Kenmore 625.38811 owner manual Adding Salt to Storage Tank, Water Softening Salt with Iron Remov

E. ADDING SALT TO STORAGE TANK

Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each

and every regeneration. The water for making brine is metered into the salt storage tank by the softener. However, you must keep salt in the tank, but it is not

necessary to keep it full. It is best to fill the storage

tank one quarter to one half full, and to refill it

more often. Salt bridging (see page 3-1) occurs

more often when conditions are humid and the tank

is filled to the top.

Fill the tank with NUGGET or PELLET water soft-

ener salt. DO NOT use rock salts, as they have dirt

and sediments that will stop the softener from working.

Before filling, be sure the brinewell cover is in place on the top of the brinewell.

If you choose Potassium Chloride (KC1) as a regen-

erant, following these suggestions will help give

you years of maintenance free service.

1)Place only one bag of KC1 in your softener at a time (the salt storage tank should contain no more

than 60 pounds of KC1 at any one time).

2)A softener using KC1 should not be placed in

areas with temperature fluctuations and high hu-

midity (KC1 will harden in these environments and may make the softener inoperable).

3)Check the brine tank and brine well (black tube in

salt storage tank) monthly. If hardening is present,

pour small amounts of warm water on hardened areas until they loosen.

4)If your softener does not have a KC1 salt setting

you must increase your hardness setting by 25% to

ensure continuous soft water as in example below.

Kaw Water Hardel_ss		Svft_ner setting wheil
(grams per $aLLcq0		usu_	KCI
5gp$		7gp$
i0	$p$	13	$p$
15	$p$	19	$p$
	$p$	26 gp$
	$p$	*25%_
26		32.gp$
30	$p$	38 gp$
35	$p$	44gp$
40	$p$	50 gp$

WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH IRON REMOV-

ING 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 recommended to use Sears Resin Bed Cleaner 42- 34426, for periodic treatments

to keep your resin bed clean. This is available at your local Sears store.

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Sodium information: Water softeners using sodium

chloride for regeneration add sodium to the water.

Persons who are on sodium restricted diets should

consider the added sodium as part of their overall sodium intake. For example, if your water supply is 15 grains hard, you would have to drink 3 quarts of

softened water to consume 335 milligrams of so-

dium. That is equivalent to eating 2-1/2 slices of white bread.

Persons who are concerned about their drinking

water should consider a Kenmore Drinking Water System that will remove or reduce in excess of 90%

of the sodium and other drinking water contami- nants.

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