Kenmore 625.348261 owner manual Care Your Filter, Keep the Filter from Freezing

SECTION3

CARE

OF YOUR

FILTER

E. KEEP THE FILTER FROM FREEZING

If the

filter

is installed

where

it

could

freeze

(sum-

DO

NOT

LOSE

THE

BLACK

RUBBER

FLOW

mer

cabin,

lake

home,

etc.)

you

must

drain all wa-

PLUG

AND

RETAINER.

ter from it to

stop

possible damage caused by

Looking

at

page

11 in

the installation

manual,

freezing.

To drain

the

filter-

=

Close the shutoff valve on the house main wa-

remove

the

plastic

clips

and

pull

the

adaptors

Ii

or bypass

valve

from the inlet and outlet.

ter pipe, near the water meter or pressure

tank.

1

Move

the

filter

close

to

the

floor

drain.

SLOW-

2.

Open

a faucet

in

the

filtered

water

pipes

to

LY and CAREFULLY (the filter is heavy) tip

the filter over so the valve inlet and outlet are

vent

pressure

in the

filter.

over the drain. DO NOT REST THE FILTER

3.

Looking

at

Figure

13 on page

4-1,

move

the

ON

THE

INLET

AND

OUTLET

FITTINGS

stem

in

a

single

bypass

valve

to

bypass.

Close

OR

THEY

WILL

BREAK.

the inlet and outlet valves in a three valve by-

Tip

the

bottom

of

the

filter

up

a

few

inches

pass

system,

and

open

the

bypass

valve.

1

4.

Unplug

the

transformer

at

the

wall

outlet.

and

hold

until

all

water

has

drained.

Leave

the filter laying like this until you are ready to

5.

Pull

the

holding

clip

to

remove

the

drain

fit-

use

it.

Plug

the

inlet

and

outlet

with

rags to

ting,

with

drain

hose

attached,

from the

valve.

keep

dirt,

bugs,

etc.

out.

3-3

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