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OWNER'S MANUAL
Water Softener
with Deluxe Valve
300 Series
MODEL NO. 625.383060
Caution:
• Warranty
Read and follow all safety rules and operating
• Installation
instructions before first use of this product.
Timer
• Start Up / Setting
Questions ?
Visit www.KenmoreWater.com
• How It Works
or call toll free 1-800-426-9345 (M - F, 7 AM - 6 PM CST)
• Care Of
Repair or Parts ? Call toll free 1-800-469-4663
See back cover for other Sears service numbers.
• Specifications
• Repair Parts
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WARRANTY ON WATER SOFTENER ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON WATER SOFTENER When installed, operated and maintained according to all instructions supplied with the product, if this Kenmore appliance fails due to a defect in material and workmanship within one year from the date of pur- chase, call 1-800-4-MY-HOME ®to arrange for free repair. TEN YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY AGAINST LEAKS When installed, operated and maintained according to all instructions supplied with the product, if the water softener ta
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Guides ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Unpack and Check Shipment ........................................................................................................................ 5 Plan Your Installation: Tools Needed, Materials Needed ........................................................................... 6-10 Install Inlet/Outlet Adapters or By
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Read all steps, guides and rules carefully before installing and using your new water softener. Follow all steps exactly to correctly install. Failure to follow them could cause personal injury or property damage. Reading this book will also help you to get all of the benefits from your water softener. Your Kenmore Water Softener will remove hardness minerals from water. This is measured in grains per gallon (gpg). It will also remove some clear water iron*. This is measured in parts per million
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INSPECT SHIPMENT Your water softener is shipped complete in one carton. Use care when handling the softener. DO NOT turn upside down. DO NOT drop, or set on sharp objects that could make a hole in the bottom. The water softener is heavy, do not try to lift it or move more than is necessary. Remove all items from your shipping carton. Check all items against the packing list below. Note any items lost or damaged in shipment. Note any damage to the shipping carton. Refer to the exploded view and p
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PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION It is recommended to read through the entire manual before beginning your installation. Follow all steps exactly. Reading this manual will also help you get all the benefits from your system. TOOLS NEEDED: • Safety glasses • Flathead screw driver • Phillips screw driver • Adjustable slip joint pliers • Tape measure or ruler J Flathead Screwdriver Safety Glasses Phillips Screwdriver Adjustable Slip Joint Pliers Tape Measure or Ruler ADDITIONAL TOOLS NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING
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shutoff valve FIG. 3 Typical Installation WHERE TO INSTALL THE WATER SOFTENER Review the following points before you choose a place to put your softener. 1. Place as close as possible but always after, the 6. Put the softener in a place where water damage is pressure tank (well water) or water meter (city least likely to occur if it develops a leak. Sears or water). See Fig. 3. the manufacturer will not repair or pay for water 2. Place as close as possible to a water drain such as damage. a floo
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Suggested Slab Foundation Installation outside - hard water heater kitchen Plug the softener transformer into an inside, 120 volt 60Hz r_q bathroom electrical outlet. If an outside outside I _L_ I I I For outside hard outlet is used, be sure it has water, trench under- approved weather protection. .,o. II I1 -° ground as needed. lJ I J _ oo°° outside "-," bypass - hard valve outside -soft WATER SOFTENER (install in garage, car port, or other sheltered area) water in Run drain tubing to laundry t
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PIPE,FITTINGS,OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED You must first decide how to run "in" and "out" pipes to OUT IN the softener. Look at your house main water pipe at the point you will connect the softener. Is the pipe soldered 1" NPT sweat copper, glued plastic, or threaded galvanized or brass? adaptor (2)* What is the pipe size? What kind of pipe and fittings is it easiest for you to work with, and what tools do you have? -1/ Use teflon tape, pipe joint compound ,,. Now look at the common plans for "in" an
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BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS & TESTS If you have a well water system, look at the pressure Your water supply needs to be checked for chemical gauge to find the water pressure. Call your local water analysis, water pressure and water flow rate. To accom- department if you have city water. They will tell you what plish this, complete the following steps: the water pressure is where you live. NOTE: Add these readings to the Facts and Figure Check Water's Chemical Analysis: Sears sells a com- table on p
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ASSEMBLE INLET OUTLET ADAPTORS, Shutoff Shutoff . Pressure OR SINGLE BYPASS VALVE Valve Valve ,z/ Tank Complete the following steps to assemble the adaptors or bypass valve. 1. Close the shutoff valve on the house main water pipe, near the water meter or pressure tank, to turn off the water. See Fig. 7. Pump 2. Shut off the gas or electric supply to the water heater. See Fig. 7. 3. Open the highest and lowest water faucets in your Electrical Panel house. This will let water drain from the pipes.
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INSTALLING HOLDING CLIPS Black Cli Cross Section of Valve Bypass Valve or Inlet or Outlet Installation Adaptor Before installing the bypass valve, or copper tube, be sure the turbine and support are firmly in place in the valve outlet port. Turbine Support Sensor Port O-Ring Clip Sna)s into Place Between Larger Diameter Rings FIG. 11 H/I BYPASS VALVE TURNED DOWNWARD Turbine Turn bypass valve upside down to connect to floor FIG. 10 level plumbing. OUT IN FIG. 12 3 VALVE BYPASS INSTALLING 3 VALVE
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POSITION SOFTENER INTO PLACE Complete the following steps to position the softener. MOVE SOFTENER INTO PLACE 1. Grip under the ridge on the salt tank sidewall. 2. Carefully rock back and forth into position. 3. Move the softener into position. 4. Place on a level and smooth surface. If needed, put a piece of 3/4" plywood, at least 17" x 20", under the Grip under ridge tank. Then put spacers under the plywood to level the to move softener. softener. See Fig. 14. NOTE: Do not put shims or spacers
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tube is also best to use for an overhead drain. Use a CONNECT THE VALVE DRAIN HOSE copper drain tube if the softener is installed outside, or Take a length of 3/8" inside diameter drain tubing and in the sunlight. Heat from the sun can soften, flatten attach one end to the drain fitting. See Fig. 16. Use a and close up some kinds of tubes. tube clamp to hold it in place. Put the other end of the tubing over a floor drain, into a laundry tub, standpipe, To adapt a copper drain tube to the softene
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LEAK TEST To check for leaks, complete the following steps: HOUSE MAIN WATER SHUTOFF VALVES CAUTION: To avoid water or air pressure dam- age to softener inner parts, and to flush pipe chips or other residue from the water pipes, be Shu_ sure to do the following steps exactly as instructed. Water ¢--_% Pressure Tank 1. Fully open two cold, soft water faucets near the softener. Meter Shutoff _ Valve / d"- 2. Look at the pictures in Fig. 18 and 19 to deter- Well Pump mine your kind of bypass valve(
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INSTALLGROUNDINGCLAMPBETWEEN COLD WATER PIPE GROUNDING THESOFTENERINAND OUT PIPES The house cold water pipe (iron or copper) is often TO Valve Inlet used to ground all electrical outlets in the home. Outlets are grounded to protect you from shock when Ground you touch any electric appliance plugged into the out- let. If you installed the single bypass valve, the cold Clamp (2)'_ water pipe ground is broken. See Fig. 20 and 21. IMPORTANT: Be sure the cold water pipe has direct metal to metal cont
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INSTALL COVERS INSTALL COVERS After installing your water softener, replace the covers. Angle the covers so the main cover clips onto the back Cover first, then bring down in front and clip on the two (2) tabs inside the rim of the salt hole and lower the salt cover r./(Main) closed. See Fig. 23. Salt Hole Cover RESTART THE WATER HEATER \ Turn on the gas (or electric) supply to the water heater and light the pilot. YOUR PLUMBING INSTALLATION AND ELECTRICAL ,/ WORK ARE NOW COMPLETE. y / FIG. 23 Q
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Display UP Button DOWN Button SELECT Button REGENERATION Button FIG. 24 PROGRAM THE TIMER 1. When the transformer is plugged in, a model code (S 25) and a test number (example: J1.1) show in the face plate. This will display for four (4) seconds. Then, 12:00 PM and the words SET TIME begin to flash. NOTE: If "- - - -" shows in the display, press the CODE 1 UP or DOWN button until S 25 shows in the dis- play. Then, press the SELECT button to set, and S c:,l change to the flashing SET TIME display
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SET SALT LEVEL SET WATER HARDNESS NUMBER To set the salt level, complete the following steps: To set the water hardness number, complete the follow- 1. Press the SELECT button to display SET SALT ing steps: LEVEL and a flashing 0 (zero). See page 21, for 1. Press the SELECT button once to display the words instructions on adding salt to the salt storage tank. SET HARDNESS and a flashing 25. The grains per The face plate timer has a salt monitor with an indi- gallon (gpg) hardness of your water s
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SANITIZE THE WATER SOFTENER Care is taken at the factory to keep your water softener clean and sanitary. Materials used to make the softener will not Salt Hole Cover infect or contaminate your water supply, or cause bacteria to form or grow. However, during shipping, storage, installing and operating, bacteria could get into the softener. SANITIZE YOUR WATER SOFTENER AS FOLLOWS: 1. Be certain the bypass valve is pulled out to /2 /Brinewell Cover "service" position. (Remove and / add about 2. Lif
