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OWNER’ S
MANUAL
MODEL NOS.
625.3485400
Super Capacity Genius
625.3485500
Super Capacity Genius
Caution:
Water Softeners
Read and Follow
All Safety Rules and
Operating Instructions u Warranty
Before First Use of
u Start Up / Setting Timer
This Product.
u How It Works
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u Care Of
installing, operating or main-
taining your softener, and
when setting the timer, call u Specifications
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WARRANTY SEARS RESIDENTIAL 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 tank or drum develop a leak. FULL THREE YEAR ELECTRONICS WARRANTY For a period of three years from date of purchase, Sears will replace the BRINE TANK LIGHT, ELECTRONIC BOARD, SENSOR HOUSING, WIRING HARNESS, TRANSFORMER, MICRO SWITCH, DRIVE MOTOR, OR POWER
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. SECTION 1 SOFTENER START UP A. SAFETY GUIDES 4 B. CHECK LIST OF STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL 5 C. PROGRAM THE TIMER 6-7 D. SANITIZING THE WATER SOFTENER 8 E. FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT 9 SECTION 2 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS A. FACE PLATE TIMER FEATURES 10-11 B. SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION 12-14 SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER A. SALT: REFILLING STORAGE TANK, SALT BRIDGE 15 B. KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN 16 C. KEEP THE SOFTENER FROM FREEZING 17 D.
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WATER SOFTENER START-UP SECTION 1 1A. SAFETY GUIDES s Read all steps, guides and rules carefully be- fore installing and using your new water softener. Follow all steps exactly to correctly install. Fail- ure 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. s Your water softener will remove hardness min- erals and “clear water” iron from water, up to the limits shown on page 19. It will not re
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WATER SOFTENER START-UP SECTION 1 1B. CHECK LIST OF ALL STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL Refer to the Installation Manual, part no. 7141417, for step-by-step guides. To be sure you have done all the steps to install the softener, read the following list. Page num- bers referred to are in the Installation Manual. 4 Is the house water flow going INTO the soft- ener valve INLET? Trace piping to be sure. See pages 10 and 11. 4 Is the plumbing bypass valve (or 3 valves) set for SERVICE? See FIG. 12, pa
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WATER SOFTENER START-UP SECTION 1 1C. PROGRAM THE TIMER FIG. 1 When the transformer is plugged in, the model repeatedly when the display reaches 1 using the code AR31, and a test number (example: A1.0) DOWN button, or the highest hardness setting show in the face plate display for 4 seconds. using the UP button. Then, 12:00 AM and PRESENT TIME begin to flash. 1. SET PRESENT TIME OF DAY: NOTE: If the words¼ PRESENT TIME do not show in the display, press the #1 SELECT button (FIG. 1) until they do
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WATER SOFTENER START-UP SECTION 1 1C. PROGRAM THE TIMER 2. SET WATER HARDNESS NUMBER: 3. SET RECHARGE (REGENERATION) TIME: n Press the #1 SELECT button once to n Press the #1 SELECT button to display 2:00 display 15 (flashing) and HARDNESS. AM (flashing) and RECHARGE TIME. The grains per gallon (gpg) At the 2:00 AM RECHARGE hardness of your water sup- TIME setting, the softener be- ply is on your water analysis gins regeneration (see pages report. Be sure to enter water 12 and 13) at 2:00 AM, en
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WATER SOFTENER START-UP SECTION 1 1D. SANITIZING THE WATER SOFTENER Care is taken at the factory to keep your water FIG. 2 ADD WATER softener clean and sanitary. Materials used to make the softener will not infect or contaminate Salt Hole your water supply, and will not cause bacteria to Cover form or grow. However, during shipping, stor- age, installing and operating, bacteria could get into the softener. For this reason, sanitizing as ¬ follows is suggested when installing. hose Brinewell 1. L
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WATER SOFTENER START-UP SECTION 1 1E. FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each FIG. 3 ADD SALT and every regeneration. The water for making brine is metered into the salt storage tank by the softener. However, you must keep the tank filled with salt. Fill the tank with NUGGET or PELLET water softener 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 pla
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HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS SECTION 2 2A. FACE PLATE TIMER FEATURES EXTRA RECHARGE SALT MONITOR SYSTEM Sometimes, a manually started regeneration The face plate timer has a low salt monitor with (recharge) may be desired, or needed. Two an indicator light to remind you to refill the examples are: storage tank with salt. To set this monitor system: - -You have used more water than usual (guests 1. Lift the salt hole cover and level the salt in the visiting) and you may run out of soft water sto
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HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS SECTION 2 2A. FACE PLATE TIMER FEATURES TANK LIGHT PROGRAM MEMORY To light the inside of the salt If electrical power to the softener goes off, the storage tank, press the TANK time display is blank but the face plate timer LIGHT button on the face keeps the correct time for about 72 hours. When plate. Press the same button electrical power comes on again, you have to again to turn the light off, or it reset the present time only if the display is will go off automa
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HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS SECTION 2 2B. SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION SERVICE REGENERATION When the softener is giving you soft water, it is ¡ FILL: Salt, dissolved in water, is called called “Service”. During service, hard water brine. Brine is needed to clean the hardness comes from the house main water pipe into the minerals from the resin beads. To make the brine, softener. Inside the softener resin tank is a bed water flows into the salt storage area during the made up of thousand
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HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS SECTION 2 2B. SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION © BRINING: During brining, the brine is moved FIG. 7 WATER FLOW THROUGH THE from the salt storage area, into the resin tank. SOFTENER IN BACKWASH Inside the resin tank, brine cleans hardness minerals from the resin beads and they are discharged out the drain. How much brine is needed to clean the resin depends on: - -the amount of resin in the softener, - -how fast the brine goes through the bed. The nozzle and ventu
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HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS SECTION 2 2B. SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION AUTOMATIC BYPASS © COMPUTER— The computer is part of the circuit board. It is programmed to know the During the brining, brine rinse and backwash softener ’ s capacity (how many grains of hard- cycles of regeneration, HARD water goes ness minerals it will take out of the water before a through the softener valve and to the house regeneration is needed). When starting the pipes. If a faucet is opened, hard water is th
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CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER SECTION 3 3A. SALT¼ REFILLING STORAGE TANK/BREAKING A SALT BRIDGE WHEN TO REFILL WITH SALT: The Salt NOTE: Monitor System (see page 10) will turn on the You will have a loss in softening capacity and low salt light to warn you when to refill with salt. may get partly hard water if less than 10 inches Check for a low salt light a few weeks after you (salt monitor level 2) of salt is in the storage tank. install the softener, and every week after that. Always refill at about
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CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER SECTION 3 3B. KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN COVERS NOTE: To keep your new Sears water softener looking Never use cleaners having ammonia or abra- nice, apply a coat of paste wax and repeat once a sives. They may scratch and dull the surface. year. When dusty, wipe it with a damp cloth to keep it sparkling. NOZZLE & VENTURI FIG. 10 CLEANING THE NOZZLE & VENTURI A clean nozzle and venturi (FIG. 10) is a must for the softener to work right. This small unit moves brine from
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CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER SECTION 3 3C. KEEP THE SOFTENER FROM FREEZING If the softener is installed where it could freeze FIG. 11 DRAIN WATER FROM THE (summer cabin, lake home, etc.), you must drain SOFTENER all water from it to stop possible freeze damage. To drain the softener— 1. Close the shut-off valve on the house main water pipe, near the water meter or pressure tank. 2. Open a faucet in the soft water pipes to vent pressure in the softener. 3. Refer to FIG. 12 on page 19. Move the stem in a
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CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER SECTION 3 3D. HELPFUL HINTS 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 yourself and you won’ t have to call and wait for service. If, after making the checks, your softener still does not work right, call your Sears Service Department. NOTE: 1. Also read ERROR CODE, page 11. 2. If an error code is not dispIayed, press and hold the #1 SELECT button until (example: 000- -) shows
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OTHER THINGS TO KNOW SECTION 4 4A. DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS FIG. 12 BYPASS VALVES INCHES CM A Salt Tank Height 40-1/4 102.2 B Resin Tank Diameter (nominal) 9 22.7 C Resin Tank Height (nominal) 40 101.6 D Inlet-Outlet Height 41-1/2 105.4 E Overall Height 46 116.8 1 F Length 19-1/2 49.5 2 F Width 16-1/2 41.9 — Distance between inlet-outlet 3-3/8 8.6 center lines MODEL NO. 625.3485400 AND 625.3485500 TIMER AR CODE AR31 NOTE: Please see the rating decal for water softener operating capacity, salt u
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SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION SECTION 5 TROUBLESHOOTING 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 free, 1--800--426--9345. ALWAYS MAKE THESE INITIAL CHECKS FIRST REMOVE THE TOP COVER AND SALT TANK COVER 1. Does the time display show the correct time of day? 6. Is there salt in the storage tank? ----If display is blank, check power source to the soft- 7. Is the brine
