Kenmore 625.34846 SECTION 3 CAREOFYOURSO rE.ER

SECTION 3 CAREOFYOURSO rE.ER

WHEN TO REFILL WITH SALT: Check the salt

level a few weeks after you install the softener

and every week after that. Refill when the

stora_oetank is about 113 full. Never let the

softener use all the saltbefore refilling. Without

salt, you will soon have hard water.

IMPORTANT:

YOU WILL HAVE A LOSS IN SOFTENING

CAPACITY AND MAY GET PARTLY HARD

WATER IF LESS THAN 10 INCHES OF SALT IS

IN THE STORAGE TANK.

PLEASE SEE PAGE 9 FOR SALT FILLING DIRECTIONS.

Sometimes, a hard crust or saltbridge forms in

the salt storage tank. It is usually caused byhigh

humidityor the wrong kindof sail When the salt

bridges, an empty space forms between the

water and salt. Then salt will not dissolve (melt)

in the water to make brine. Without brine, the

resinbed does notregenerate and you will have

hard water.

Ifthe 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 beloose allthe way tothe bottom of

the tank. Hold abroom handle, or liketool, up to

the softener as shown in FIG. 9. 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 thetop ofthe tank, it's most

!ikely asalt bddge. Carefully push intothe bddge

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 IT.

If the wrong kind of salt made the bddge, take it

out. Then fill the tank with nugget or pellet salt

only.

SALT BRIDGE

1;2"

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