Kenmore 625.348670

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SECTION1SOFTENERSTARTUP

A.SAFETYGUIDES 4

B.CHECKLISTOFSTEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TOINSTALL 5

C.PROGRAMTHETIMER6-7

D.SANITIZINGTHEWATERSOFTENER8

E.FILL THE STORAGETANKWITHSALT9

SECTION2HOWYOUR WATERSOFTENERWORKS

A.FACE PLATETIMERFEATURES 10-12

B.SOFT WATERSERVICEAND REGENERATION13-15

SECTION3CAREOFYOUR SOFTENER

A.SALT:REFILLINGSTORAGETANK,SALTBRIDGE16

B.KEEPINGTHEWATERSOFTENERCLEAN17

C.KEEP THE SOFTENERFROMFREEZING18

D.HELPFULHINTSCHECKLIST19

SECTION4OTHERTHINGSTOKNOW

A.DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS20

SECTION5SERVICETECH INFORMATION

A.TROUBLESHOOTING21-24

B.ROTARY VALVE SERVICE25

C.WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHESOFTENERVALVE 26-28

SECTION6REPAIRPARTS30-33

Contents

Main GeniusII WaterSoftener Sears,Roebuck andCo., HoffmanEstates,IL60179 USA OWNERS MANUAL MODELNO. 625.348670 WARRANTY SEARSRESIDENTIALWATERSOFTENER FULL TENYEAR WARRANTYAGAINST LEAKS FULL THREE YEAR ELECTRONICSWARRANTY FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTYON WATERSOFTENER Sears,Roebuck and Co., D/817 WA,Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 Page 1A.SAFETYGUIDES 1B.CHECK LISTOFALL STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TOINSTALL 1C.PROGRAMTHETIMER FIG.1 1.SETPRESENT TIMEOFDAY: 2.SETWATERHARDNESS NUMBER: n 1C.PROGRAMTHETIMER 3.SETRECHARGE(REGENERATION)TIME: n 5.SETSALT TYPE (sodiumchloride orpotas- siumchloride,see page 9): 1D.SANITIZINGTHEWATERSOFTENER Youcansanitize thesoftenerwith orwith- outsalt inthestoragetank. FIG.2ADD WATER 1E.FILL THE STORAGETANK WITHSALT FIG.3ADD SALT EXTRA RECHARGE RECHARGENOW *NOTE: 1.Lift thesaltholecoverandlevelthesaltinthe 2.Thesaltleveldecal,onthebrinewell insidethe 3.Now,press theSALT LEVEL ADJUSTbutton 4.Finally,set thelevelyouwant thelowsalt OPTIONALADJUSTABLE SETTINGS "12 or24 Hourclock-defaultsto12 hr:At the12 "GallonorLiter readings-defaultstogallons: "MaximumDaysBetweenRegenerations- defaultiszerodays:Thefaceplatetimerautomati- "CLEANfeatureminutes-defaultis7minutes: OTHERFEATURES TANK LIGHT WATERFLOWRATETHROUGHSOFTENER AVERAGEDAILYGALLONS orLITERS RECHARGETIMEREMAINING and VALVE POSITION INDICATORS LOWSALT INDICATOR LIGHT AUTOMATIC BYPASS ELECTRONICS 3A.SALTREFILLINGSTORAGETANK/BREAKINGASALT BRIDGE PLEASE SEE PAGE9FORSALTFILLINGDIRECTIONS. BE SURETORESET THE SALTMONITOR,PAGE10. SALT BRIDGE FIG.9SALTBRIDGE 3B.KEEPINGTHEWATERSOFTENER CLEAN COVERS NOZZLE&VENTURI FIG.10 CLEANINGTHENOZZLE & VENTURI 3C.KEEP THE SOFTENERFROMFREEZING 1.Closetheshut-offvalveonthehousemainwater 2.Openafaucetinthesoft waterpipestovent 3.RefertoFIG. 12 onpage20.Movethestemina 4.Unplugthetransformerat thewall outlet.Re- 3D.HELPFULHINTSCHECKLIST ... TOHELP YOUSAVE MONEY andyoursoftenerstill doesnot work,call yourSearsServiceDepartment. PROBLEMCAUSE CORRECTION OTHERTHINGSTOKNOW SECTION 4 4A.DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS FIG.12 BYPASS VALVES MODELNO.625.348670 TIMER HFCODEHF32 WIRING SCHEMATIC FACEPLATE 1.Doesthetimedisplayshow thecorrect timeofday? 2 .Plumbingbypass valve(s)mustbeinfull s 3.Theinletandoutletpipesmustconnecttothesoftener 1.Toenterdiagnostics 2.Press theON/OFF-HOLDbuttontoadvancethe 3.Press the#1SELECTbuttonandhold3 seconds ...HF32 shows.8 MANUALADVANCEREGENERATION CHECK 1.Press theON/OFF-HOLDbuttonandholdinfor a.If waterdoesnotenterthetank,lookforanob- 2.Afterobservingfill,press theON/OFF-HOLD a.If thesoftenerdoesnotdrawbrine 3.AgainpressON/OFF -HOLDtomovethesoften- a.Anobstructedflowindicates a pluggedtop dis- 5B.ROTARY VALVE SERVICE DISASSEMBLY SERVICING THE VALVE ASSEMBLY 5C.. WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE SOFTENERVALVE SERVICECYCLE FILL CYCLE 5C.WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE SOFTENERVALVE BRINING AND BRINERINSE CYCLES BACKWASH CYCLE 5C.WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE SOFTENERVALVE FASTRINSE CYCLE Page SECTION 6 S 6 N O I SECTION 6 S E C T I Page Page Sears,Roebuck andCo., HoffmanEstates,IL60179 U.S.A. OWNERS MANUAL MODELNO. 625.348670 zProductType zModel Number zPartNumber zPartDescription GeniusII WaterSoftener