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OWNER'S
MANUAL
MODEL NOS.
UltraSoft 250
625.388260
UltraSoft 275
625.388270
Caution:
Read and Follow
All Safety Rules and
Operating Instructions
Before First Use of
Water Softeners
This Product.
with Deluxe Valve
• Warranty
If you have questions when
installing, operating or main-
• Start Up / Setting Timer
taining your softener, and
when setting the timer, call
this toll-free number... • How It Works
• Care Of
1-800-426-9345
• Specifications
www.KenmoreWater.com
• Repair Parts
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SEARS RESIDENTIAL WATER SOFTENER W FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON WATER SOFTENER For one year from the date of purchase, when this water softener is installed and maintained in accordance with our instructions, Sears will repair, free of charge, defects in material or workmanship in this water softener. FULL TEN YEAR WARRANTY AGAINST LEAKS For ten years from the date of purchase, Sears will furnish and install a new current model water softener tank or salt storage drum, free of charge, if either the
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iWATER SOFTENER START UP PAGE NO. A, Safety Guides 1-1 B. Check List of Step-By-Step Guides To Install 1-2 C. Program The _mer --:-- 1-3, 1-4 D. Sanitizing The Water Softener 1-5 E. Fill The Storage Tank With Salt .......................... 1-6 E O HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS a. 2-1 to 2-3 F Faceplate Timer Features B, 2-4 to 2-6 Soft Water Service and Regeneration CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER N a. 3-1 Salt: Refilling Storage Tank / Salt Bridge T B, 3-2 Keeping The Water Softener Clean C. 3-3 P
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A. SAFETY GUIDES • Read all steps, guides and rules carefully before installing and using your new water softener. Follow S all steps exactly to correctly install. Failure to follow them could cause personal injury or property damage. E Reading this book will also help you to get all of the benefits from your water softener. C • Your water softener will remove hardness minerals and "clear water" iron* from water, up to the limits shown on page 4-1. It will not remove other types of T iron, acids
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_ii_'_!!_!i_i_ii_i SECTION 1 _i_d_J!ii_,_iii_i_'iil WATER SOFTENER START UP B. CHECK LIST OF STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL To be sure you have done all the steps to install the softener, read the following list. Refer to the Installa- tion Manual, part no. 7258997, for step-by-step guides. Page numbers referred to are in the Installation Manual unless otherwise noted. _-" Is the house water flow going INTO the softener INLET valve INLET? Trace piping to be sure. See pages 2-4 and 2-5. Is the pl
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C. PROGRAM THE TIMER UP button SELECT button signal light adjust_ salt level\ adjust display I / f _=\ TONIGHT 1-800-426-9345 @ RECHARG_ ww_KeftmoreWate_co_ "=" © LOW SALT R_CHARGE _ Customer Assistance ! ON/OFF-HOLD button DOWN button {Recharge Tonight-Now) When the transformer is plugged in, a model code, a change in the face plate display. Repeated beeps and a test number (example: k20) show in the face mean the timer will not accept a change from the plate display for 4 seconds. Then, 12:00
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C. PROGRAM THE TIMER _SET WATER HARDNESS NUMBER eE! SET RECHARGE (REGENERATION) TIME • Press the SELECT button once to display 25 • Press the SELECT button to display 2:00 AM (flashing) and HARDNESS. (flashing) and RECHARGE TIME. The grains per gallon (gpg) hard- At the 2:00 AM recharge time ness of your water supply is on setting, the softener begins re- your water analysis report. Be sure to enter water test results on generation (see pages 2-4 and page A, for future reference. 2-5) at 2:00 AM
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D. SANITIZE THE WATER SOFTENER Care is taken at the factory to keep your water soft- ener clean and sanitary. Materials used to make the softener will not infect or contaminate your water supply, and will not cause bacteria to form or grow. However, during shipping, storage, installing and operating, bacteria could get into the softener. For this reason, sanitizing as follows is suggested ® when installing. _The first time you sanitize your softener, be sure to do all steps in the installation m
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E. FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each and WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH IRON REMOVING every regeneration. The water for makingbrine is me- ADDITIVES -- Some sahs have an additive to help the tered into the salt storage tankby the softener. Howev- softener handle iron in the water supply. These salts may be used if your water supply has a high iron con- er, you must keep salt in the tank but it is not necessary tent. It is recommended to use Sears Resin
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_iiii_i_ii_i SECTION2 _J_J_J:,_:,_] HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS A. FACEPLATE TIMER FEATURES • SALT MONITOR SYSTEM • EXTRA RECHARGE S Sometimes, a manually started The face plate timer has a low salt monitor with an regeneration (recharge) may be indicator light to remind you to refill the storage desired, or needed. Two exam- tank with salt. To set this monitor system: ples are: _Lift the salt hole cover and level the salt in the - You have used more water than C storage tank. usual (guests vi
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A. FACEPLATE TIMER FEATURES 4. Press SELECT again to show the following RE- _1_ OPTIONAL SETTINGS - SALT EFFICIENCY, CLEAN FEATURE, CLEAN FEATURE MINUTES, CHARGE display. MAXIMUM DAYS BETWEEN REGENERA- TIONS and 12 / 24 HOUR CLOCK: 1. To set any of the following options, press and hold RECHARG£ _t SELECT for 3 seconds until 000 shows in the display. example: set to 4 days maxi- default display Then press once until the SALT EFFICIENCY dis- mum between regenerations play shows. Use the UP / Down
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_._-_-_,_,_,.!_'_: SECTION 2 _,_J HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS correct time for about 12 hours. When electrical • RECHARGE TIME REMAINING and VALVE POSITION INDICATORS power comes on again, you have to reset the present time only if the display is flashing. The HARDNESS One of the valve positionindi- valve recharge and RECHARGE TIME never require resetting un- position time cators (Serv, Fill, Brine, indicators remaining less a change is desired.Even if the timer is incorrect after a long power
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_,_=_+ SECTION2 ",':,_,_,y,y'_t'_l HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS B. SOFT WATER SERVICE and REGENERATION SERVICE REGENERATION When the softener is giving you soft water, it is [] FILL: Salt, dissolved in water, is called brine. called "Service". During service, hard water comes Brine is needed to dean the hardness minerals from from the house main water pipe into the softener. the resin beads. To make the brine, water flows into Inside the softener resin tank is a bed made up of the salt storage
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' B. SOFT WATER SERVICE and REGENERATION and to the drain. The bed lifts and expands for good [] BRINING: During brining, the brine is moved cleaning. from the salt storage area, into the resin tank. Inside the resin tank brine deans hardness minerals from Water Flow Through the Softener in Backwash the resin beads and they are discharged out the hard water hard water drain. How much brine is needed to clean the resin bypass OUT t _, IN depends on: - - the amount of service water used between re
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_;_;: SECTION2 _J_,,,,J,_l HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS B. SOFT WATER SERVICE and REGENERATION ELECTRONICS AUTOMATIC BYPASS Two main parts of the softener's electronics are [] Dunng the brining, brine rinse and backwash cycles a WATER METER, and [] a COMPUTER. of regeneration, HARD water goes through the soft- [] WATER METER--The water meter is in the soft- ener valve and to the house pipes. If a faucet is ener valve outlet. As water flows through the meter, opened, hard water is there for your
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A. SALT: REFILLING STORAGE TANK, SALT BRIDGE WHEN TO REFILL WITH SALT: the tank is about 1 / 3 full. Never let the softener use The Salt Monitor System (see all the salt before refilling. Without salt, you will S soon have hard water. After filling, reset the Salt page 2-1) will turn the low salt light on to warn you when to refill Monitor System, page 2-1. with salt. Check for a low salt Note: light a few weeks after you install You will have a loss in softening capacity and may the softener, a
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_iii_ii_ii_ii_i SECTION3 _ii_iiiiJ_J_JJ_J_,_i_ CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER B. KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN NOZZLE & VENTURI Cleaning Nozzle & Venturi A clean nozzle and venturi (FIG. 11) is a must for the softener to work right. This small unit moves brine from the salt storage tank to the resin tank during re- generation. If it becomes plugged with sand, silt, dirt, etc., the softener will not work and you will get O-dng Seal _ 0 hard water. Screen Support _@ To get to the nozzle and ventur
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_!!_ii_i!i_ SECTION3 _i_ii_i_i_i_J_i_l CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER C. PROTECT THE WATER SOFTENER FROM FREEZING If the softener is installed where it could freeze Drain All Water From Softener (summer cabin, lake home, etc.), you must drain all water from it to stop possible freeze damage. To drain the softener: []Close the shut-off valve on the house main wa- ter pipe, near the water meter or pressure tank. []Open a faucet in the soft water pipes to vent pressure in the softener. I []Refer to FI
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D. CHECKLIST ... TO HELP YOU SAVE MONEY If your water softener fails to work make the following easy checks. Often, you will find what's wrong your- self and you won't have to call and wait for service. If you do not find anything wrong, while making the checks, and your softener still does not work, call your Sears Service Department. Note: 1. Also read ERROR CODE, page 2-3. 2. If an error code is not displayed, press and hold the SELECT button until the display changes. Then, press the SELECT
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,J.=JJ,=,_a.=._aaaJ a_._.=a_3a,i333,Ja _,_,, SECTION4 _j KNOW ABOUT YOUR WATER SOFTENER A. DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS BYPASS VALVES S Bypass valve(s) should always remain in soft water service position, Position in "bypass" only if needed for softener repairs. SINGLE BYPASS C PULL STEM OUTWARD FOR SERVICE T A Inward For Bypass N CM 3 - VALVE BYPASS Bypass A Salt Tank Height 40-1/4 102.2 FOR SERVICE " Valve JJJJJJJ_J_JJ_JJ. JJJJJJ_JJ_JJJ_JJ B Resin Tank Diameter 9 22.7 _JJJ JJ_JJJ_JJ _JJi _J_JJJ
