SECTION 3
CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER
II
3B. KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN
COVERS
To keep your new Sears water softener looking nice, apply a coat of paste wax and repeat once a year. When dusty, wipe it with a damp cloth to keep it sparkling.
NOTE:
Never use cleaners having ammonia or abrasives.
They may scratch and dull the surface.
NOZZLE AND VENTURI
A clean nozzle and venturi (FIG. ] 0) is a must for the
softener to work right. This small unit moves brine
from the salt storage tank to the resin tank during
regeneration. If it becomes plugged with sand, silt, dirt, etc., the softener will not work and you will get hard water.
CLEANING THE NOZZLE & VEN- TURI
Cap
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Screen Support
To get to the nozzle and venturi, remove the softener top cover. Be sure the softener is in service cycle (no water pressure at nozzle and venturi). Then, holding the housing tightly with I hand, turn the cap off. Do not lose the large
support and screen, then the nozzle and venturi. Wash anti rinse the parts in warm water until clean. If
needed, use a small brush to remove iron or dirt. Also check and clean the gasket.
Carefully replace all parts in the correct order.
Lubricate the
cap, by hand only. Do not
break the cap or housing.
IRON FROM THE RESIN BED
Your water softener takes hardness minerals (cal-
cium and magnesium) out of the water. Also, it can
control some "clear water" iron. See maximum
allowed in the specifications on page ] 8. With clear water iron, water from a faucet is clear when first put into a glass. After ] 5 to 30 minutes, the water begins to cloud or turn rust colored. A water softener will not remove any iron which makes the water cloudy or rusty as it comes from the faucet (called red water iron). To take red water iron out of water, or over
the maximum of clear water iron, an iron filter
Screen | _._ | _._<, | *Flow Plug |
Nozzle & Venturi |
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| _- | ' | Screen |
Gasket | _@ |
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NOTE: Be sure holes | in | the |
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gasket align with the holes at the |
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bottom of the nozzle & | venturi |
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housing. |
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*Flow Plug (HVDC)
Nozzle & Venturi
Housing
*INSTALL WITH NUMBERED SIDE UP CONCAVE SIDE DOWN.
or other equipment is needed. Your local Sears store has trained people to help you with iron water problems.
If your water supply has clear water iron, even
though less than the maximum allowed, regular
resin bed cleaning is needed. Sears has resin bed cleaner, Stock No.
before 6 months, clean more often. Printed instruc-
tions are on the resin bed cleaner bottle.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT CLEANING AND MAINTAINING YOUR SOFTENER, CALL TOLL FREE, NUMBER
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