SECTION 3
CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER
II
3B. KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN
COVERS
To keep your new Kenmore water softener looking nice, apply a coat of paste wax and repeat once a year. When dusty, wipe it with a damp cloth to keep it sparkling.
NOTE:
Never use cleaners having ammonia or abrasives.
They may scratch and dull the surface.
NOZZLE & VENTURI
A clean nozzle and venturi (FIG. ] 0) is a must for the
softener to work right. This small unit moves brine
from the salt storage tank to the resin tank during
regeneration. If it becomes plugged with sand, silt, dirt, etc., the softener will not work anti you will get hard water.
To get to the nozzle and venturi, remove the softener top cover. Be sure the softener is in service cycle (no
water pressure at nozzle and venturi), then turn off the cap from the nozzle anti venturi housing. Do not lose the laJy¢e
and screen, then the nozzle anti venturi. Wash and rinse the parts in warm water until clean. If needed, use a small brush to remove iron or dirt. Also check and clean the gasket flow plugs and screens.
Carefully replace all parts in the correct order.
Lubricate the
Vaseline and place in position. Install and tighten
the cap, by hand only. Do not overtighten and
break the cap or housing.
IRON FROM THE RESIN BED
Your water softener takes hardness minerals (cal-
cium and magnesium) out of the water. Also, it can
control some "clear water" iron. See maximum
allowed in the specifications on page 19. With clear water iron, water from a faucet is clear when first put into a glass. After 1.5 to 30 minutes, the water begins
to cloud or turn rust colored. A water softener WILL NOT remove any iron which makes the water cloudy or rusty as it comes from the faucet (called red water iron). To take red water iron out of water, or over the
CLEANING THE NOZZLE &
VENTURI
Cap
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Screen Support
Nozzle & Venturi
Housing
*Install with numbered side up concave side down. Be sure the largest flow plug is located in the nozzle & venturi housing.
maximum of clear water iron, an iron filter or other
equipment is needed. Your local Sears store has
trained people to help you with iron water problems.
If your water supply has clear water iron, even
though less than the maximum allowed, regular
resin bed cleaning is needed. Sears has resin bed cleaner, Item No.
least eve W 6 months. If iron shows up in the soft
water before 6 months, clean more often. Printed
instructions are on the resin bed cleaner bottle.
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