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OWNER'S
MANUAL
MODEL NOS.
UltraSoft 425
625.388460_0_
UltraSoft 480
625.388480_0_
Caution:
Read and Follow
All Safety Rules and
Operating Instructions
Before First Use of
This Product.
If you have questions when
installing, operating or main-
taining your softener, and
when setting the timer, call
this toll-free number...
1-800-426-9345
UltraSoft Water Softeners
M - F, 7 am - 8 pm, CST
with High Performance Valve
_i,Warranty
For repair or replacement
parts, call this toll-free num-
ber...
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WARRANTY SEARS RESIDENTIAL WATER SOFTENER FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON WATER SOFTENER For one year from the date of purchase, when this water softener is installed and A maintained in accordance with our instructions, Sears wilt repair, free of charge, defects in material or workmanship in this water softener. FULL THREE YEAR ELECTRONICS WARRANTY For a period of three years from date of purchase, Sears wilt replace the BRINE TANK LIGHT, ELECTRONIC BOARD, SENSOR HOUSING, WIRING HARNESS, TRANSFORMER,
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Iii:i_:iii:ii:i_:iii:ii:i_:iii:ii:i_:iii:ii:i_:iii:ii:i_:iii:ii:i_:iii:ii:i_:i! TABLE OF CONTENTS WATER SOFTENER START UP PAGE NO. a. 1-1 Safety Guides A B. 1-2 Check List of Step-By-Step Guides To Install C. 1-3, 1-4 Program The Timer B D. 1-5 Sanitizing The Water Softener E. 1-6 Adding Salt To The Storage Tank E 0 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS a. F Faceplate Timer Features B. Soft Water Service and Regeneration C O CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER N a. 3-1 Salt: Adding To Storage Tank / Salt Bridge
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SECTION 1 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 shown on page 4-1. It will not rem
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SECTION 1 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 sUPPLy guides. Page numbers referred to are in the Installation Manual unless otherwise noted. v" Is the house water flow going INTO the softener valve INLET? Trace piping to be sure. See pages _ INLET 2-4 and 2-5. v" Is the plumbing bypass valve (or 3 valve
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SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START UP C. PROGRAM THE TIMER UP RECHARGE button button salt level adjust display ,@ @ Ill ml Customer Assistance 1-800-426-9345 KenmoreWater.com © / ,/ \ / SELECT DOWN signal light adjust tank light buttons button When the transformer is plugged in, the model code play reaches 1 using the DOWN button, or the high- HF36, and a test number (example: J1.0) show in the est hardness setting using the UP button. face plate display for 4 seconds. Then, 12:00 AM and _SET PRESEN
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SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START UP C, PROGRAM THE TIMER 2-5) at 2:00 AM, ending no later than 4:00 AM. This _SET WATER HARDNESS NUMBER is a good time in most households because water is • Press the SELECT 1 button once to display 25 not being used (see Automatic Bypass, page 2- 6). If (flashing) and HARDNESS. a different recharge time setting would be better for your household, do the following. The grains per gallon (gpg) hardness of your water supply • Press the UP / DOWN buttons to set the des
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SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START UP 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 (i9 when installing. _The first time you sanitize your softener, be sure t
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SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START UP E. ADDING SALT TO THE STORAGE TANK Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each and every regeneration. The water for making brine is metered into the salt storage tank by the softener. You must keep salt in the tank, but because the wa- ter softener is very efficient, it is not necessary to keep it full. In humid areas, it is best to fill the stor- age tank one quarter to one half full, and to refill it more often. Salt bridging (see page 3-1) occurs more
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[i!i !! :;:_!! :;:_!: SECTION 2 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS A. FACEPLATE TIMER FEATURES I1_EXTRA RECHARGE SALT MONITOR SYSTEM S The faceplate timer has a low salt monitor with an Sometimes, a manually started indicator light to remind you to add salt to the stor- regeneration (recharge) may be age tank. To set this monitor system: desired, or needed. Two exam- ples are: _Lift the salt hole cover and level the salt in the storage tank. - You have used more water than C usual (guests visiting) a
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[i!i !! :;:_!! :;:_!i SECTION 2 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS A. FACEPLATE TIMER FEATURES OPTIONAL SETTINGS - SALT EFFICIENCY, ically sets to 7 minutes. However, you can adjust this time from I to 15 minutes in length. To change CLEAN FEATURE, CLEAN FEATURE MINUTES, MAXIMUM DAYS BETWEEN REGENERA- this cycle time, use the UP button to increase the time, or the DOWN button to shorten the time. If no TIONS, 12 / 24 HOUR CLOCK and GALLONS / LITERS: change is desired, continue below. 1. To set any of
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[i!i !! :;:_!! :;:_!: SECTION 2 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS A. FACEPLATE TIMER FEATURES I1_ TANK LIGHT _. RECHARGE TIME REMAINING and VALVE POSITION INDICATORS To light the inside of the salt storage tank, press the TANK LIGHT button on the faceplate. Press the One of the valve position indicators (Serv, Fill, Brine, same button again to turn the light off, or it will turn Bkwsh, Rinse) is displayed while the softener is re- off automatically in 4 minutes. charging (See *Note on page 2-1 if th
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[i!i !! :;:_!! :;:_!i SECTION 2 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS KENMORE'S ULTRA CLEANSING FEATURE (UltraSoft 480 only) ultra cleansing screen The ultra cleansing feature keeps larger particles of sediment from entering the home's plumbing sys- tem. As water passes through the softener, the larg- er sediment particles are collected in the integrated basket and then rinsed to the drain before each re- / generation. The ultra cleansing feature provides added protection for water-using appliances by r
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[i!i !! :i:_!! :i:_!i SECTION 2 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS B. SOFT WATER SERVICE and REGENERATION REGENERATION [] BRINE RINSE: After all of the brine is moved into the resin tank, the brine valve closes. Water [] FILL: Salt, dissolved in water, is called brine. keeps flowing the same way it did during brining Brine is needed to clean the hardness minerals from except the brine flow has stopped. Hardness miner- the resin beads. To make the brine, water flows into als and brine flush from the r
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[i!i !! _;_ !! _;_ !i SECTION 2 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS B. SOFT WATER SERVICE and REGENERATION ELECTRONICS [] FAST RINSE: Backwash is followed by a fast flow of water down through the resin tank. The fast Two main parts of the softener's electronics are a WATER METER, and _ a COMPUTER. flow packs the resin bed and gets it ready for return to service (FIG. 9). WATER METER-- The water meter is in the soft- After fast rinse, the softener returns to service. Hard ener valve outlet. As water fl
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[i!i !! :i:_!! :i:_!! :ii' SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER A. SALT: ADDING SALT TO STORAGE TANK, SALT BRIDGE WHEN TO ADD SALT: The Salt tank is about 1/3 full (see note on page 1-6). Never Monitor System (see page 2-1) let the softener use all the salt before refilling. With- S will turn the low salt light on to out salt, you will soon have hard water. After filling, warn you when to refill with add reset the Salt Monitor System, page 2-1. salt. Check for a low salt light a Note: few weeks
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[i!i !! :i :_!! :i :_!! :;i SECTION 3 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 Cap -___..____._ _ softener to work right. This small unit moves brine 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 get t
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[i!i !! :i :_!! :i :_!! :i i' SECTION 3 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 .S pressure in the softener. I _ Refer
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[i!i !! :i :_!! :i :_!! :i i' 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 your Sears Service Department. Note: 1. Also read ERROR CODE, page 2-3. 2. If an error code is not displayed, press and hold
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[i!i !! _;_ !! _;_ SECTION 4 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 E if needed for softener repairs. SINGLE BYPASS C PULL OUT for service E T D A C PUSH IN for bypass ,1 /I ,! 3 - VALVE BYPASS N Bypass Valve ,JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ. FOR SERVICE ,JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ. ,JJJJ JJJJJ_JJJ. close bypass valve CM Outlet ,JJ JJJJJJJJJ. open inlet & outlet valves 'JJJ_JJJJJJJJ- Inle
