Kenmore 625.38827 Fill the Storage Tank with Salt, See, Water Softening Salt with Iron Removing

E. FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT

Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each and

every regeneration. The water for makingbrine is me- tered into the salt storage tankby the softener. Howev- er, you must keep salt in the tank but it is not necessary to keep it full. In humid areas, it is best to fill the stor- age 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.

Fill the tankwith NUGGET or PELLET water softener salt. DO NOT use rock salts, as they have dirt and sedi- ments that will stop the softener from working.

Before filling, be sure the brinewell cover is in place on the top of the brinewell. Salt storage capacity is shown

on page 4-1. Be sure to set the salt monitor system

(see page 2-1).

Note: The salt monitor system, page 2-1, is calibrated to the density of nugget or pellet water softener salt.

The monitor will not work as accurately with other

types of salt including rock and solar.

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

ant, 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 humidity

(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.

Raw Water	Hardenss	Softener setting when
(grains per	gallon)	using KCI
5 gpg		7 gpg
10 gpg		13 gpg
15 gpg		19gpg
2O gpg		25 gpg
	+ 25	% -
25 gpg		32	gpg
30 gpg		38	gpg
35 gpg		44	gpg
40 gpg		50	gpg

WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH IRON REMOVING

ADDITIVES -- Some sahs 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 con-

tent. It is recommended to use Sears Resin Bed Clean-

er 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 so-

dium intake. For example, if your water supply is 15 grains hard, you would have to drink 3 quarts of soft-

ened water to consume 335 milligrams of sodium.

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

Persons who are concerned about their drinkingwater

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

dium and other drinking water contaminants.

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