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OWNER'S
MANUAL
MODEL NOS.
UltraSoft 100
625.388150
UltraSoft 150
625.388160
Caution:
Read and Follow
All Safety Rules and
Operating Instructions
Water Softeners
Before First Use of
with Deluxe Valve
This Product.
• Warranty
If you have questions when
installing, operating or main-
• Start Up / Setting Timer
taining your softener, and
when setting the timer, call
• How It Works
this toll-free number...
• Care Of
1-800-426-9345
• Specifications
www.KenmoreWater.com
• Repair Parts
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SEARS RESIDENTIAL WATER SOFTENER W A 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. A FULL TEN YEAR WARRANTY AGAINST LEAKS For ten years from the date of purchase, Sears will furnish and install a new current N model water softener tank or salt storage drum, free of charge, if eith
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WATER SOFTENER START UP PAGE NO. A. 1-1 Safety Guides B. 1-2 Check List of Step-By-Step Guides To Install C. 1-3, 1-4 Program The _imer - - =................................ D. 1-5 Sanitizing The Water Softener E. 1-6 Fill The Storage Tank With Salt ..... E 0 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS a. 2-1 F Faceplate _qmer Features B. 2-2 to 2-5 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-
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I_i!_iii_i!!_ii!iii_ SECTION 1 '_J__ WATER SOFTENER START UP 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. 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 T shown
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_i!_j_jj_j_ SECTION 1 i_!_iii_ii_iiii_i_i_ 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 Instal- lation Manual, part no. 7258997, for step-by-step guides. Page numbers referred to are in the Installation Manual unless otherwise noted. ""VALVE Is the house water flow going INTO the softener INLET valve INLET? Trace piping to be sure. See pages 2-4 and 2-5. p" Is the plum
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_iii_i_i_i_iii_ii SECTION 1 ii_iiiii;i_iiiiii_!i_iiiit WATER SOFTENER START UP C. PROGRAM THE TIMER display UP button DOWN button \ F \ [ ! Customer AssJstar_ce 1-800-426-9_5 RECHARGE NOW RECHARGE TONIGHT ON/OFF-HOLD button SELECT button (Recharge Tonight-Now) When the transformer is plugged in, a model code, SOUND "BEEPER": A "beeper" sounds while and a test number (example: $3.0) show in the face pressing buttons for timer set-up. One beep signals plate display for 4 seconds. Then, 12:00 AM an
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C. PROGRAM THETIMER • Press the UP / DOWN buttons to set the desired B SET WATER HARDNESS NUMBER recharge starting hour. Be sure to observe the AM- • Press the SELECT button once to display 25 PM as you did when setting the present time of day. (flashing) and HARDNESS. Note: The grains per gallon (gpg) hard- Each press of the UP / DOWN buttons changes the ness of your water supply is on display I hour. Holding the buttons in changes the your water analysis report. Be display twice each second. s
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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. salt hole However, during shipping, storage, installing and cover operating, bacteria could get into the softener. For this reason, sanitizing as follows is suggested ® when installing. In The first time you sanitize your softener, be sure bnnewell cover to d
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E. FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH IRON REMOV- Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each ING ADDITIVES -- Some salts have an additive to and every regeneration. The water for making brine is metered into the salt storage tank by the softener. help the softener handle iron in the water supply. However, you must keep salt in the tank, but it is not These salts may be used if your water supply has a necessary to keep it full. In humid areas, it is best high iron c
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_iii_ii_i SECTION 2 _."_,'_.'_,','," HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS A. FACEPLATE TIMER FEATURES • EXTRA RECHARGE Press andrelease (donothold) the ZI: I_ ]i ON / OFF-HOLD button. RE- -_ IL Sometimes, a manually started S CHARGE TONIGHT flashes in REC.A_ _O_.V regeneration (recharge) may be the display, and the softener be- desired, or needed. Two exam- gins regeneration at the next preset recharge time. E ples are: Press and release the ON/OFF-HOLD button once more if you decide to cancel the rege
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F_j_jj_._,_._i, ,, , ,,,, SECTION 2 _,_J_Jl,,,, ........ HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS B. SOFT WATER SERVICE and REGENERATION SERVICE REGENERATION When the softener is giving you soft water, it is called "Service". During service, hard water comes [] FILL: Salt, dissolved in water, is called brine. from the house main water pipe into the softener. Brine is needed to dean the hardness minerals from Inside the softener resin tank is a bed made up of" the resin beads. To make the brine, water flows
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_..j_. SECTION 2 iii_iii_._ii_ ...... .....I HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS 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 cleans hardness minerals from Water Flow Through the the resin beads and they are discharged out the Softener in Backwash drain. How much brine is needed to clean the resin hard water hard water dep
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_,_...-:;_;_,: SECTION 2 ;_'_,-_.'_.';._;_1 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS B. SOFT WATER SERVICE and REGENERATION AUTOMATIC BYPASS ELECTRONICS Two main parts of the softener's electronics are [] During the brining, brine rinse and backwash cycles a WATER METER, and [] a COMPUTER. of regeneration, HARD water goes through the soft- ener valve and to the house pipes. If a faucet is [] WATER METER-- The water meter is in the soft- opened, hard water is there for your needs. Howev- ener valve outlet.
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h._._;;.i_! SECTION 3 _'_'_ .................. _'_,_';_1 CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER A. SALT: REFILLING STORAGE TANK, SALT BRIDGE WHEN TO REFILL WITH SALT: salt before refilling. Without salt, you will soon have Check the salt level a few weeks hard water. S after you install the softener and Note: every week after that. Refill E when the storage tank is about You will have a loss in softening capacity and may 1/3 full (see note on page 1-6). get partly hard water if less than 10 inches of salt
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_,iiiii_i_'_iiii_i SECTION 3 _j_,_j_ ........ ,,,,J 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 Cap .._ from the salt storage tank to the resin tank during re- O-ring Seal _ generation. If it becomes plugged with sand, silt, dirt, etc., the softener will not work and you will get hard water. Screen Support _ Screen -- ._ , To ge
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_,ii_!_i_,_i SECTION3 i_!_j_i_!_ii_,j_ii_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. J []Refer t
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_._._: SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER 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 Kenmore Water Line at 1-800-426-9345. Note: 1. Also read ERROR CODE, page 2-1. 2. If an error code is not displayed, press and hold the SELECT butto
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_'_J_i_iiii_ SECTION4 iii_i_t 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. I SINGLE BYPASS C PULL STEM OUTWARD ./K FOR E SERVICE T D A PUSh Inward For Bypass 3 - VALVE BYPASS N Bypass Valve iJ_JJJJJJJJJJ_JJJ, FOR SERVI(_E iJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ CM JJJJ JJ_JJJJJJJ close bypass valve A 40-1/4 102.2 Salt Tank Height JJJ JJJJJJJJJJ open inlet & o
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_,,:.,_,,_: SECTION 4 _;_1 KNOW ABOUT YOUR WATER SOFTENER A. DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS Pressure Drop (PSI) vs. Flow Rate (GPM) 40 35 30 j e '''° /t w 15 -- ___--7, " lO 5 I 0 i I F I I I I _ 16 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Flow Rate (GPM) UltraSoft 150 OTHER SPECIFICATIONS UltraSoft 100 Type of ion exchange material (resin) high capacity high capacity .72 ,80 Amount of resin (cu if) Total regeneration time approximately 118 approximately 118 minutes @ 4.3 salt minutes @ 4.8 salt dose
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A. TROUBLESHOOTING WIRING SCHEMATIC (PWA) S l BACK OF TIMER I Post I_JR_N£ _O_ valve motor C Transforme_ll_ T gm 4p...j_NO Position Turbine [_ Sensor bm ON c Switch UP button FACEPLATE f display _- N J ON/OFF-HOLD button _ / DOWN button (Recharge Tonight-Now) SELECT button Keep this manual with your water softener. If repairs are needed, the service technician must have the information on the following 8 pages. For telephone assistance, call toll flee, 1-800-426-9345. ALWAYS MAKE THESE INITIAL C
