Sanitize The Water Softener - Kenmore 625.385200 Installation Instructions Manual

PROGRAMTHESOFTENER
Lift the salt lid and follow the instructions on the decal
to program the following into the electronic controller:
• Current time of day
• Hardness of your water supply
• Time of day when automatic recharges will begin
• Type of salt you will be using (NaCI or KCI)
In the state of California: You must turn the Salt
Efficiency Feature setting to ON. This may initiate
more frequent recharges. However, it will operate at
4,000 grains per pound of salt or higher. To turn on
the Salt Efficiency Feature, follow the instructions in
the "Salt Efficiency" section of the owner's manual.
NOTE: You can find complete instructions for programming the softener and customizing features of the electronic
controller in the owner's manual. Go to www.sears.com or call 1-800-426-9345.
SANITIZE THE WATER SOFTENER
1. Open salt lid, remove the brinewell cover and pour
about 3 oz. (6 tablespoons) of household bleach into
the softener brinewell. Replace the brinewell cover.
2. Make sure the bypass valve(s) is in the "service"
(open) position.
3. Start a recharge: Press the REGENERATION button
and hold for 3 seconds, until "RECHARGE", "Serv"
and "Fill" begin to flash in the display. This recharge
draws the sanitizing bleach into and through the
water softener. Any air remaining in the unit is
purged to the drain.
4. After the recharge has completed, fully open a cold
water faucet, downstream from the softener, and
allow 50 gallons of water to pass through the sys-
tem. This should take at least 20 minutes. Close the
faucet.
Your new Sears softener is now softening the water for
your household needs. However, your WATER HEATER
is filled with hard water. To have fully soft water right
away, you can drain the water heater so it refills with
soft water. If you don't drain the water heater, it will
take a few days before you have fully soft water.
NOTE: If this procedure is performed on a new softener,
water coming from the taps may initially be dis-
colored. This normally occurs the first time
water runs through the resin bed. The discol-
ored water is not harmful, and the discoloration
will not last more than a few minutes.
ADDING SALT TO THE STORAGE TANK
You must keep salt in the tank, but it is not necessary to
fill it full. Especially in humid areas, it is best to fill the
storage tank no more than half full, and to add salt
more often. Salt "bridging" occurs more often when
conditions are humid.
Use NUGGET or PELLET water softener salt. DO NOT
use rock salts, as they have dirt and sediments that will
stop the softener from working. To maintain optimum
performance of your water softener, the salt tank
should be cleaned out every 2 to 3 years.
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (I(CI) SALT
If you choose Potassium Chloride (KCI) as a regenerant,
following these suggestions will help give you years of
maintenance free service.
1. Place only one bag of I<CI in your softener at a time
(the salt storage tank should contain no more than
60 pounds of I<CI at any one time).
2. A softener using I<CI should not be placed in areas
with temperature fluctuations and high humidity (KCI
will harden in these environments and may make the
softener inoperable).
3. Be sure to set "Salt Type" on the controller to "I<CI".
This setting adjusts the regeneration cycle times to
compensate for the different rate at which I<CI dis-
solves.
Questions? Call the Kenmore Water Line 1-800-426-9345 or visit www.kenmorewater.com
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