Before You Call For Service - Kenmore 625.347703 Owner's Manual

BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE
HELPFUL HINTS CHECKLIST...TO HELP YOU SAVE MONEY
If your water softener fails to work, make the following easy checks° Often, you will find what's wrong yourself
and you won't have to call and wait for service. If, after making the checks, your softener' still does not work
right, call your Sears Service Department,
I NO SOFT WATER i
%
NO SALT IN THE STORAGE TANK -- Refill with
salt (See page 21)., Use the RECHARGE NOW
button to start a regeneration (see page 18)..
t_ DIRTY, PLUGGED OR DAMAGED NOZZLE &
VENTURI -- Take apart and clean (See page
22) or replace damaged parts.
_] VALVE DRAIN HOSE PLUGGED -- Hose must
not have kinks, sharp bends, or' any water flow
blockage. (See page 12)
_ TRANSFORMER UNPLUGGED AT THE
WALL OUTLET, OR POWER CABLE DIS- i
CONNECTED -- Check for loss of power and
I
correct. Reset the times, then use the RECHARGE
NOW button to start a regeneration (see page 18).
WATER SOFT SOMETIMES,
HARD SOMETIMES
_ FUSE BLOWN, CIRCUIT BREAKER
POPPED, OR CIRCUIT SWITCHED OFF ---
Replace fuse, reset circuit breaker, or switch
circuit ono Reset times and use the RECHARGE
NOW button to start a regeneration.
NOTE: SEE "TIMER POWER-OUTAGE MEMORY",
PAGE 18.
_ TIMER IN THE VACATION (VAC) POSITION
See 'vACATION feature to return the softener
to service (page 18)_
"Automatic Bypass" on page 21)..
REGENERATIONS TOO FEW -- Refer to
pages 25, 26 and 27 to find correct setting.
MORE WATER BEING USED -- See pages 25,
26 and 27 for' correct regeneration and setting,
HOT WATER USED WHEN SOFTENER IS
REGENERATING -- Avoid using hot water as
the water heater refifls with hard water. (See
NO REGENERATIONS SET ON THE TIMER
See pages 25, 26 and 27 to select and
program a schedule. Use the RECHARGE
NOW button to start an immediate regeneration_
-] MANUAL BYPASS VALVE(S) IN BYPASS
POSITION -- See FIG. 12, page 14, Move stem
in single bypass valve to SERVICE. In a
3-valve bypass, open the inlet and outlet valves,
close the bypass valve.
[_ POSSIBLE INCREASE IN WATER HARD-
NESS _ Ask your Sears retail or catalog store
for a new water analysis,
_ LEAKING FAUCET OR TOILET VALVE _ A
small leak will waste hundreds of gallons of
water in a few days Fix all plumbing leaks and
always fully close faucets.
_] SALT IN STORAGE TANK BRIDGED -- Refer
to page 21 to break, 24