Kenmore 625.385200 manual Installation, Check Your Water Pressure Before Installing

Plan Your Installation

CHECK YOUR WATER PRESSURE BEFORE INSTALLING

For your water softener to work properly, incoming water pressure in your house pipes must be no lower than 20 pounds per square inch (psi). The highest allowable pressure is 125 psi. If pressure is above 125

psi, buy and install a pressure reducing valve in the pipe supplying water to the softener’s inlet.

NOTE: If water pressure during the day is 100 psi or more, pressure during the night may go above 125 psi.

Installation

INSTALL SINGLE BYPASS VALVE AND/OR THREADED INSTALLATION ADAPTORS

Complete the following steps to assemble the adaptors		SINGLE BYPASS VALVE:
and/or the included single bypass valve.		6.	Lightly coat the o-rings with silicone grease and slide
1.	Close the shutoff valve on the house main water pipe,		them onto the bypass valve. Push the bypass valve
	near the water meter or pressure tank, to turn off the		into the softener valve’s inlet and outlet ports as far
2.	water.		as it will go. Snap the two large holding clips into
	Shut off the gas or electric supply to the water		place, from the top down as shown (see Fig. 8).
3.	heater.	CAUTION: Be sure the clips snap firmly into place so
	Open the highest and lowest water faucets in your		the bypass valve will not pull out.
	house. This will let water drain from the pipes.	INLET AND OUTLET THREADED ADAPTORS:
4.	Close faucets after water has drained.
	Remove the top cover. Pull outward on the two tabs	7.	Lightly coat the o-rings with silicone grease and slide
	to release top cover (see Fig. 5). The salt lid remains		them onto the installation adaptors. Push the adap-
	attached to the top cover when removed. Set both		tors into the valve inlet and outlet ports, or bypass
	covers aside so they will not get scratched or broken.		valve ports, as far as they will go. Both adaptors are
			the same and fit either port. Snap the two large
	Salt Lid		holding clips into place, as shown (see Fig. 8).
		CAUTION: Be sure the clips snap firmly into place so
	Top Cover		the adaptors will not pull out.
			Clips	Threaded
			Valve	Installation
	Figure 5		Outlet	Adaptors
			O-Rings
5. Visually check and remove any foreign mate-
	rials from the valve inlet and outlet ports (see
	Fig. 6). Carefully remove the two large plastic
	clips (you will use them). Check to be sure
	the turbine and support are firmly in place
	(see Fig. 7).			Clip
NOTE: If you will not install the included bypass		Valve Inlet
				Single
	valve because you will have a 3-valve
	bypass in your plumbing, skip step 6, but		O-Rings	Bypass Valve
	perform step 7.		Clip	Figure 6

Questions? Call the Kenmore Water Line 1-800-426-9345 or visit www.kenmorewater.com

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