Kenmore 625.343400 WATER TREATMENT FILTER CARTRIDGES cont, Planning Your Installation

WATER TREATMENT FILTER CARTRIDGES (cont.)

￿5￿ Phosphate Cartridge: "his cartridge adds pure food grade phosphate into the water supply. ￿hos? phates coat the insides of pipes, plumbing fixtures, the

￿ADDING PHOSPHATE TO ALL HOUSE WATER

meter

water heater, etc. "he coating keeps slightly acid (6.8

- 6.9 pH) and corrosive water away from the surfaces

to help prevent rusting, staining and scaling.

WATER FILTER

main

CITY SUPPLY shutoff valve

Note: Acid water, below 6.8 pH, requires other water

HOUSING

pressure tank

WELL SUPPLY

conditioning. Have a sample of your water analyzed by a qualified water testing laboratory and get their recommendation for treatment. %ou can get a free wa? ter analysis at your nearest !ears store.

shutoff valve

WATER

FILTER

HOUSING

well pump

$hen adding phosphates to your water system, locate the water filter housing to treat:

-"HE E￿"I E H￿#!E !#￿￿￿% ￿, ￿

-B￿"H H￿" A￿D C￿￿D SOFT $A"E ￿, ￿

-H￿" $A"E ￿￿￿% ￿

Note: If no other water conditioning units are installed,

￿ADDING PHOSPHATE, SOFT HOT/COLD HOUSE WATER

SOFT COLD OUTSIDE FAUCETS

HARD

WATER SOFT HOT

WATER

FILTER

HOUSING

WATER

HEATERWATER

SOFTENER

always treat the entire house supply ￿.

￿ ADDING PHOSPHATE, HOT HOUSE WATER ONLY

COLD	WATER
	IN

HOT

WATER

FILTER

HOUSING

WATER

HEATER

PLANNING YOUR INSTALLATION

$hen planning your installation, first read the preced? ing filter cartridge information and decide where to lo? cate the water filter housing. "hen, use the drawings on page 5 to guide you. "here are many variables to consider as you plan. !ome of these are:

n "he water filter housing inlet and outlet internal threads are 3/4" ￿￿".

n existing plumbing type (copper, threaded, etc.) and nominal size (1/2", 3/4" etc.)

n tools you have, and your plumbing skills

n cost of materials needed

n space available for installing the filter housing

!ears has optional kits available to make installing the water filter housing easier (see page 5). "hese are:

L Installation Kit, !ears Item ￿o. 42-34346 - Includes fittings to fit nominal 1/2" (5/8" ￿.D.) or 3/4" (7/8" ￿.D.) copper.

L Installation Kit, !ears Item ￿o. 42-34347 - Includes 3/4" and 3/8" fittings, and 3/8" tubing to connect to a single faucet.

L ￿ounting Bracket, !ears Item ￿o. 42-34348 - pri? marily, for undersink installation

￿ake a simple sketch of your proposed installation, and a list of plumbing materials you will need. ￿btain everything you need before starting the installation. Be sure you have the tools required.

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