Kenmore 625.34867 owner manual Keeping The Water Softener, Clean, Section, Careofyoursoftener

SECTION	3						CAREOFYOURSOFTENER
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3B.		KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER						CLEAN
	COVERS				NOTE:
To keep your new	Kenmore	water	softener looking		Never	use	cleaners having		ammonia or abrasives.
nice, apply a coat of	paste wax and repeat			once a year.	They	may	scratch	and dull	the surface.
When dusty, wipe	it with a damp		cloth	to keep it
sparkling.

NOZZLE & VENTURI

A clean nozzle and venturi (FIG. 10) is a must for the

softener to work fight. 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 and 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 and venturi housing. Do not lose

the large o-ring seal. Lift out the screen support and screen, then the nozzle and 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.

Carefully replace all parts in the correct order. Lubricate the o-ring seal with silicone grease or 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 (calcium and magnesium) out of the water. Also, it can control some "clear water" iron. See maximum allowed in the specifications on page 20. With clear water iron, water from a faucet is clear when first put into a glass. After 15 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 maximum of clear

CLEANING THE NOZZLE &

VENTURI

O-dng Seal _

v

Screen	Support ---........,_	@
	Screen	/
		._.	"Flow Plug
	_--_L_	/	(1-EP)
Nozzle	& Venturi	_'_'_
	Gasket	_'	Screen

IMPORTANT: Be sure small _'_=

holes in the gasket are cen-

tered directly over the small holes in the nozzle & venturi

housing,

*Flow Plug (HVDC)

Nozzle& Venturi

Housing

*install with numbered side up concave

side down. Be sure the largest flow plug is

located in the nozzle & venturi housing.

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, ltem No. 42-34426 for this. Clean the bed at least every 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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