Kenmore 625343820, 625343800 Owner’s Manual

MODEL NO.

625.343800

625.343820

{DELUXE)

Caution:

Read and Follow

All Safety Rules,

Installation and

Operating

Instructions
Before First Use

of This Product.

WaterWorks

If you have questions
when installing and us-
ing your water filter,

housing call this toll-
free number...

1 -800 -426 -9345

SAVE THIS MANUAL

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

Safety Guides
Installation

Operation
Cartridge Replacement

Repair Parts

SAFETY GUIDES / SPECIFICATIONS

"_ Please read this entire manual before

installing and using your undersink water
f'dter housing. Be sure to follow all guides and

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

Check with your local public works

department for plumbing codes. You must
follow their guides as you install the water

Ftlter housLtig.

Use the f'dter on a potable, safe-to-drink,

home COLD water supply only. The filter

Maximum Supply Water Pressure
Min_- Max. Supply Water Temperature

Inlet - Outlet Thread Size

cartridge will not purify water, or make it safe
to drink. DO NOT use on HOT water (IO0°F,

max.), n_dcrobioiogically 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 undersink 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.

125 psi

40 - I00 °F

318"NPT

WARRANTY

FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON UNDERSINK WATER FILTER HOUSING

( disposable filter cartridge not included)

For' one year from the date of purcllase, Sears will replace this Undersink Water Filter Housing, (except filter
cartridge, which is purchased separately), free of charge, ifdefective in materiai or workmanship.

WARRANTY IS AVAILABLE BY SIMPLY RETURNING THE WATER FILTER HOUSING TO THE NEAREST
SEARS STORE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES°

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

Sears, Roebuck and Co., DEPT, 817 WA, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179

2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Water Treatment Filter Cartridges .................................... 3

Planning Installation / Typical Installation Drawings / Tools and

Materials Needed ................................................... 4 - 5

Water' Filter' Housing Installation ..................................... 5 - 7

Using Compression Fittings ........................................ 5 - 6

Using Soldered Copper ....................................... 6

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

Installing Filter' Cartridge ....................................... 7

Filter Cartridge I.ife / Replacement ................................... 8

Repair Parts .......................................................... 9

WATER TREATMENT FILTER CARTRIDGES

Filter cartridges are available (not included with water
filter housing) flora Sears to remove (1) sediments, (2)

tastes and odors, (3) tastes, odors and chemical con-
taminants, and ('4) tastes, odors and lead.

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

the current selection

(1) Sediment 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 a!-
lows higher flows at less pressure drop, The 5 micron

cartridge filters finer' sediments from water,

Taste and Odor Cartt-idges: Many bad tastes and/or

odors are removed from water' by an activated carbon
cartridge. It is most often useci to remove chlorine taste

and smell, usually to a single faucet such as die kitchen

cold

Note: Small amounts of hydrogen sulfide (noticeable

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

uous treatment,

Sears has several taste and odor' filter cartridges avail-
able. These are:

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

reduction,

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

Locate the water filter' housing on the cold water sup-
ply pipe, under the kitchen and/or bathroom sink, to

filter' the cold drinking water: Refer to the following
drawing

FILTERING WATER TO ONE FAUCET

r'l _ n kitchen sink

I I

HOT g

COLD

HOUSING

PLANNING YOUR INSTALLATION

When planning your installation, use the drawings be-
low and on page 5 to guide you, There are many van-

_k Installation Kit, Sears Stock No. 42-34386 - Includes
318" fittings and tubing

ables to consider' as you plan, Some of these are:
t,," The water filter' housing inlet and outlet internal

threads are 318" NP'E

existing plumbing type (copper; threaded, etc.) and

Installation Kit, Sears Stock No. 42-34387 - Includes

3f8" fittings and tubing, water' supply saddle valve,
and a separate faucet for filtered water'.

nominal size (114", 318" etc.)

tools you have, and your plumbing skills

t.," cost of materials needed
t.* space available fbr installing the filter' housing

Sears has optiona! kits available to make installing the

water' filter housing easier' (see below and page 5)

These are:

-k Mounting Bracket, Seat's Stock No, 42-34388 - (in-

cluded with deluxe model)

Make a simple sketch of your' proposed installation,
and a list of plumbing materials you will need Obtain
evep/d_ing you need before starting the installation.

Be sure you have the tools required.

TYPICAL UNDERSINK INSTALLATIONS / TOOLS AND MATERIALS NEEDED

INSTALLATION ON COPPER PLUMBING USING COMPRESSION FITTINGS

f

\ SINK / compression / --

elbow / "_

! _ Mounting Bracket -includes screws

Sears Stock No.,42-_34388

I

/

HOT / apply several

shutoff valve / wraps of

filter cartridge, you

mustturnoffthewa-
Note: Tochange the / Teflontiape

ter. A nearby shutoff t

valve is convienenL /
Most sinks already/

have shutoff valves/

on the supply pipe& 1

INLET

3/8" NPT

Note: Be sure to allow a minimum

space of 1-1t2" under the filter for
removing the sump, to change the

cartridge.

j (included with Deluxer_odel)

/

nut

brass

ferrule

compression

adaptor (use elbow

or straight fitting)

- MATERIALS AND TOOLS NEEDED -

2 compression adaptors (either straight fit-
tings as shown, or'elbows), 3/8" NPT x comp..
ii_ 2 compression elbows, 3/8" NPT x comp.

(compression end to fit existing pipe)
Note: Sears has an installation kit available

that fits 3/8" O.D. pipe size, Stock No.
42-34386.

Teflon tape

tubing cutter
_- sandpaper or emery-cloth

_9wrenches, either nn_n_t_._.,end n,_.._=,4ju_t=bI,=_..

jaw, size to fit compression adaptors

4