Kenmore 625.348235 - Manual (Page 16)

SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR FILTER
D. BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE. . .HELPFUL HINTS CHECKLIST
PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION
FILTER WILL NOT BACKWASH Manual bypass valve(s) in bypass
position See Figure 9, page 4-1. Move stem
in a single bypass valve to SER­
VICE. In a three valve bypass, open
the inlet and outlet valves, close the
bypass valve.
Transformer uplugged at wall outlet,
power cable disconnected from
electronic board, fuse blown/circuit
breaker popped, or circuit switched
off.
Check for loss of power and correct.
Reset the times and use the RE­
CHARGE NOW feature, see page .
Also see “Electric Power Outlet For
Your Filter” page 17, in the installa­
tion manual.
Timer in the vacation (VAC) position Press the RECHARGE button once
to return the filter to service, see
page 2-1.
An error code shows in the face­
plate display
See page 2-1.
Backwash flow washer plugged See Key No. 9, page 6-3, and re­
move drain hose adaptor to clean.
Drain hose plugged, kinked or bent Straighten hose, or remove and
clean.
LOW WATER PRESSURE AT
HOUSE FAUCETS Well pump pressure switch set too
low
Adjust to a minimum of 20 psi.
Backwash needed more often to
keep filter mineral clean See page 1 -4 to program more
backwashes.
FILTERED WATER CONTAINS SED­
IMENTS, IRON, DIRT, SAND, ETC. See all conditions under Filter Will
Not Backwash, above. See above.
NEUTRALIZER FILTER ONLY: FIL­
TER WATER IS ACID OR PARTLY
ACID
Manual bypass valve(s) is bypass
position See above.
NOTE: Trace plumbing to be sure
faucet(s) is on filtered water service.
Filter low on neutralité mineral Add new mineral, see page 3-2.
TASTE & ODOR FILTER ONLY: FIL­
TERED WATER HAS BAD TASTE
AND/OR ODOR Manual bypass valve(s) is bypass
position See above.
NOTE: Trace plumbing to be sure
faucet(s) is on filtered water service.
Activated carbon mineral bed is ex­
hausted
Replace mineral, see page 3-3.
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