Flushing the System
After all installation steps have been completed:
1. Make sure the bypass valve(s) is in the “service” (open) position.
2. Start a recharge: Press the REGENERATION button and hold for 3 seconds, until “RECHARGE”, “Serv” and “Fill” begin to flash in the display. The recharge will take about 2 hours to complete.
3. After the recharge has completed, fully open a cold water faucet, downstream from the softener, and allow 50 gallons of water to pass through the system. This should take at least 20 minutes.
4. Close the faucet.
Your new Sears softener is now softening the water for your household needs. However, your WATER HEATER is filled with hard water. To have fully soft water right away, you can drain the water heater so it refills with soft water. If you don’t drain the water heater, it will take a few days before you have fully soft water. NOTE: If this procedure is performed on a new softener,
water coming from the taps may initially be dis- colored. This normally occurs the first time water runs through the resin bed. The discol- ored water is not harmful, and the discoloration will not last more than a few minutes.
Adding Salt to the Storage Tank
ADDING SALT TO THE STORAGE TANK
You must keep salt in the tank, but it is not necessary to fill it full. Especially in humid areas, it is best to fill the storage tank no more than half full, and to add salt more often. Salt “bridging” occurs more often when conditions are humid.
Use NUGGET or PELLET water softener salt. DO NOT use rock salts, as they have dirt and sediments that will stop the softener from working. To maintain optimum performance of your water softener, the salt tank should be cleaned out every 2 to 3 years. POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (KCl) SALT
If you choose Potassium Chloride (KCl) as a regenerant, following these suggestions will help give you years of maintenance free service.
1. Place only one bag of KCl in your softener at a time (the salt storage tank should contain no more than 60 pounds of KCl at any one time).
2. A softener using KCl should not be placed in areas with temperature fluctuations and high humidity (KCl will harden in these environments and may make the softener inoperable).
3. Check the brine tank and brinewell (black tube in salt storage tank) monthly. If hardening is present, pour small amounts of warm water onto hardened areas until they loosen.
4. Be sure to set “Salt Type” on the controller to “KCl”. This setting adjusts the regeneration cycle times to compensate for the different rate at which KCl dis- solves. See “Set Salt Type” on the previous page.
Persons who are on sodium restricted diets should con- sider the added sodium as part of their overall sodium intake. For example, if your water supply is 15 grains hard, and you drank 3 quarts of softened water you would consume 335 milligrams of sodium. That is equivalent to eating
WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH IRON REMOVING ADDITIVES
Some salts have an additive to help the softener handle iron in the water supply. These salts may be used if your water supply has a high iron content. It is recom- mended to use Sears Water Softener Cleaner (refer to the parts list in back of manual for part number) for periodic treatments to keep your resin bed clean. This is available at your local Sears store.
Questions? Call the Kenmore Water Line
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