Kenmore TANNIN 625.348261 - Manual (Page 13)

SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR FILTER
A. CHECKING THE SALT STORAGE LEVEL AND REFILLING
Brine (salt dissolved in water) is
needed for each and every re­
generation. The water for mak­
ing brine is metered into the salt
storage tank by the filter. How­
ever, you must keep salt in the
tank.
WHEN TO REFITT WITH SAET:
Check the salt level a few weeks
after you install the filter and ev­
ery week after that. Refill when
the storage tank is about 1/3
full. Never let the filter use all
the salt before refilling. Without
salt, you will soon have unfil­
tered water.
Use nugget or pellet water softener salt only. Do
not use rock salts. They have dirt and sediments
that will cause maintenance problems. Fill the
tank from 1/2 to 3/4 fill. In humid areas where
salt bridging may be a problem, it is best to keep
the salt level lower and to refill more often.
CAUTION: WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH
IRON REMOVING ADDITIVES
- Some salts
have an additive to help keep the resin bed clean.
THIS ADDITIVE WILL RUIN THE TANNIN
REMOVING RESIN ... SEE PAGE 4.
B. BREAKING A SALT BRIDGE
Sometimes, a hard crust or salt
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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 in the water to make brine.
If the storage tank is full of salt, it is hard to tell if
you have a salt bridge. Salt 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. Take a broom handle, or like tool, and
CAREFULLY push it down into the salt, working
it up and down. If the tool strikes a hard object (be
sure it's not the tank bottom), it's most likely a salt
bridge. Carefully break the bridge with the tool.
Do not pound on the outside of the brine tank.
If the wrong kind of salt made the bridge, take it
out. Then fill (about 1/2 full) the tank with nugget
or pellet salt only.
FIGURE 11
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