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INTRODUCTION
This manual gives you the steps needed to install your new Kenmore Water Softener. To
better understand how the water softener is installed, and to know what you will need, please read this entire manual before beginning.
After you have installed the water softener, the included owner's manual tells you how to
start, program, operate and maintain it. The owners manual also has the product warranty, and a listing of repair parts available from Sears.
Your Kenmore Water Softener will remove hardness minerals (measured in grains per gal-
lon.., gpg) and some clear water iron (measured in parts per million.., ppm) from water. See
the specifications, in your owners manual, for the maximum limits of hardness and iron
removal. A water softener will not improve other water problems such as acidity, tastes and
odors, or iron other than clear water iron. It will not purify contaminated water, or make other unsafe water safe to drink.
Sears sells a complete line of water treating equipment to correct various water problems.
To be sure you have the proper type and size equipment, you must have your water tested.
Your Sears store can give you water test results for hardness, iron and acidity, and tell you
what equipment you need. Simply take at least a 4 oz. sample of your water to Sears, and they will test it while you wait. If you need help to get your water tested, or if you have
other questions about your water, ask at your Sears store, or call Sears Water Line
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