Kenmore 625.34846 - Manual (Page 14)

SECTION 3
CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER
3A.
SALT...REFILLING STORAGE TANK^REAKING A SALT BRIDGE
WHEN TO REFILL WITH SALT: Check the salt
level a few weeks after you install tiie softener
and every week after that. Refill when the
storage tankJs. about 1/3 full. Never let the
softener use all the salt before refilling. Without
salt, you will soon have hard water.
IMPORTANT:
YOU WILL HAVE A LOSS IN SOFTENING
CAPACITY
AND MAY GET PARTLY HARD
WATER IF LESS THAN 10 INCHES OF SALT IS
IN THE STORAGE TANK.
PLEASE SEE PAGE 9 FOR SALT FILLING DIRECTIONS.
SALT BRIDGE
Sometimes, a hard crust or salt bridge forms in
the salt storage tank. It is usually caused by high
humidity or the wrong kind of salt When the salt
bridges, an empty space forms between the
water and salt. Then salt will not dissolve (melt)
in the water to make brine. 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. Sait 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. 9. Make a pencil
mark on the handle, 1' or 2' below the top height
of the rim. Then, carefully push it straight down
into №e salt. If a hard object is felt before the
pencil mark gets to the top of the tank, it’s most
likely a salt bridge. Carefully push into the bridge
in a few places to break it. DO NOT TRY TO
BREAK THE SALT BRIDGE BY POUNDING ON
THE OUTSIDE OF THE SALTTANK. YOU MAY
DAMAGE IT.
If the wrong kind of salt made the bridge, take it
out Then fill the tank vwth nugget or pellet salt
only.
FIG. 9 SALT BRIDGE
.Sait
Salt Bridge
Level
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