Kenmore ULTRASOFT 175 625.388170 owner manual Care of Your Water Softener, Salt Bridge

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CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER

A. SALT: ADDING TO STORAGE TANK, SALT BRIDGE

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WHEN TO ADD SALT: Check the

salt level a few weeks after you

install the softener and every week after that. Refill when the

storage tank is about 1/3 full (see

note on page 1-6). Never let the softener use all the salt before re-

filling. Without salt, you will soon have hard water.

Note:

You will have a loss in softening capadty and may get partly hard water if less than 10 inches of salt is in the storage tank.

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PLEASE SEE PAGE 1- 6 FOR DIRECTIONS ON ADDING SALT.

SALT BRIDGE

Sometimes, a hard crust or salt bridge forms in the

salt storage tank. It is usually caused by high hu-

midity or the wrong kind of salt. When the salt

bridges, an empty space forms between the water and salt. Then salt will not dissolve (melt) in the wa- ter to make brine. Without brine, the resin bed does

not regenerate and you will have hard water.

If the storage tank is full of salt, it is hard to tell if you have a salt bridge. Salt is loose on top, but the bridge is under it. The following is the best way to check for a salt bridge.

Salt should be loose all the way to the bottom of the tank. Hold a broom handle, or like tool, up to the softener as shown in FIG. 10. Make a pencil mark on the handle, 1" or 2" below the top height of the rim.

Then, carefully push it straight down into the salt. If a hard object is felt before the pencil mark gets to the top of the tank, it's most likely a salt bridge.

Carefully push into the bridge in a few places to

break it. Do not try to break the salt bridge by

pounding on the outside of the salt tank. You may

damage the tank.

If the wrong kind of salt made the bridge, take it out. Then fill the tank with nugget or pellet salt only.

Salt Bridge

push tool into salt bridge to break

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salt bridge

water level

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Contents Model NOS Save this ManualFull ONE Year Warranty on Water Softener Warranty Sears Residential Water SoftenerSears Installation Policy Sears Installation Warranty Full TEN Year Warranty Against LeaksTable of Contents Safety Guides Water Softener Start UPCheck List of STEP-BY-STEP Guides to Install California Efficiency Requirement117 Program the TimerDisplay UP button SET Present Time of DAYIset SET Water Hardness NumberSET Recharge Regeneration Time SET Salt LevelSanitize the Water Softener RechargeING Additives -- Some salts have an additive to ADD Salt to the Storage TankWater Softening Salt with Iron Remov UUU Faceplate Timer FeaturesHOW Your Water Softener Works Water Flow Through Softener in Fill ServiceRegeneration Water Flow ThroughWater Flow Through Softener in Fast Rinse Water Flow Through the Softener Brining and Brine RinseWater Flow Through Softener in Backwash BrineAutomatic Bypass ElectronicsSalt Bridge Care of Your Water SoftenerSalt Adding to Storage TANK, Salt Bridge Salt BridgeCap Or housing Keeping the Water Softener CleanCleaning Nozzle & Venturi Nozzle & VenturiOutlet fittings or they will break Protect the Water Softener from FreezingDrain All Water From Softener Checklist ... to Help YOU Save Money Problem Cause CorrectionValves Dimensions / SpecificationsKnow about Your Water Softener Pressure Drop PSI vs. Flow Rate GPM Wiring Schematic Service TECH. InformationTroubleshooting FaceplateCode Automatic Electronic DiagnosticsManual Initiated Electronics Diagnostics Possible DefectSwitch Displays Valve Cycle Status Cycle Flow Rates Gallons PER MIN ManualChecks Assembly Rotary Valve ServiceDisassembly Lieve PressureFill Cycle Service CycleWater Flow Through the Softener Valve Backwash Cycle Brining and Brine Rinse CyclesFast Rinse Cycle KEY Part Description NO. Number Repair Parts for Water SoftenerWater Softener Complete DistributorKEY Part Description Brine Valve AssemblyInlet Outlet Grounding Clamps Number92 ¢ Valve Assembly60 59 6166 NO. Number Bypass Installation Valve Model noKEY Part KEY Part NO. Number800 473 Call 7 am 7 pm, 7 days a week800 366 Call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

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