* Place a Taste & Odor Filter UPSTREAM of a water softener on a chlorinated water supply FIG. 2 and DOWNSTREAM of a water softener on a non-chlorinated water supply. Questions? Call The Kenmore Water Line 1-800-426-9345 Typical WHERE TO INSTALL THE WATER SOFTENER Review the following points before you choose a place 1. Place as close as possible but always after, the pressure tank (well water) or water meter (city water). See Fig. 3. 2. Place as close as possible to a water drain such as a floor

Questions ? Visit or call toll free 1-800-426-9345 (M -F, 7 AM -8 PM CST) Repair or Parts ? Call toll free 1o8004694663 See back cover for other Sears service numbers. SAVE THIS MANUAL Use the plastic bag and tie provided, to hang manuals nearby the softener for future reference. Powered by an ENERGYSTAR® System tested and certified qualified adapter International against NSF/ANSI • Warranty • Installation • Start Up / Setting Timer • How It Works • Care Of • Specifications • Repair Parts by NSF

Heat from the sun can soften, flatten and close up some kinds of tubes. To adapt a copper drain tube to the softener, buy a compression fitting (1/4" female pipe threads x 1/2" O.D. tube) and tubing from your local hardware store. CONNECT SALT TANK OVERFLOW TUBING 1. Locate the rubber grommet, tube adaptor and tube clamp (see Fig. 16) that are in the parts bag. 2. Push the grommet into the hole in the salt tank wall so half is inside and half is outside. 3. Push the bigger end of the tube adapto

The DOWN button moves the display to 1. The UP button moves the display to the highest setting (see maximum setting for your model in the specifications). NOTE: Each press of the UP or DOWN button changes the display by 1 between 1 and 25. Between 25 and the highest number, the display changes 5 at a time (25, 30, 35, etc.) Holding the UP or DOWN button in changes the display twice each second. Present Time: Present Time: _Av _PM /_ V CHANGE SELECT A V CHANGE SELECT FIG. 26 /_ V CHANGE SELECT FI

Without brine, the resin bed does not regenerate and you will have hard water. 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. 41. Make a pencil mark on the handle, 1'' or 2'' below the top height of the rim. Then, carefully p

SANITIZE YOUR WATER SOFTENER AS FOLLOWS: 1. Be certain the bypass valve is pulled out to “service” position. 2. Lift the salt hole cover and using a pail add up to 3 gallons of water to the salt storage tank. 3. Remove the brine well cover (Fig. 28) and pour about 3/4 ounce, or 1 to 2 tablespoons, of common 5.25%1, unscented, household bleach (Clorox, Linco, BoPeep, White Sail, Eagle, etc.) in the softener brinewell. Replace the brinewell cover. 4. Press the REGENERATION button and hold for 3 se

For example, if the valve is in transition between fill and brining, both Fill and Brine flash. Upon reaching brining position, Fill goes off and Brine is on steady. The time display shows the minutes of the cycle remaining. NOTE: If the faceplate is left in a diagnostic display (or a flashing display when setting times or hardness), present time automatically returns if a button is not pressed within 4 minutes. To return to the diagnostic display, repeat step 1. OTHER INFORMATION While in this

(May recharge more often using smaller salt dosage and less water). When installing this unit in the State of California, this setting MUST be ON. FIG. 34 California Efficiency Requirement Your Kenmore Water Softener has a “High Efficiency” feature with an “ON” or “OFF” setting. This softener setting is shipped in the “OFF” position, which utilizes the maximum rated capacity while most often achieving maximum salt efficiencies. When installing this unit in the State of California, you MUST turn

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT CLEANING AND MAINTAINING YOUR SOFTENER, CALL TOLL FREE, NUMBER 1-800-426-9345. 15 SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER I I 3C. KEEP THE SOFTENER FROM FREEZING If the softener is installed where it could freeze DRAIN WATER FROM THE (summer cabin, lake home, etc.), you must drain all SOFTENER water from it to stop possible freeze damage. To drain the softener: 1. Close the shut-off valve on the house main water pipe, near the water meter or pressure tank. 2. Open a faucet in

to conform before doing maintenance on the Reverse Osmosis system. Correction: Send treated and untreated water samples to a water analysis lab for testing. It is important to test both the treated and untreated water to determine system performance. If the TDS is not within the system's performance guidelines, replace the prefitter, post fitter and RO membrane cartridges. Cause: Missing flow control insert in red drain tube [Correction: Replace flow control insert. See page 21. or its correspon