SECTION 3

CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER

3D.HELPFUL HINTS CHECKLIST

... TO HELP YOU SAVE MONEY

If your water softener fails to work￿ make the following easy checks￿ Often￿ you will find what￿s wrong yourself and you won￿t have to call and wait for service￿ If you do not find anything wrong￿ while making the checks￿ and your softener still does not work￿ call your Sears Service Department￿

NOTES:

1￿ Also read ERROR CODE￿ page 11￿

2￿ If an error code is not dispIayed￿ press and hold the SELECT button for several seconds until a flashing SR code appears￿ It must show SR31￿ If SR 17￿ 22￿ 39 or 60 shows￿ the face plate computer is working on incorrect input and would probably be the cause of the problem￿ To set SR31￿ press either the UP or DOWN button￿ When SR31 shows￿ press SELECT to return a flashing 12:00 AM display￿ Reset the present time, hardness num￿ ber and recharge time, pages 6 and 7.

PROBLEM

CAUSE

CORRECTION

NO SOFT WATER

No salt (or salt bridged) in the storage tank

Refill with salt, or break the salt bridge (page

 

 

15). Press ON/OFF-HOLD (RECHARGE

 

 

NOW) button and hold for 3 seconds to start

 

 

a regeneration (see page 10).

 

 

 

 

Transfomer unplugged at the wall outlet, or

Check for loss of power due to any of these

 

power cable leads loose, fuse blown, circuit

and correct. With the power back on, look at

 

breaker popped, or circuit switched off.

the time display and read PROGRAM

 

 

MEMORY, page 11.

 

 

 

 

Manual bypass valve(s) in bypass position

Look at FIG. 12 on page 19. Move the stem

 

 

in a single valve to service. In a 3-valve

 

 

bypass, open the inlet and outlet valves, and

 

 

be sure to fully close the bypass valve.

 

Dirty, plugged or damaged nozzle & venturi

Take apart and clean or replace damaged

 

 

parts (see page 16).

 

 

 

 

Valve drain hose plugged

The drain hose must not have kinks, sharp

 

 

bends, or be raised too high above the

 

 

softener (see page 16 in your installation

 

 

manual).

WATER HARD SOMETIMES

Hardness number setting too low

Press and release the SELECT button until

 

 

HARDNESS shows in the display. Read the

 

 

hardness number in the display and be sure

 

 

the same grains per gallon number is shown

 

 

on your water analysis report. See page 7 to

 

 

reset. Press and release the SELECT

 

 

button until the present time shows in the

 

 

display.

 

 

 

 

Using hot water when softener is regenerating

Avoid using hot water during this time

 

 

because the water heater refills with hard

 

 

water (see Automatic Bypass, page 14).

 

 

 

 

Increase in the grains of hardness in your

Ask your Sears retail or catalog store for a

 

water supply

new water analysis. Then make a new

 

 

hardness number setting (page 7).

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