Kenmore INTELLISOFT 420 SERIES 625.38426 - Manual (Page 25)

Faceplate Timer Features
Salt Alert Level Is the level at which you want your softener
to signal that the salt level Is low. When salt level drops to
this point, the low salt LED will flash on the faceplate. Move
the small cursor up or down by pressing the UP or DOWN
arrows and observe the number In the display. When the
correct number Is displayed, press the SELECT key. Screen
will return to Salt Options screen.
NOTE: This warning wiii indicate the softener’s inabiiity
to reduce barium and radium 226/228 efficientiy.
Changing the SaitAiert Levei to iess than 2 wiii void the
proper function of this indicator.
Salt Type allows you to chose between sodium chloride
(NaCI), which Is regular softener salt, or potassium chloride
(KOI), which Is an alternative to sodium chloride. KOI should
be used In accordance to the following steps to help give
you years of maintenance free service.
1. Place only one bag of KOI in your softener at a time (the
salt storage tank should contain no more than 60 pounds
of KOI at any one time).
2. A softener using KOI should not be placed in areas with
high temperature changes or high humidity (KOI will hard­
en in these environments and may make the softener
inoperable).
3. Check the brine tank and brinewell (black tube in salt stor­
age tank) monthly. If hardening is present, pour small
amounts of warm water on hardened areas until they
loosen.
4. Be sure to set the correct salt type depending on which
salt type is used (NaCI or KCI). Use the UP or DCWN
arrows to toggle between NaCI or KCI and press SELECT
to enter information and return to Salt Cptions screen.
NOTE: if KCi is seiected the normai operating screen
wiii dispiay KCi in the iower right hand corner of the dis­
play.
Salt Efficiency has three options.
High Performance. Salt Efficient and Max. Salt Efficient.
Using Sodium Chloride (NaCI) with these options. High
Performance allows the softener to operate at a normal effi­
ciency rate. This is good for households with high water
usage. At the Salt Efficient setting, the softener operates at a
minimum of 4,000 grains per pound of salt and set at Max.
Salt Efficient, the softener operates at a minimum of 4,250
grains per pound of salt. Use the UP or DCWN arrows to
move the black bar over your choice. Press SELECT, and a
warning screen will appear. Changing this setting will affect
performance. Choose either Cancel or Accept. Display will
return to Salt Cptions menu, press SELECT once more to
return to normal operating screen. An “E” will be displayed
on the screen if either Salt Efficient or Max. Salt Efficient is
selected.
NOTE: The state of Caiifornia requires a setting of Sait
Efficient or Max. Sait Efficient.
Salt Alert
Level:
A V CHANGE SELECT
FIG. 43
Salt Type:
NaCI
Potassium Chloride
See Owner’s Manual
A V CHANGE SELECT
FIG. 44
FIG. 45
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