Kenmore 625.38826 Salt Refilling Storage TANK, Salt Bridge, When to Refill with Salt, Caused

A. SALT: REFILLING STORAGE TANK, SALT BRIDGE

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WHEN TO REFILL WITH SALT:

The Salt Monitor System (see page 2-1) will turn the low salt

light on to warn you when to refill with salt. Check for a low salt

light a few weeks after you install the softener, and every week after that. Always refill at about the #2

salt monitor level. At this level,

the tank is about 1 / 3 full. Never let the softener use

all the salt before refilling. Without salt, you will soon have hard water. After filling, reset the Salt Monitor System, page 2-1.

Note:

You will have a loss in softening capacity and may get partly hard water if less than 10 inches (salt mon- itor level 2) of salt is in the storage tank.

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PLEASE SEE PAGE 1- 6 FOR SALT FILLING DIRECTIONS.

BE SURE TO RESET THE SALT MONITOR, PAGE 2-1.

SALT BRIDGE

Sometimes,

a

hard

crust

or

salt

bridge

forms

in

the

Salt Bridge

salt storage

tank.

It is

usually

caused

by

high

hu-

midity

or

the

wrong

kind

of

salt. When

the

salt

push tool into salt

bridges,

an

empty

space

forms

between

the

water

bridge to break

and salt.

Then

salt

will

not dissolve

(melt) in the wa-

ter to make

brine.

Without

brine,

the resin bed does

not regenerate

and

you

will

have

hard

water.

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If the storage tank is full of salt, it is hard to tell if you have a salt bridge. Salt is loose on top, but the bridge

is under it. The following is the best way to check for a salt bridge.

Salt should be loose all the way to the bottom of the tank. Hold a broom handle, or like tool, up to the softener as shown in FIG. 10. Make a pencil mark on the handle, 1" or 2" below the top height of the rim.

Then, carefully push it straight down into the salt. If a hard object is felt before the pencil mark gets to the top of the tank, it's most likely a salt bridge.

Carefully push into the bridge in a few places to

break it. Do not try to break the salt bridge by

pounding on the outside of the salt tank. You may damage the tank.

If the wrong kind of salt made the bridge, take it out. Then fill the tank with nugget or pellet salt only.

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broom handle

salt

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