Kenmore 625.34846 - Manual (Page 15)

SECTION 3
CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER
3B. KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN
COVERS
To keep your new Sears water softener looking
nice, apply a coat of paste wax and repeat once a
year. When dusty, wipe it with a damp cloth to
keep it sparkling.
NOTE:
Never use cleaners having ammonia or abra­
sives. They may scratch and dull the surface.
NOZZLE AND VENTURI
A clean nozzle and venturi (FIG. 10) Is a must for
the softener to work right. This small unit moves
brine from the salt storage tank to the resin tank
during regeneration. If it becomes plugged with
sand, silt, dirt, etc., the softener will not work and
you will get hard water.
To get to the nozzle and venturi, remove the
softener top cover. Be sure the softener is in
service cyde (no water pressure at nozde and
venturi), ttien turn off the cap from the nozzle and
venturi housing. DO NOT LOSE THE LARGE
0-RING SEAL Uft out the screen support and
screen, then the nozzle and venturi. Wash and
rinse the parts in warm water until clean. If
needed, use a small brush to remove iron or dirt.
Also check and clean the gasket and small
screen.
Carefully replace all parts in the correct order.
Lubricate the o-ring seal with silicone grease or
Vaseline and place in position. Install and tighten
the cap, BY HAND ONLY. DO NOT OVER­
TIGHTEN AND BREAK THE CAP OR HOUS­
ING.
FIG. 10 CLEANING THE NOZZLE & VEN­
TURI
Nozzle &
Venturi
Gasket
■ --------- ©
Screen
•Flow Plug
(HVDC)
Nozz. & Vent.
Housing
•INSTALL WITH
NU№EREDSIDEUP
CONCAVE SIDE DOWN.
IRON FROM THE RESIN BED
Your water softener takes hardness minerals
(calcium and magnesium) out of the water. Also,
it can control some “clear water” iron...see
maximum allowed in ttie specifications on page
18. With clear water iron, water from a faucet is
clear when first put into a glass. After 15 to 30
minutes, the water begins to cloud or turn rust
colored. A water softener WILL NOT remove any
iron which makes the water cloudy or rusty as it
comes from the faucet (called red water iron). To
take red water iron out of water, or over the
maximum of clear water iron, an iron fitter or
other equipment is needed. Your locaU Sears
store has trained people to help you with iron
water problems.
If your water supply has clear water iron, even
though less than the maximum allowed, regular
resin bed cleaning is needed. Sears has resin
bed deaner, Stod< No. 42-34426 for this. Clean
the bed at least every 6 months. If iron shows up
in the soft water before 6 months, dean more
often. Printed instructions are on ^e resin bed
cleaner bottle.
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