Kenmore 625.38811 - Manual (Page 9)

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WATER SOFTENER START UP
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 fuU. 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.
^ , . ■ i l ' K T T T T x ^ * T P t i “ « the tank with NUGGEl or PELLEl 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 brineweU cover is in place
on the top of the brineweU.
If you choose Potassium Chloride (KCl) as a regen­
erant, foUowing these suggestions wiU help give
you years of maintenance free service.
1) Place only one bag of KCl in your softener at a
time (the salt storage tank should contain no more
than 60 pounds of KCl at any one time).
2) A softener using KCl should not be placed in
areas with temperature fluctuations and high hu­
midity (KCl wiU 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 smaU amounts of warm water on hardened
areas until they loosen.
4) If your softener does not have a KCl salt setting
you must increase your hardness setting by 25% to
ensure continuous soft water as in example below.
Raw Water Hardenss
(grains per gallon)
5gPS
lOgPS
15 gpg
20gPS
25gPS
30 gpg
35 gpg
40 gpg
+ 25 % =
Softener setting wheit
using KCl
^8Pg
13 gpg
I'^gPS
25 gpg
32 gpg
38 gpg
44 gpg
50 gpg
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.
FIG. 4
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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