Kenmore 625.348242, 625.348252 Keep the Filter from Freezing, Adding Mineral, Neutralizer Filter

A. KEEP THE FILTER FROM FREEZING

S	If	the	filter	is installed	where	it
	could		freeze	(summer	cabin,	lake
E	home, etc.), you must drain all wa-
	ter from it to stop possible damage
	caused		by freezing. To drain the			fil-
C	ter	-

. Unplug the transformer at the wall outlet.

5.	Pull the holding clip to remove the drain	fitting,
	with drain hose attached, from the valve. DO
	NOT LOSE THE BLACK RUBBER	FLOW
	PLUG AND RETAINER.

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Close the shut off valve on the house main water pipe, near

the water meter or pressure tank.

Open a faucet in the filtered

water pipes to vent pressure in the filter.

Looking at Figure 9 on page 4-1, move the stem in a single

bypass valve to bypass. Close the inlet and outlet valve in a

three valve bypass system, and open the bypass valve.

6.	Remove	the	plastic clips	(see Key No. 12,	page
	6- 3) and	pull	the adaptors	or bypass valve	from
	the inlet	and	outlet.

. Move the filter close to the floor drain. SLOWLY

and CAREFULLY (the filter is heavy) tip the fil- ter over so the valve inlet and outlet are over the

drain. Allow water to drain from the tank. DO NOT REST THE FILTER ON THE INLET AND

OUTLET FITTINGS OR THEY WILL BREAK.

. Tip the bottom of the filter up a few inches and hold until all water has drained. Leave the filter

laying like this until you are ready to use it. Plug the inlet and outlet with rags to keep dirt, bugs, etc. out.

B. ADDING MINERAL...

The neutralite mineral is slowing dissolved to

neutralize acid in the water (see page 2- 4). If the fil-

ter was never serviced, all the mineral would dis-

solve. How fast is dissolves depends on how much water is used, the pH of the water, and other supply conditions.

Add new mineral (see below) about 6 months after

installation. Before you add new mineral, use a yard

stick or tape rule to measure the distance down to the top of the mineral bed (Figure 7). If the measure- ment is 32" or less, over half of the mineral bed re- mains. You could wait 9 or 10 months before adding

mineral the next time. However, if distance to the bed is 38" or more, less than 1/4 of the mineral re-

mains and adding more mineral every 5 months may be better.

Use this measurement procedure each time, to ad-

just your mineral adding intervals to changing wa-

ter use patterns and other conditions.

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NEUTRALIZER FILTER

MEASURING FREEBOARD, ADDING

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Problems, Questions? Call 1-800-426-9345 Kenmore Water Line