Kenmore 625343400 Owner’s Manual

S£ARS

OWNER'S

MANUAL

MODEL NO.

625.343400

Caution: Read and Follow

All Safety Rules,

Installation and

Operating

Instructions Before First Use

of This Product.

If you have questions

when installing and us- ing your water filter,

housing call this toll-

free number...

1 - 800 - 426 -9345

WaterWorks

MULTI-PURPOSE

WATER FILTER

HOUSING

• Safety Guides

• Installation

• Operation

• Cartridge Replacement

• Repair Parts

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Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 USA

SAFETY GUIDES / SPECIFICATIONS

_/ Please read this entire manual before

installing and using your multi-purpose

water filter housing. Be sure to follow all

guides and rules carefully. Failure to follow them could cause personal injury or property damage.

4 Check with your local public works department for plumbing codes. You must

follow their guides as you install the water filter housing.

Use the filter on a potable, safe-to-drink,

home COLD water supply only. The filter

Maximum Supply Water Pressure 125 psi Min. - Max. Supply Water Temperature 40 - 100 oF

Inlet - Outlet Thread Size 3/4" NPT

cartridge will not purify water, or make it safe to drink. DO NOT use on HOT water (100°F, max.), microbiologically unsafe water, or on water of unknown quality.

,] Protect the water filter housing and piping

from freezing. Water freezing in the housing

will break it.

_/Your multi-purpose water filter housing will withstand up to 125 psi water pressure.

If your house water supply pressure is higher

than 100 psi, install a pressure reducing valve before the water filter.

WARRANTY

FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON MULTI-PURPOSE WATER FILTER HOUSING

( disposable filter cartridge not included)

For one year from the date ofpurchase, Sears willreplace this Multi-Purpose Water Filter Housing, (except filte

I cartridge, which is purchased separately), free of charge, if defective in material or workmanship.

I WARRANTY IS AVAILABLE BY SIMPLY RETURNING THE WATER FILTER HOUSING TO THE NEAREST

I SEARS STORE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rightswhich vary from state to state.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Water Treatment Filter Cartridges .................................... 3 - 4

Planning Installation .............................................. 4 - 5

Typical Installation Drawings / Tools and Materials Needed ............. 5

Water Filter Housing Installation .................................... 6 - 8

Filtering All House Water ....................................... 6 - 7

Using Compression Fittings ................................... 6

Using Soldered Copper ....................................... 7

Using Threaded Fittings ...................................... 7

Filtering Water To One Faucet (Installing Under Sink) ............... 7 - 8

Installing Filter Cartridge ....................................... 8

Filter Camidge Life / Replacement .................................. 9-10

Repair Parts ...................................................... 11

WATER TREATMENT FILTER CARTRIDGES

Filter cartridges are available (not included with water filter housing) from Sears to remove (1) sediments, (2) tastes and odors, (3) tastes, odors and chemical con-

taminants, and (4) tastes, odors and lead. To treat slightly acid and corrosive water supplies, Sears has a cartridge (5) to add food grade phosphates.

Following is a list of filter cartridges available at the time of this printing. Shop your local Sears store for the current selection.

(1) Sedixne.nt Filter Cartridge, Sears Stock No. 42-34360 (25 micron), or Stock No. 42-34362 (5

micron): Sediment cartridges remove sand, silt, clay, dirt, and other sediments from water. The 25 micron cartridge filters larger sediments from water, and al-

lows higher flows at less pressure drop. The 5 micron cartridge filters finer sediments from water, usually to a single faucet.

Many bad tastes and/or odors are removed from water by an activated carbon cartridge. It is most often used

to remove chlorine taste and smell, usually to a single

faucet such as the kitchen cold.

and Sears Stock No. 42-34372: for 99% chlorine reduction

(3) Sears Stock No. 42-34375: for 99% chlorine reduction, plus chemical contaminants

(4) Sears Stock No. 42-34377: for 99% chlorine reduction, plus 95% lead reduction

To filter sediments or tastes and odors from a!l house water, locate the water filter housing on the main wa-

ter supply pipe. You can also filter water to one fau- cet. For example, install the filter under the kitchen

sink to filter the cold drinking water. Typically, taste

and odor filters are installed to filter water to l faucet only. Refer to the following drawings.

FILTERING ALL HOUSE WATER meter

COLD _

<l.-- _ tank

._j _ pressure

TO WATER WATER HEATER FILTER

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Note: Small amounts of hydrogen sulfide (noticeable

as "rotten egg" odor) may be reduced by taste and odor filters for a short time, quickly exhausting the car- bon media. Consult your Sears store for proper contin-

uous treatment.

Sears has several taste and odor filter cartridges available. These are:

(2) Sears Stock No. 42-34370: for 95% chlorine reduction,

FILTERING WATER TO ONE FAUCET

r-t _ n kitchen sink

COLD

continued

WATER TREATMENT FILTER CARTRIDGES (cont.)

(5) Phosphate Cartridge: This cartridge adds pure food grade phosphate into the water supply. Phos-

phates coat the insides of pipes, plumbing fixtures, the water heater, etc. The coating keeps slightly acid (6.8

- 6.9 pH') and corrosive water away from the surfaces to help prevent rusting, staining and scaling.

Note: Acid water, below 6.8 pH, requires other water

conditioning. Have a sample of your water analyzed by a qualified water testing laboratory and get their

recommendation for treatment. You can get a free wa-

ter analysis at your nearest Sears store. When adding phosphates to your water system, locate

the water filter housing to treat:

- THE ENTIRE HOUSE SUPPLY [_], OR

- BOTH HOT AND COLD SOFT WATER [], OR

- HOT WATER ONLY []

Note: If no other water conditioning units are installed,

always treat the entire house supply IT[.

[] ADDING PHOSPHATE TO ALL HOUSE WATER

meter

_A main

FILTER IT

o_ure tank

<1"- _ tFILTER WELL SUPPLY well

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[]

ADDING PHOSPHATE,SOFT HOTICOLD HOUSEWATER

SOFT COLD

[]

ADDING PHOSPHATE, HOT HOUSE WATER ONLY

COLD _WATER

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OUTSIDE FAUCETS

SOFTENER

shutoff valve

PLANNING YOUR INSTALLATION

When planning your installation, first read the preced- ing filter cartridge information and decide where to lo-

cate the water filter housing. Then, use the drawings on page 5 to guide you. There are many variables to

consider as you plan. Some of these are:

v" The water filter housing inlet and outlet internal threads are 3/4" NPT.

v" existing plumbing type (copper, threaded, etc.) and nominal size (112", 314" etc.)

/t' tools you have, and your plumbing skills

tl cost of materials needed

space available for installing the filter housing

HOT

-- WATER

WATER

HEATER

FILTER

HOUSING

Sears has optional kits available to make installing the water filter housing easier (see page 5). These are:

4_ Installation Kit, Sears Stock No. 42-34346 - Includes fittings to fit nominal 112" (518" O.D.) or 314" (7/8"

O.D.) copper.

J¢ Installation Kit, Sears Stock No. 42-34347 - Includes 314" and 3!8" fittings, and 318" tubing to connect to a

single faucet.

_k Mounting Bracket, Sears Stock No. 42-34348 - pri- marily, for undersink installation

Make a simple sketch of your proposed installation, and a list of plumbing materials you will need. Obtain

everything you need before starting the installation. Be sure you have the tools required.

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