Kenmore 625.38817 Water System User Manual


 
SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START UP
C. PROGRAM
SET WATER HARDNESS NUMBER
Press the SELECT button once again to display
the words SET HARDNESS and a flashing 25.
The grains per gallon (gpg) hard- s£r
ness of your water supply is on
your water analysis report. Be
sure to enter water test results on
page A, for future reference.
HARDNESS
If your water supply contains iron, compensate for
it by adding to the water hardness number. For ex-
ample, assume your water is 20 gpg hard and contains 2
ppm iron. Add 5 to the hardness number for each 1 ppm
of iron. In this example, you would use 30for your hard-
ness numbel,.
20 gpg hardness
2 ppmironx 5 = 10 +10
(times) 30 HARDNESS NUMBER
Press the UP / DOWN buttons to set your water
hardness number in the display. The DOWN button
moves the display to 1. The UP button moves the
display to the highest setting (see maximum setting
for your model in the specifications).
Note:
Each press of the UP / DOWN button changes the
display by 1 between 1 and 25. Between 25 and the
highest number, the display changes 5 at a
time...25, 30, 35, etc. Holding the UP or DOWNbut-
ton in changes the display twice each second.
SET RECHARGE (REGENERATION) TIME
Press the SELECT button once again to display
the words SET RECHARGE TIME and a flashing
2:00 AM.
At the 2:00 AM recharge time set- IsEr |
ting, the softener begins regenera- R_Td_AR_
tion (see pages 2-3 and 2-4) at _,1-11"1
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2:00 AM, ending no later than 4:30 L 'LJL! A_
AM. This is a good time in most households because
THE TIMER
water is not being used (see Automatic Bypass,
page 2-4). If a different recharge time setting would
be better for your household, do the following.
Press the UP / DOWN buttons to set the desired
recharge starting hour. Be sure to observe the AM-
PM as you did when setting the present time of day.
Note:
Each press of the UP / DOWN buttons changes the
display 1 hour. Holding the buttons in changes the
display twice each second.
SET SALT LEVEL
Press the SELECT button once again to display
SETSALTLEVEL and a flashing 0 (zero). See Step E,
page 1-6, for instructions on adding salt to the salt
storage tank.
The face plate timer has a salt
monitor with an indicator light to
remind you to add salt to the stor-
age tank.
SETSALTLEVEL
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Note:
You must set salt level each time salt is added to the
water softener.
To set this monitor system, lift the salt hole cover
and level the salt in the storage tank. The salt level
decal, on the brinewell inside the tank, has numbers
from 0 to 8. Observe the highest number the leveled
salt is at, or closest to. Press the UP / DOWN but-
tons until the number corresponds with the salt lev-
el number. At level 2 or below, the indicator LED
will flash. If you wish to turn this feature off, press
the DOWN button past 0, and the word "OFF"
flashes in the display.
Press the SELECT button once
again, to complete initial pro-
gramming, and the currect time of
day will show in the display.
IF YOU NEED HELP PROGRAMMING THE TIMER, CALL TOLL FREE,
NUMBER 1- 800- 426- 9345.
SEE PAGE 2-1 FOR OTHER FACE PLATE TIMER FEATURES.
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Problems, Questions? Call 1- 800- 426- 9345 Kenmore Water Line