Kenmore 625.348235 - Manual (Page 8)

SECTION 1 WATER FILTER START UP
D. SANITIZING THE WATER FILTER
Care is taken at the factory to keep your water filter
as clean and sanitary as possible. However, it is sug­
gested that the sanitizing procedure below is follo­
wed ®.
1. Press and hold the RE­
CHARGE button until
"RECHARGE
NOW"
begins to flash in the
display. Water will be­
gin to run from the drain hose as the filter valve
moves into backwash position.
After 5 to 10 minutes, press the RECHARGE
button again to move the valve into fast rinse
position (water stops, then begins to run from
drain hose again).
2
. In about two minutes, put the bypass valve(s)
in bypass position (see Figure 9, page 4-1).
Then press the RECHARGE button once again
to return the filter to service position. Doing this
releases water pressure in the filter.
3. Carefully remove the large plastic clip at the fil­
ter valve inlet (pages 6-3 and 6-4). Pull the
valve adaptor from the valve inlet.
NOTE: If bypass valve. Sears Stock No. 42-3437 is
installed, or if plumbing is too rigid to move, also
disconnect the outlet side and move the filter away
from plumbing.
4. Put one teaspoon (0.1 ounce) of calcium hypo­
chlorite into the valve inlet as far as possible.
NOTE: You can buy calcium hypochlorite in tablet
or granular form under trade names such as Perch-
loron and HTH.
5. Be sure the valve inlet is clean, for a good seal­
ing surface for the valve adaptor o-ring. Then,
reconnect plumbing to the filter. AFTER
INSTALLING THE LARGE PLASTIC CLIP,
PULL OUTWARD ON THE VALVE ADAPTOR
TO BE SURE IT'S PROPERLY HELD IN
PLACE.
6
. SLOWLY, reposition the bypass valve(s) to ser­
vice, Figure 9, page 4-1. Open the nearest fil­
tered water faucet until you can smell chlorine,
then close.
7. Again, put the bypass valve(s) in bypass posi­
tion. Allow the filter to stand idle for about 45
minutes, while the chlorine sanitizes.
8
. After 45 minutes, return the bypass valve(s) to
service position.
9. Repeat steps 1, la and lb to advance the filter to
backwash. The timer will automatically ad­
vance the filter through the backwash and fast
rinse cycles, during which the sanitizing bleach
is flushed to the drain.
NOTE: The backwash and fast rinse cycles take
about 30 minutes. When over, the timer automati­
cally returns the filter to service (water flow from the
drain hose stops).
10. Open house filtered water faucets and allow to
run until the chlorine odor is gone.
V
“ Recommended by the Water Quality Association. On some water sup­
plies, the water filter may need periodic disinfecting.
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