.
4Besuretorestart thewaterheater.See page20.
VALVE
INLET
plastic
3--valve
Bypass Valve(s)

SIGNAL
LIGHT
ADJUST
DOWNbutton
UPbutton
display
#1 SELECT
button
ON/OFF--HOLDbutton
(Recharge Tonight--Now)
SELECT
1
ON/OFF
HOLDRECHARGETO-
NIGHT
RECHARGENOW
GeniusII WaterSoftener
KenmoreWaterLine
forCustomerAssis-
tance
1--800--426--9345
SALT
LEVEL
ADJUST
LOWSALT
saltlevel
adjustbutton
signal light
adjustbutton
TANK
LIGHT
SELECT
2
#2 SELECT
button
tanklight
on/off button
lowsalt
indicator
WATERSOFTENERSTART-UP
SECTION 1
6
1C.PROGRAMTHETIMER
FIG.1
Whenthetransformerispluggedin,themodelcode
HF32,andatestnumber(example:A2.0)showinthe
faceplatedisplayfor4 seconds.Then,12:00 AMand
PRESENT TIMEbegintoflash.
AM
PRESENT TIME
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
NOTE:
If HF-- showsinthedisplay,press theUPor
DOWNbuttonuntil HF32 shows.Then,press
the#1SELECTbuttontoset,andchangetothe
flashingPRESENT TIME display.
Tocheckthemodelcode,unplugthetransformerat
thewalloutletandpluginagain.IfotherthanHF32
shows,see page19toreset.
SOUND “BEEPER”:A“beeper”soundswhile
pressingbuttonsfortimerset-up.Onebeepsignalsa
changeinthefaceplatedisplay.Repeatedbeeps
meanthetimerwill notacceptachangefromthe
buttonyouhavepressed,telling youtouseanother
button.Forexample,whilesettingthehardness(step
2),thebeepersoundsrepeatedlywhenthedisplay
reaches 1 usingtheDOWNbutton,orthehighest
hardness settingusingtheUPbutton.
1.SETPRESENT TIMEOFDAY:
NOTE:
If thewords¼PRESENT TIME donotshowin
thedisplay,press the#1SELECTbutton(FIG. 1)
until theydo,orsee thenotes above.
nPress theUP/DOWNbuttonstoset the
present time.Press UPtomovethedisplayahead;
press DOWN tomovethetimebackward.
If thepresent timeisbetween
noonandmidnight,besurePM
shows.
If thepresent timeisbetween
midnightandnoon,besureAM
shows.
NOTE:
Eachpress of theUP/DOWN
buttonschangesthetimeby1
minute.Holdingthebuttonsin
changesthetime32 minuteseach
second.
2.SETWATER HARDNESS NUMBER:
nPress the#1SELECTbuttononcetodisplay25
(flashing)andHARDNESS.
Thegrainspergallon(gpg)
hardnessofyourwatersupplyis
onyourwateranalysisreport.Be
suretoenterwatertestresultson
page2,forfuturereference.
PM
PRESENT TIME
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
AM
PRESENT TIME
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
HARDNESS
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL

WATERSOFTENERSTART-UP
SECTION 1
7
1C.PROGRAMTHETIMER
nPress theUP/DOWNbuttonstoset
yourwaterhardness numberinthedisplay.The
DOWNbuttonmovesthedisplayto1.TheUP
buttonmovesthedisplaytothehighestsetting(see
maximumsettingforyour model inthespecifica-
tions).
NOTE:
If yourwatersupplycontainsiron,compensateforit
byaddingtothewaterhardness number.For
example,assumeyourwateris15gpghardandcontains2
ppmiron.Add5tothehardnessnumberfor each 1 ppmof
iron.Inthis example,youwoulduse 25foryourhardness
number.
15 gpg hardness
2 ppmiron x5=10 +10
(times)25 HARDNESS NUMBER
NOTE:
Eachpress of theUP/DOWNbuttonchangesthe
displayby1between1 and25.Between25 andthe
highestnumber,thedisplaychanges 5 atatime¼25,
30,35,etc.HoldingtheUPorDOWNbuttonin
changesthedisplaytwice eachsecond.
3.SETRECHARGE(REGENERATION)TIME:
nPress the#1SELECTbuttontodisplay2:00
AM(flashing)andRECHARGE TIME.
At the2:00 AMRECHARGE
TIMEsetting,thesoftenerbe-
ginsregeneration(see pages 13
and14)at2:00AM,endingabout
4:30 AM.Thisis a goodtimein
mosthouseholdsbecausewaterisnotbeingused
(see AUTOMATICBYPASS,page15).If adifferent
RECHARGE TIMEsettingwouldbebetterforyour
household,dothefollowing.
nPress theUP/DOWNbuttonstoset the
desiredRECHARGEstartinghour.Besureto ob-
servetheAM-PMas you didwhensettingthe
present timeofday.
NOTE:
Eachpress of theUP/DOWNbuttonschangesthe
display1hour.Holdingthebuttonsinchangesthe
displaytwice eachsecond.
4.SETCLEAN FEATUREOPTION:
nPress theSELECTbuttontodisplayOFF
(flashing)andCLEAN.
Thisfeatureisbeneficialonwa-
tersuppliescontainingiron
and/orhighamountsofsedi-
ments(sand,silt,dirt,etc.).
WhensettoON,abackwashand
fastrinsecyclewill occurfirst,
preceedingthenormalregenera-
tionsequence(seepage13).This
providesextracleaningof the
resinbedbeforeitisregenerated
withthesaltbrine.Toconservewater,ifyourwater
supplydoesnotcontainironorsediments,besure
thisfeatureis set toOFF.UsetheUP / DOWN
buttonstochangetheON /OFF displays.
5.SETSALT TYPE (sodiumchloride orpotas-
siumchloride,see page 9):
nPress theSELECTbuttontodisplaynACl,the
defaultsetting.
If youwill usepotassiumchloride(KCl)insteadof
standardsodiumchloride(NaCl)watersoftener
salt,besuretosetKClinthedisplayusingtheUP
button.TheKClsettingadjustsregenerationcycle
timestocompensateforthevariabledissolvingrate
ofpotassiumchloride.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
KCl
nPressthe#1SELECTbuttononceagain,toreturn
thepresent time,andRECHARGE TONIGHTinthe
display.
PM
RECHARGETONIGHT
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
If youneedhelp programmingthetimer,call toll free,number1-800-426-9345.
See pages 10,11 and12forother faceplatetimer features.
AM
TIME
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
RECHARGE
CLEAN
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
CLEAN
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL

WATERSOFTENERSTART-UP
SECTION 1
8
1D.SANITIZINGTHEWATERSOFTENER
Careistakenat thefactorytokeepyourwater
softenercleanandsanitary.Materialsusedtomake
thesoftenerwillnotinfectorcontaminateyourwater
supply,andwill notcausebacteriatoform orgrow.
However,duringshipping,storage,installingand
operating,bacteriacouldgetintothesoftener.For
thisreason,sanitizingas followsis suggested¬when
installing.
1.Thefirst timeyousanitizeyoursoftener,besure
todoall stepsintheinstallationmanual,andon
pages 5,6 and7of thismanualfirst.
2.Liftthesaltholecoveranduseapailorhosetofill
thesaltstoragetankwithatleast3gallonsof
water.
3.Removethebrinewell cover(FIG. 3)and pour
about3/4ounceofcommon5.25%household
bleach(Clorox,Linco,BoPeep,WhiteSail,Eagle,
etc.)inthesoftenerbrinewell.
4.Press theON/OFF-HOLDbuttonandholdfor3
secondstostartarecharge.Thisfirstrechargedoes
severalthings.
—It drawsthebleachintoandthroughthesoft-
enertosanitizeit.
—It fillsthesalt tanktothewaterlevelneeded.
—It gets all theairoutof theresintank.
—It preparestheresinbed(see page13) forser-
vice.
NOTES:
Thisrechargetakes about2-1/2or2-3/4hours,
dependingonthesalt typesetting(page7).
Youcansanitize thesoftenerwith orwith-
outsalt inthestoragetank.
FIG.2ADD WATER
water,
about3 gallons
brinewell
cover
(remove and add
about3/4 oz.bleach)
brinewell
hose
salthole
cover
¬RecommendedbytheWaterQualityAssociation.On
somewatersupplies,thewatersoftenermayneedpe-
riodicdisinfecting.

WATERSOFTENERSTART-UP
SECTION 1
9
1E.FILL THE STORAGETANK WITHSALT
Brine(saltdissolvedinwater)isneededforeachand
everyregeneration.Thewaterfor makingbrineis
meteredintothesaltstoragetankbythesoftener.
However,youmustkeepthetankfilledwithsalt.
Fill thetankwithNUGGET orPELLET water
softenersalt.DO NOT userocksalts,as theyhave
dirtandsedimentsthat will stopthesoftenerfrom
working.
Beforefilling,besurethebrinewell coverisinplace
onthetopof thebrinewell.Saltstoragecapacityis
shownonpage20.Besuretoset thesalt monitor
system(see page 10).
POTASSIUMCHLORIDE,alternatetosalt:The
designof this softenerallowsfortheuseofpotas-
siumchlorideinplaceofsalt (sodiumchloride).
Potassiumchloridedoesnotadd sodiumtothe
water,andismore ecologicallyfriendly.Disadvan-
tagesincludehighercost,irregulardissolvingfac-
tors,andtheneedforlongersoftener regeneration
times.Ifyoudousepotassiumchloride,seepage7to
set thetimer foritsuse.
NOTES:
Thesaltmonitorsystem,page10,iscalibratedtothe
densityofnuggetorpellet watersoftenersalt.The
monitorwillnotworkas accuratelywithothertypes
ofsaltincludingpotassiumchloride,rockandsolar.
In humidareas,itisbest tofill thestoragetank
half-full,andtorefill itmoreoften.Saltbridging(see
page16)occursmoreoftenwhenconditions are
humid.
WATERSOFTENINGSALT WITHIRON REMOV-
INGADDITIVES —Somesaltshaveanadditiveto
helpthesoftenerhandleironinthewatersupply.
Althoughthisadditivemayhelptokeepthesoftener
resinclean,itmayalsoreleasecorrosivefumesthat
will weakenandshortenthelifeofsomesoftener
parts.
FIG.3ADD SALT
salt
storage
tank
brinewell
cover
brinewell
Sodium information:Watersoftenersusingsodium
chloridefor regenerationadd sodiumtothewater.
Personswhoareonsodium restricted diets should
considertheaddedsodiumas partof theiroverall
sodiumintake.
Forexample,ifyourwatersupplyis 15 grainshard,
youwouldhavetodrink3quartsofsoftenedwater
toconsume335 milligramsofsodium.Thatis
equivalent toeating2-1/2 slicesof whitebread.
Personswhoareconcernedabout theirdrinking
watershouldconsideraKenmoreDrinkingWater
Systemthatwillremoveorreduceinexcessof90%of
thesodiumandotherdrinkingwatercontaminants.
Thedesignofthissoftener alsoallowstheuseofpotassium
chlorideasanalternatetosalt (see above,left).Potassium
chloridedoes notadd sodiumtothewater.
You havenowfinishedthewatersoftenerstartup.Afterthesanitizingrecharge,on
page8,thesoftenerwill begiving yousoft water.

HOWYOUR WATERSOFTENERWORKS
SECTION 2
10
2A.FACEPLATETIMERFEATURES
EXTRA RECHARGE
Sometimes,amanuallystartedregeneration(re-
charge)maybedesired,orneeded.Twoexamples
are:
--Youhaveusedmorewaterthanusual(guests
visiting)andyoumayrunoutofsoftwaterbeforethe
next timerstartedregeneration.
--Youdidnotrefillthesoftenerwithsaltbeforeitwas
gone.
Youcanstartaregenerationrightaway,oryoucan
set thetimertoregenerateat thenext2:00 AM(or
otherpresetrechargetime).Dothefollowing.
RECHARGENOW
nPress theON/OFF-HOLD
buttonandholduntil RE-
CHARGE,SERVandFILL be-
gintoflashinthedisplay.
Uponreachingfill,thefirst
cycleofregeneration,theflash-
ingSERVgoesoff andFILL isonsteady.RE-
CHARGEcontinuestoflash.Thisregeneration
willlast forabout2-1/2to2-3/4hours.Afterthis
time,youwill havesoft wateragain.
*NOTE:
If theCLEAN featureis set toON,acleaning
backwashprecedestherecharge.CLEANandBkwsh
orRinseflashesinthedisplay,alongwiththeminutes
of thecleancycleremaining.
RECHARGETONIGHT
nPressandrelease(donothold)
theON/OFF-HOLDbutton.
RECHARGE TONIGHT
flashesinthedisplay,andthe
softenerbeginsregenerationat
thenextpresetrechargetime.
Press andreleasetheON/OFF-HOLDbutton
oncemoreifyou decidetocanceltheregenera-
tion,andRECHARGE TONIGHT.
SALT MONITOR SYSTEM
Thefaceplatetimerhas a lowsaltmonitorwithan
indicatorlighttoremindyoutorefillthestoragetank
withsalt.Toset thismonitorsystem:
1.Lift thesaltholecoverandlevelthesaltinthe
storagetank(presstanklightbuttontolightinside
of tank).
2.Thesaltleveldecal,onthebrinewell insidethe
tank,has numbersfrom0to8(see drawingon
page9 andbelow).Observethenumberthe
leveledsaltis atorclosest to.
3.Now,press theSALT LEVEL ADJUSTbutton
until blackbarsdisplayup tothesaltlevel
number.Forexample,thepicturesbelowshow
thesaltlevelat6.
4.Finally,set thelevelyouwant thelowsalt
indicatorlight tocomeon.Press theSIGNAL
LIGHTADJUSTbuttonuntil a(T)showsoppo-
sitethisnumber.Inthe examplebelow,thelight
willcomeonwhenthestoredsaltdropstolevel2.
Atlevel2,thestoragetankis about1/3full.This
isthelowestyoushouldallow thestoredsalt
leveltodropto.Toturnthesalt monitoroff,
press thebuttonuntil OFF shows.
SALT
LEVEL
brinewell
decal
salt
level
bars,salt
level
8
7
6
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVELSIGNAL LEVEL
TANK
LIGHT
SIGNAL
LIGHT
ADJ.
SALT
LEVEL
ADJ.
indicatorlight
LOWSALT
NOTE:
Foraccuratesaltmonitoroperation,alwaysuse
nuggetorpellet watersoftenersalt.See page9.If
potassiumchlorideisused,besuretoadjust the
timertotheKClsettingonpage7.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVELPM
RECHARGE
Serv
Fill
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVELPM
RECHARGETONIG
H

HOWYOUR WATERSOFTENERWORKS
SECTION 2
11
2A.FACEPLATETIMERFEATURES
OPTIONALADJUSTABLE SETTINGS
Followingis a listofothertimerfeaturesthatare
adjustable,andthedefaultsettingforeach.The
defaults automaticallyset whenelectricalpoweris
appliedtothetimer.If youwant tochangefromany
ofthedefaultvalues,scrollthroughsteps 1 -5below,
andresetas desired.
1.Pressandholdthe#1SELECTbuttonfor3seconds
until thefaceplatedisplaychanges.Then,press and
releasethe#1SELECTbuttontodisplay12 hr.
"12 or24 Hourclock-defaultsto12hr:At the12
hrdefaultsetting,all timedisplays areshownin
standardclocktime(1to12 PM;and1to12 AM).If
militarytimedisplays aredesired(0100,0200,etc.),
set to24 hrbypressingtheUPbutton.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
TIMETIME
AM
PM
2.Press #1SELECT BUTTON
"GallonorLiter readings-defaultstogallons:
Waterusageandflowdisplays areshowningallons.
Ifyouprefertohavethesamedisplaysinliters,press
theUPbuttonuntil Liter shows.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
GALLONSLITERS
3.Press #1SELECT BUTTON
"MaximumDaysBetweenRegenerations-
defaultiszerodays:Thefaceplatetimerautomati-
callycontrolsregenerationfrequency(see page
14).Thisprovidesthegreatestoperatingefficiency,
andnormallythemaximumdaysfeature isnot
needed.If youwant to becertainaregenerationwill
occurwithinanumberofdays,usethisfeature.For
example,ifyourwatersupplycontainsironandyou
wantthesoftenertoregenerateatleastonceeveryfew
daystokeeptheresinbedclean,set thedisplayas
typicallyshownbelow.Settingis availablefrom1to
15 daysbyusingtheUPandDOWNbuttons.
NOTE:
Settinga numberinthisdisplay may overridethe
function ofthewatermeterand timercomputer(see
page15).Forexample,assumethemeter/computer
wouldinitiatesoftener regenerationsevery6or7
days.If youhavemaxdays setto4,as shownbelow,
regenerationswill occurevery4daysinsteadof
every6or7.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
RECHARGE
DAY
defaultdisplay
example:setto
4 days maxi-
mumbetween
regenerations
RECHARGE
DAY
4.Press #1SELECT BUTTON
"CLEANfeatureminutes-defaultis7minutes:
If youhaveset thisfeaturetoON(page7),thelength
of the extrabackwashcycleautomaticallysetsto7
minutes.However,youcanadjustthistimefrom1to
15 minutesinlength.If youhaveaminimumofiron
orsediments,a 3 or4minutecleancyclemaybe
enoughtokeeptheresinbedclean.If youhavea
higheramountofironorsediments,asettingofover
7minutesmaybeneeded.Tochangethiscycletime,
usetheUPbuttontoincreasethetime,ortheDOWN
buttontoshortenthetime.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL
CLEAN TIME
MIN
CLEAN TIME
MIN
defaultminutesexample: timeset to3minutes
5.Press #1SELECTtoreturnthepresent time
display.

HOWYOUR WATERSOFTENERWORKS
SECTION 2
12
2A.FACEPLATETIMERFEATURES
OTHERFEATURES
TANK LIGHT
Tolight theinsideof thesalt
storagetank,press theTANK
LIGHTbuttononthefaceplate.
Press thesamebuttonagainto
turnthelightoff,orit will go off
automaticallyin4minutes.
WATERFLOWRATETHROUGHSOFTENER
Toview thegallon(orliter)per minutewaterflow
ratethroughthesoftener,ifnotalreadydisplayed,
press the#2SELECTbutton.If
softwaterisbeingused,theflow
ratetotheclosest1/10gallon(or
liters)shows.If all faucets and
waterusingappliances areoff,
thedisplaywill show0flow.
AVERAGEDAILYGALLONS
orLITERS
Press the#2SELECTbutton
againtoshow theaveragenum-
berofgallonsofsoftwaterthehousehold useseach
day.Thiswaterusagefigureis adjusted dailybythe
faceplatetimer.Toturnthisdisplayoff,press the#2
SELECTbuttononcemore.
RECHARGETIMEREMAINING and VALVE
POSITION INDICATORS
Oneof thevalvepositionindica-
tors(Serv,Fill,Brine,Bkwsh,
Rinse)isdisplayedwhilethe
softenerisrecharging(See
*NOTEonpage10iftheCLEAN
featureis set toON).RE-
CHARGEflashesinthedisplay
and,beginningwithBrine,theminutesofrecharge
remainingbeforereturntoserviceappearsinplaceof
thepresenttime.Whenthevalveismovingfromone
cycletoanother,bothpositionindicators areflash-
ing.
LOWSALT INDICATOR LIGHT
Whenon,youneedtorefillthesaltstorageareawith
salt.After refilling,reset thesaltmonitortoturnthe
lightoff.RefertoSaltMonitorSystem,page10.
PROGRAM MEMORY
If electricalpowertothesoftenergoesoff,thetime
displayisblankbut thefaceplatetimerkeepsthe
correct timeforabout48 hours.Whenelectrical
powercomesonagain,youhavetoreset thepresent
timeonlyif thedisplayisflashing.TheHARDNESS
andRECHARGE TIMEnever requireresetting
unless a changeisdesired.
Evenif thetimerisincorrectafteralongpower
outage,thesoftenerworksasitshouldtokeepyour
watersoft.However,regenerationsmayoccurat the
wrongtimeofdayuntil youreset thetimertothe
correct timeofday.
ERROR CODE
Anerrorcodecouldappearin
thefaceplatedisplayifaproblem
occursinthesoftenerelectronics.
If yousee anerrorcodeinstead
ofthepresenttimeofday,please
call youlocalSearsServiceDe-
partment forservice.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVELPM
TANK
tanklightON
indicator
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVELPM
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVELPM
AVG.DAILYGALLO
N
FLOWRATE
GPM
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVELServ
Fill
BrineMIN
RECHARGE
TIMEREMAININ
G
valve
position
indicators
r
e
c
h
a
r
g
e
time
remaining
Bkwsh
Rinse
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
SALT
LEVEL
SIGNAL
LEVEL

HOWYOUR WATERSOFTENERWORKS
SECTION 2
13
2B.SOFT WATERSERVICEAND REGENERATION
SERVICE
Whenthesoftenerisgivingyousoftwater,itiscalled
“Service”.Duringservice,hardwatercomesfrom
thehousemainwaterpipeintothesoftener.Inside
thesoftenerresintankisabedmadeupofthousands
of tiny,plasticresinbeads(FIG. 4).Ashardwater
passesthroughthebed,eachbeadattracts andholds
thehardnessminerals.Thisiscalledion-exchanging.
It ismuchlikeamagnetattractingandholding
metals.Waterwithout thehardness minerals(soft
water) flowsoutof thesoftenerandintothehouse
soft waterpipes.
Afteraperiodoftime,theresinbeadsbecomecoated
with hardness minerals andtheyhaveto becleaned.
Thiscleaningiscalledregenerationor recharge.
Regenerationis startedat2:00 a.m.bythe electronic
timer(seepage15).Ittakesplacein5stagesorcycles.
Theseare:
FILL
BRINING
BRINERINSE
BACKWASH
FASTRINSE
1
2
3
4
5
NOTE:
If theCleanfeatureis set toON,additionalbackwash
andfastrinsecyclesoccurbeforethefill cycle.
FIG.4WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE
SOFTENERINSERVICE
hardwater
IN
soft water
OUT
resintank
brine valve
saltstorage
tank(salt
notshown)
resin bed
REGENERATION
¡FILL:Salt,dissolvedinwater,iscalledbrine.
Brineisneededtocleanthehardness mineralsfrom
theresinbeads.Tomakethebrine,waterflowsinto
thesaltstorageareaduringthefill stageas shownin
FIG. 5.Fill cyclelengthdependson howmuchsoft
water makingcapacity youhaveusedsincethelast
regeneration.Asyou usemorewater,fill time
increases somorebrineismade.Thegreateramount
ofbrinecleansmorehardness mineralsfromthe
resinbed.
FIG.5WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE
SOFTENERINFILL
hardwater
IN
soft water
OUT
brine valve
saltstorage
tank
fill water

HOWYOUR WATERSOFTENERWORKS
SECTION 2
14
2B.SOFT WATERSERVICEAND REGENERATION
©BRINING: Duringbrining,thebrineismoved
fromthesaltstoragearea,intotheresintank.Inside
theresintank,brinecleanshardness mineralsfrom
theresinbeadsandtheyaredischargedoutthedrain.
Howmuchbrineisneededtocleantheresindepends
on:
--theamountofresininthesoftener,
--how fast thebrinegoesthroughthebed.
Thenozzleandventuri(FIG.6)makesuctiontotake
brinefromthesalttankandputitintotheresintank.
Theykeepthebrineflowdowntoaveryslowrateto
get thebestresincleaningwiththeleastsalt.
¢BRINERINSE:Afterallofthebrineismovedinto
theresintank,thebrinevalvecloses.Waterkeeps
flowingthesamewayitdid duringbriningexcept
thebrineflowhas stopped.Hardness minerals and
brineflushfromtheresintanktothedrain.Brining
andbrinerinsetogethervaryinthelengthof time
theytake,relativetothefill cyclelength.
FIG.6WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE
SOFTENERINBRININGAND
BRINERINSE
hardwater
IN
hardwater
bypass OUT
brine valve
drain
nozzle&
venturi
brine
£BACKWASH:Duringbackwash,waterflowsUP
throughtheresintank(FIG. 7)atafastratetoflush
ironminerals,dirtandsedimentsfromthebedandto
thedrain.Thebedlifts andexpandsforgood
cleaning.
FIG.7WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE
SOFTENERINBACKWASH
h
a
r
d
w
a
t
e
r
IN
h
a
r
d
w
a
t
e
r
bypass OUT
drain
resin bed lifted
and expanded
¤FASTRINSE:Backwashisfollowedbyafastflow
of waterdownthroughtheresintank.Thefast flow
packstheresinbedandgetsitreadyfor returnto
service(FIG. 8).
Afterfastrinse,thesoftener returnstoservice.Hard
watergoesintotheresintankwheretheresinbed
againtakesout thehardness minerals.Soft water
goestothehousesoft waterpipes.
FIG.8WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE
SOFTENERINFASTRINSE
soft water
OUT
drain
h
a
r
d
w
a
t
e
r
IN

HOWYOUR WATERSOFTENERWORKS
SECTION 2
15
2B.SOFT WATERSERVICEAND REGENERATION
AUTOMATIC BYPASS
Duringthebrining,brinerinseandbackwashcycles
ofregeneration,HARDwatergoesthroughthe
softenervalveandtothehousepipes.If afaucetis
opened,hardwateristhereforyourneeds.However,
youshouldnotusehotwater,ifpossible,becausethe
waterheaterwill refillwith hardwater.Thesoftener,
asfactoryprogrammed,regeneratesfrom2:00AMto
about4:30 or4:45 AM(dependingonthesalt type
setting,page7),atimewhennotmuchwaterisused.
If yougetup earlyinthemorningandyoucan hear
thesoftener regenerating,changetherechargestart-
ingtime.Set therechargetimeto12:00 AMor1:00
AM(page7).Thenregenerationwill startandend
thatmuchearlierandyourwaterheaterwillnotrefill
with hardwaterifahot faucetisopened.
ELECTRONICS
Twomainpartsof thesoftener’selectronics are¡a
WATERMETER,and©aCOMPUTER.
¡WATERMETER—Thewater meterisinthe
softenervalveoutlet.Aswaterflowsthroughthe
meter,itsendselectricpulsestothecomputer.The
computerchangesthepulsestoameasureingallons
of water.
©COMPUTER—Thecomputerispartof the
faceplatetimercircuitboard.It isprogrammedto
know thesoftener’scapacity(howmany grainsof
hardness mineralsitwill takeoutofthewaterbefore
aregenerationisneeded).Whenstartingthesoften-
er,page7,yousetit forthegrainspergallon(gpg)
hardness of thewater.
Tofindaregenerationpatternbest foryourneeds,
thecomputeruses:(1) waterusagefromthemeter,
(2)hardness setting,(3)softenercapacity,and(4)
timesincethelastregeneration.Thecomputer
always adjuststhispatterntoyourwaterusing
habits.It workstoward providing youwithsoft
waterforthelongest timeandat themostefficient
saltusage.
Softeningcapacityisusedas hardwatergoes
throughthesoftenerandhardness minerals are
removed.Whenthecomputerdeterminesthatonly
enoughcapacityremainstoprovidesoft waterupto
thenextregenerationstartingtime(2:00 AM,oras
otherwiseset) it will schedulearegeneration.RE-
CHARGE TONIGHTdisplaysuntil theregeneration
begins.Whentheregenerationbegins,TONIGHT
goesoff and*RECHARGEorRECHARGE TIME
REMAININGflashesduringthe2-1/2or2-3/4hour
regeneration.
*NOTE:
If theCLEAN featureis set toON,acleaning
backwash(CLEANandBkwshorRinse flashesinthe
display,alongwiththeminutesof thecleancycle
remaining),precedestherecharge.

CAREOFYOUR SOFTENER
SECTION 3
16
3A.SALT¼REFILLINGSTORAGETANK/BREAKINGASALT BRIDGE
WHENTOREFILL WITHSALT (orpotassium
chloride):TheSaltMonitorSystem(seepage10)will
turnthelowsaltlightontowarnyouwhentorefill
withsalt.Checkforalowsaltlightafew weeks after
youinstall thesoftener,andeveryweekafterthat.
Alwaysrefill atabout the#2 saltmonitorlevel.At
thislevel,thetankis about1/3full.Neverlet the
softeneruseall thesaltbeforerefilling.Withoutsalt,
youwillsoonhavehardwater.Afterfilling,resetthe
SaltMonitorSystem,page10.
NOTE:
Youwill havealoss insofteningcapacityandmay
getpartlyhardwaterifless than10 inches(salt
monitorlevel2)ofsaltisinthestoragetank.
PLEASE SEE PAGE9FORSALT FILLINGDIRECTIONS.
BE SURETORESET THE SALTMONITOR,PAGE10.
SALT BRIDGE
Sometimes,ahardcrustorsaltbridgeformsinthe
saltstoragetank.It isusuallycausedbyhigh
humidityorthewrong kindofsalt.Whenthesalt
bridges,anemptyspaceformsbetweenthewater
andsalt.Thensalt will notdissolve(melt) inthe
watertomakebrine.Withoutbrine,theresinbed
doesnotregenerateandyouwill havehardwater.
If thestoragetankisfull ofsalt,itishardtotellifyou
havea saltbridge.Saltislooseontop,but thebridge
isunderit.Thefollowingisthebest waytocheckfor
a saltbridge.
Saltshouldbelooseall thewaytothebottomof the
tank.Holdabroomhandle,orliketool,up tothe
softeneras showninFIG. 9.Makeapencil markon
thehandle,1²or2²below thetopheightof therim.
Then,carefullypushitstraightdownintothesalt.Ifa
hardobjectisfeltbeforethepencil mark getstothe
topofthetank,it’smostlikelyasaltbridge.Carefully
pushintothebridgeinafewplacestobreakit.Donot
trytobreakthesalt bridgebypounding onthe
outsideofthesalt tank.Youmaydamageit.
If thewrongkindofsaltmadethebridge,takeitout.
Thenfill thetankwith nuggetorpelletsaltonly.
FIG.9SALTBRIDGE
broomhandle
pushtool intosalt
bridge to break
salt
saltbridge
waterlevel
pencil
mark
1”-- 2”

CAREOFYOUR SOFTENER
SECTION 3
17
3B.KEEPINGTHEWATERSOFTENER CLEAN
COVERS
TokeepyournewKenmorewatersoftenerlooking
nice,applyacoatofpastewaxandrepeatonceayear.
Whendusty,wipeit withadampclothtokeepit
sparkling.
NOTE:
Neverusecleanershavingammoniaorabrasives.
Theymayscratchand dull thesurface.
NOZZLE&VENTURI
Acleannozzleandventuri(FIG. 10)is amust forthe
softenertoworkright.This small unitmovesbrine
fromthesaltstoragetanktotheresintankduring
regeneration.If itbecomespluggedwithsand,silt,
dirt,etc., thesoftenerwill not workandyouwill get
hardwater.
Togettothenozzleandventuri,removethesoftener
topcover.Besurethesoftenerisinservicecycle(no
waterpressureatnozzleandventuri),thenturnoff
thecapfromthenozzleandventurihousing.Donot
losethelargeo-ringseal.Liftoutthescreensupportand
screen,thenthenozzleandventuri.Washandrinse
thepartsinwarm wateruntil clean.If needed,usea
small brushtoremoveironordirt.Alsocheckand
cleanthegasket.
Carefullyreplaceall partsinthecorrectorder.
Lubricatetheo-ringsealwithsiliconegreaseor
Vaselineand placeinposition.Install andtighten
thecap,byhand only.Donotovertightenand
breakthecaporhousing.
FIG.10 CLEANINGTHENOZZLE &
VENTURI
*Install with numberedsideup concave
sidedown.Besurethe largestflowplugis
located inthe nozzle&venturihousing.
Cap
O--ring Seal
Screen Support
Screen
Nozzle& Venturi
Gasket
*FlowPlug
(HVDC)
Nozzle& Venturi
Housing
Screen
IMPORTANT:Besuresmall
holesinthe gasketarecen-
tered directlyoverthe small
holesinthe nozzle&venturi
housing.
*FlowPlug
(1--EP)
IRON FROMTHERESIN BED
Yourwatersoftenertakeshardness minerals(cal-
ciumandmagnesium)outof thewater.Also,itcan
controlsome“clearwater”iron.See maximum
allowedinthespecificationsonpage20.Withclear
wateriron,waterfromafaucetisclearwhenfirstput
intoaglass.After15 to30 minutes,thewaterbegins
tocloud orturnrustcolored.AwatersoftenerWILL
NOTremoveanyironwhichmakesthewatercloudy
or rustyas itcomesfromthefaucet (calledredwater
iron).Totakeredwaterironoutof water,oroverthe
maximumofclearwateriron,anironfilterorother
equipmentisneeded.YourlocalSears storehas
trainedpeopletohelpyouwithironwaterproblems.
If yourwatersupplyhas clearwateriron,even
thoughless thanthemaximumallowed,regular
resinbedcleaningisneeded.Searshas resinbed
cleaner,ItemNo.42-34426 forthis.Cleanthebedat
leastevery6months.If ironshowsup inthesoft
waterbefore6months,cleanmoreoften.Printed
instructions areontheresinbedcleanerbottle.

CAREOFYOUR SOFTENER
SECTION 3
18
3C.KEEP THE SOFTENERFROMFREEZING
If thesoftenerisinstalledwhereitcouldfreeze
(summercabin,lakehome,etc.),youmustdrainall
waterfromittostoppossiblefreezedamage.Todrain
thesoftener—
1.Closetheshut-offvalveonthehousemainwater
pipe,nearthewater meterorpressuretank.
2.Openafaucetinthesoft waterpipestovent
pressureinthesoftener.
3.RefertoFIG. 12 onpage20.Movethestemina
singlebypass valvetobypass.Closetheinletand
outletvalveina3-valvebypasssystem,andopen
thebypass valve.If youwant waterinthehouse
pipes again,reopentheshut-off valveonthe
mainwaterpipe.
4.Unplugthetransformerat thewall outlet.Re-
movethesaltholecoverandthemaincover.Take
off bothdrain hoses.
5.Carefullyremovethelargeholdingclips at the
softenerinletandoutlet(seeKeyNo.69,onpage
32).Separatethesoftenerfromthecoppertubes,
orfromthebypass valve.
6.Removethebrinewell coverand disconnect the
brinevalvetubingat thenozzleandventuri
assembly(seepage32).Liftthebrinevalveoutof
thebrinewell.Tipthebrinevalveupsidedownto
drainwater.
FIG.11 DRAINWATERFROMTHE
SOFTENER
wood block
floor
drain
7.LookingatFIG. 11,layapieceof2inchthick
boardnearthefloordrain.Movethesoftener
closetothedrain.SLOWLYandCAREFULLY,tip
itoveruntil therim restsonthewoodblockwith
theinletandoutletoverthedrain.Donotallow
thesoftener’sweight torestontheinletand
outletfittingsortheywill break.
8.Tipthebottomofthesoftenerupafewinchesand
hold until all waterhas drained.Leavethe
softenerlayinglikethisuntilyouarereadytouse
it.Plugtheinletandoutletwithragstokeepdirt,
bugs,etc.out.

CAREOFYOUR SOFTENER
SECTION 3
19
3D.HELPFULHINTSCHECKLIST
... TOHELP YOUSAVE MONEY
Ifyourwatersoftenerfailstowork,makethefollowingeasychecks.Often,youwillfindwhat’swrongyourself
andyouwon’thavetocallandwaitforservice.Ifyoudonotfindanythingwrong,whilemakingthechecks,
andyoursoftenerstill doesnot work,call yourSearsServiceDepartment.
NOTES:
1.Alsoread ERRORCODE,page12.
2.If anerrorcodeisnotdisplayed,press andholdthe#1SELECTbuttonuntilthedisplaychanges.Then,press
the#1SELECTbuttonagainandholduntilaflashingHFcodeappears.ItmustshowHF32.Ifanyothernumber
shows,thefaceplatecomputerisworkingonincorrectinputandwouldprobablybethecauseof theproblem.
Toset HF32,press eithertheUPorDOWNbutton.WhenHF32 shows,press #1SELECTbuttonto
returnaflashing12:00 AMdisplay.Reset thepresent time,hardness number,etc., pages 6 and7.
PROBLEMCAUSE CORRECTION
Nosoft waterNosalt(orsaltbridged)inthe storagetankRefill withsalt, orbreakthe saltbridge (page
16).Press ON/OFF-HOLD(RECHARGE
NOW)button and holdfor3secondstostarta
regeneration (see page 10).
Transfomerunplugged at the wall outlet,
orpowercableleadsloose, fuse blown,
circuitbreakerpopped,orcircuitswitched
off.
Check forloss ofpowerdue to anyof these
and correct. Withthe powerback on,lookat
the time displayand read PROGRAM
MEMORY,page 12.
Manualbypassvalve(s)in bypassposition LookatFIG. 12 on page 20.Movethe stemin
asinglevalvetoservice. In a 3-valve bypass,
openthe inletandoutletvalves,and be sureto
fully closethe bypass valve.
Dirty,plugged ordamaged nozzle&
venturiTake apartand clean or replace damaged parts(see page 17).
Valve drain hose plugged The drain hosemustnothavekinks,sharp
bends,orbe raised too high abovethe
softener (see page 16 inyourinstallation
manual).
Waterhardsometimes Hardness numbersetting too lowPress and releasethe #1SELECTbuttonuntil
HARDNESS showsinthe display.Read the
hardness numberinthe displayand be sure
the same grainspergallon numberis shown
on yourwateranalysisreport. See page 7 to
reset. Press and releasethe SELECTbutton
until the present timeshowsinthe display.
Using hotwaterwhen softeneris
regenerating Avoidusinghotwaterduringthistimebecause the waterheater refillswith hardwater (see
AutomaticBypass,page 15).
Increaseinthe grainsofhardness inyour
watersupplyAskyourSearsretail orcatalogstoreforanew wateranalysis.Then make a newhardness
numbersetting (page 7).

OTHERTHINGSTOKNOW
SECTION 4
20
4A.DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS
FIG.12 BYPASS VALVES
Bypass
Valve
Inlet
Valve
Outlet
Valve
3-- VALVE
FORSERVICE
close bypass valve
open inlet&outletvalves
FORBYPASS
open bypass valve
closeinlet&outletvalves
PUSHIN
forbypass
PULL OUT
forservice
SINGLE
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t
waterserviceposition.Positionin“bypass”
onlyifneededforsoftener repairs.
A
B
CDE
F
INCHES CM
A SaltTankHeight40-1/4 102.2
BResinTankDiameter (nominal)9 22.7
C ResinTankHeight(nominal)40 101.6
DInlet-OutletHeight41-1/2 105.4
EOverall Height47 119.4
F1Length 19-1/2 49.5
F2Width 16-1/2 41.9
—Distance between inlet-outlet
centerlines3-7/8 9.8
MODELNO.625.348670 TIMER HFCODEHF32
NOTE:Pleasesee theratingdecalforwatersofteneroperatingcapacity,saltusageandserviceflowrate/pres-
sureloss performancespecifications.Performancespecifications arevalidatedbytheWaterQualityAssocia-
tion(WQA).Theratingdecal islocatedontherim,underthesaltholecover(see page30).
WATERSUPPLYTOWATERSOFTENER
MINIMUMWATERSYSTEMFLOW(gpm)3................
MINIMUM-MAXIMUMWATERPRESSURE(psi)20-120......
MAXIMUMWATERTEMPERATURE(°F)120...............
MAXIMUMWATER HARDNESS (gpg)110..................
MAXMUM“CLEARWATER” IRON(ppm)8.................
SALT FORWATERSOFTENER
TYPE OFSALTNEEDED Nugget/Pellet....................
ALTERNATETYPE OFSALTPure,evaporated,compacted. . watersoftenersalt
STORAGECAPACITY(pounds)200.......................
OTHERS
TYPE OFIONEXCHANGEMATERIAL(resin)High Capacity
AMOUNTOFRESIN(cu.ft.)1.05..........................
REGENERATION(RECHARGE)CYCLETIME(min.)
FILL (NaCLsetting)2.7-10.6...........................
FILL (KClsetting)3.8-12.6.............................
BRINING/BR.RINSE 120-135.........................
BACKWASH7.......................................
FASTRINSE 3.......................................
TOTALREGENERATIONTIME139.4---164.4............
gpm=gallonsperminute psi=poundspersquareinch
gpg =grainspergallon ppm=partspermillion