Kenmore 625.388170 User Manual

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OWNER’S

MANUAL

MODEL NOS.

UltraSoft 175

625.388170

UltraSoft 180

625.388180

Caution:

Read and Follow

All Safety Rules and

Operating Instructions

Before First Use of

This Product.

If you have questions when installing, operating or main taining your softener, and

when setting the timer, call

ICenfffore

this toll-free number...

1-800-426-9345

(M - F, 7 am - 8 pm, CST)

For repair or replacement parts, call this toll-free num ber...

1-800-366-7278

See back cover for other Sears service numbers.

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SAVE THIS MANUAL

Water Softeners

with Deluxe Valve

♦Warranty

♦Start Up / Setting Timer

♦How It Works

♦Care Of

♦Specifications

♦Repair Parts

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Systems Tested and Certified by NSF International against NSF/ANSI Standard 44for softener performance.

Use the plastic bag and tie provided, to hang manuals nearby the sotener for future reference.

Sears, Roebuck and Co., 3333 Beverly Road, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 USA

PRINTED IN U.S.A.

7276539 (Rev. A 4/26/05)

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SEARS RESIDENTIAL WATER SOFTENER

FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON WATER SOFTENER

For one year from the date of purchase, when this water softener is installed and maintained in accordance with our instructions, Sears will repair, free of charge, defects in material or workmanship in this water softener.

FULL TEN YEAR WARRANTY AGAINST LEAKS

For ten years from the date of purchase. Sears will furnish and install a new current model water softener tank or salt storage drum, free of charge, if either the tank or drum develop a leak.

TO OBTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE, SIMPLY CONTACT THE NEAREST SEARS SERVICE CENTER THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. This warranty ap plies only while this product is in use in 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., D/817 WA, Hoffman Estates, !L 60179

If you want your water softener professionally installed, talk to your Sears Salesman. He will arrange for a prompt, quality installation by Sears Authorized Installers.

SEARS INSTALLATION POLICY

SEARS INSTALLATION WARRANTY

All installation labor arranged by Sears shall be per formed in a neat, workmanlike manner in accor dance with generally accepted trade practices. Fur ther, all installations shall comply with all local laws, codes, regulations, and ordinances. Customer shall also be protected, during installation, by insur ance relating to Property Damage, Workman's Compensation and Public Liability.

In addition to any warranty extended to you on the Sears merchandise involved, which warranty be comes effective the date the merchandise in installed, should the workmanship of any Sears ar ranged installation prove faulty within one year. Sears will, upon notice from you, cause such faults to be corrected at no additional cost to you.

FACTS AND FIGURES TO KEEP

Fill in the blanks below and keep this book in a safe place so you always have these facts.

Water Softener Model No.t___________________________________________

Serial Number______________________________________________________

Date Installed
Water Hardness_	_Grains Per Gallon
Iron Content______	Parts Per Million
pH______________	Taste And/Or Odor
Water Pressure____	_Pounds/Square Inch
Water Flow Rate	Gallons Per Minute

t The model number is on the rating decal, located on the rim, under the salt hole cover.

salt hole cover.

rating decal

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SECTION 1		WATER SOFTENER START UP	PAGE NO.
A.	Safety Guides	-----------------------------------------------------------------------	1-1
B.	Check List of Step ..........................-By-Step Guides To Install		1-2
C.	Program The Timer......................................................................		1-3, 1-4
D.	Sanitizing The --------------------------------------------------Water Softener		1-5
E.	Add Salt to the ---------------------------------------------------Storage Tank		1-6

SECTION 2	HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS
A. Faceplate Timer Features--------------------------------------------------------		2-1
B. Soft Water Service and Regeneration------------------------------		2-2 to 2-5


SECTION 3		CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER
A.	Salt: Adding to Storage Tank / Salt Bridge-----------------------		3-1
B.	Keeping The Water Softener Clean-------------------------------------------		3-2
C.	Protect The Water Softener From Freezing---------------------------------		3-3
D.	Checklist (Not Getting Soft Water)..........................................................		3-4

SECTION 4	ABOUT YOUR WATER SOFTENER
A. Dimensions / Specifications----------------------------------------------		4 - p4 - 2


SECTION 5		SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION
A.	Troubleshooting---------------------------------------------------------		5-1 to 5-4
B.	Rotary Valve Service--------------------------------------------------------------		5-5
C.	Water Flow Through The Softener Valve.................................		5-6 to 5-8


SECTION 6		REPAIR PARTS FOR WATER SOFTENER
A.	Water Softener Complete--------------------------------------------------------		6-1
B.	Brine Valve Assembly...............................................................................		6-2
C.	Valve Assembly............................................................................		6-3, 6-4

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SECTION 1

WATER SOFTENER START UP

A.SAFETY GUIDES

▲Read all steps, guides and rules carefully before installing and using your new water softener. Follow all steps exactly to correctly install. Failure to follow them could cause personal injury or property damage. Reading this book will also help you to get all of the benefits from your water softener.

A Your water softener will remove hardness minerals and “clear water” iron* from water, up to the iimits shown on page 4-1. It will not remove other types of iron, acids, tastes and odors, etc. It will not purify pol luted water or make it safe to drink.

A Protect the softener and piping from freezing. Dam age from freezing voids the softener warranty. See page 3-3.

---------------------------- CAUTiONS ----------------------------------------

PLEASE READ AND COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING

GUIDES TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE SOFTENER

OR OTHER PROPERTY, PERSONAL INJURY, OR POS

SIBLE FATAL SHOCK.

A THIS SOFTENER WORKS ON 24 VOLTS ONLY. BE

SURE TO USE ONLYTHE TRANSFORMER INCLUDED,

AND PLUG IT INTO A NOMINAL 120V, 60 CYCLE

HOUSEHOLD OUTLET THAT IS GROUNDED AND

PROPERLY PROTECTED BY AN OVERCURRENT DE

VICE SUCH AS A CIRCUIT BREAKER OR FUSE. IF

TRANSFORMER IS REPLACED, USE ONLY THE AU

THORIZED SERVICE, CLASS II, 24 VOLT, 10 VA

TRANSFORMER.

A Unplug the transformer right away if the power cable should become damaged or frayed. Make re pairs, or replace transformer, before plugging back into the power outlet.

A Always unplug the softener from electrical power before removing outer valve covers.

A This system is not intended to be used for treating water that is microbioiogicaily unsafe or of unknown quality without adequate disinfection before or after the system.

* The capacity to reduce clear water iron is substantiated by WQA test data.

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WATER SOFTENER START UP

B. CHECK LIST OF gTEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL

To be sure you have done all the steps to install the
To be sure you have done all the steps to install the	FIG. 1
softener, read the following list. Refer to the Instal	FIG. 1
softener, read the following list. Refer to the Instal
lation Manual, part no. 7258997, for step-by-step
guides.
Page numbers referred to are in the Installation
Manual unless otherwise noted.
Is the house water flow going INTO the softener
valve INLET? Trace piping to be sure. See pages
2-4 and 2-5.
K' Is the plumbing bypass valve (or 3 valves) set for
SERVICE? Bypass valve(s) should always re
main in soft water service position. Position in
"bypass" only if needed for softener repairs. See
FIG. 14, page 4-1 of this manual.
Is the valve drain hose connected the right way,
and without sharp bends or kinks that could
stop or reduce water flow? See page 3-5 in the
installation manual.
Page numbers referred to are in the Installation
Manual unless otherwise noted.		3-valve
Is the transformer plugged into an inside, al		3-valve
Is the transformer plugged into an inside, al
ways live, grounded, 120V-60Hz electrical out
let? See pages 3-8 and 3-9 in the installation	plastic
manual, and the wiring schematic on page 5-1 of
this manual.

Be sure to restart the water heater. See page 3-9.

California Efficiency Requirement

Your Kenmore Water Softener has a "High Effi ciency" feature with an "ON" or "OFF" setting. This softener setting is shipped in the "OFF" position, which utilizes the maximum rated ca pacity while most often achieving maximum salt efficiencies. When installing this unit in the State of California, you MUST turn this setting to the "ON" position which may initiate more frequent recharges, however it will operate at 4000 grains per pound of salt or higher.

If you wish to turn the Salt Efficiency feature "ON" (i|j icon will show in display), follow the instructions in the Faceplate Timer Features, Sec tion 2 of this manual.

NOTE: Codes in the state of Massachusetts require installation by a licensed plumber. For installation, use plumbing code 248-CMR of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Bypass Va!ve(s)

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WATER SOFTENER START UP

C. PROGRAM THE TIMER

FIG. 2

display

UP button

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PRESS FOR

TONIGHT

HOLD FOR

IMMEDIATE

RECHARGE button

SELECT button DOWN button

When the transformer is plugged in, a model code, and a test number (example: Jl.O) show in the face plate display for 4 seconds. Then, the words SET TIME show in the display along with a flashing

12:00 PM.

UltraSoft 175

To check the model code, unplug the transformer at the wall outlet and plug in again, if other than SR25 or SR26 shows, see page 5-3 to reset.

SOUND "BEEPER": A "beeper" sounds while pressing buttons for timer set-up. One beep signals a change in the face plate display. Repeated beeps mean the timer will not accept a change from the button you have pressed, telling you to use another button. For example, while setting the hardness (step 2), the beeper sounds repeatedly when the dis play reaches 1 using the DOWN button, or the high est hardness setting using the UP button.

SET PRESENT TIME OF DAY

Notes:

If---------shows in the display, press the UP 0 or DOWN 0 button until SR25 or SR26 shows. Then, press the SELECT button to set, and change to the flashing SET TIME display.

If the words SET TIME do not show in the display, press the SELECT button (FIG. 2) until they do, or see the previous notes.

■ Press the UP / DOWN buttons to set the present time. Press UP to move the display ahead; press DOWN to SET the time back.

If the present time is between noon and midnight, be sure PM shows.

If the present time is between midnight and noon, be sure AM shows.

Each press of the UP /DOWN buttons changes the time by one minute. Lfolding the buttons in changes the time rapidly.

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C. PROGRAM THE TIMER

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		SET
ness of your water supply is on		P5
your water analysis report. Be
sure to enter water test results on
page Aj for future reference.
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 30 forr your hard ness number.

2 ppm iron X 5 - 10	20 gpg hardness
2 ppm iron X 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 DOWNbutton in changes the display twice each second.

SET RECHARGE (REGENERATION) TIME

H 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 ting, the softener begins regenera tion (see pages 2-3 and 2-4) at 2:00 AM, ending no later than 4:30

AM. This is a good time in most households because

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 AMPM 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 SET SALT LEVEL 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 SETSALTLEVEL monitor with an indicator light to

remind you to add salt to the stor

age tank.

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 correct 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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Care is taken at the factory to keep your water soft
Care is taken at the factory to keep your water soft		FIG. 3
ener clean and sanitary. Materials used to make the		FIG. 3
ener clean and sanitary. Materials used to make the
softener will not infect or contaminate your water
supply, and will not cause bacteria to form or grow.
However, during shipping, storage, installing and
operating, bacteria could get into the softener. For
this reason, sanitizing as follows is	suggested®
when installing.
■ I The first time you sanitize your softener, be sure
to do all steps in the installation manual, and on
pages 1-2, 1-3 and 1-4 of this manual first.
Note: Be certain the bypass valve is pulled out
to "service" position.
Lift the salt hole cover and use a pail to fill the
salt storage tank with 3 gallons of water.
Remove the brinewell cover (FIG. 3) and pour
about 3/4 ounce, or 1 to 2 tablespoons, of com
mon 5.25%, unscented, household bleach (Clo-
rox, Linco, BoPeep, White Sail, Eagle, etc.) in the
softener brinewell. Replace the brinewell cover.
Press the RECHARGE button and hold for 3 se
conds to start a recharge. This first recharge does
several things.
• It draws the bleach into and through the softener
to sanitize it.
• It fills the salt tank to the water level needed.
• It gets all the air out of the resin tank.
• It prepares the resin bed (see page 2-3) for ser
vice and flushes residual chlorine from the soften
er.
Notes:
This recharge takes about 2-1/2 hours.
You can sanitize the softener ivith or	without salt
in the storage tank.

' Recommended by the Water Quality Association. On some water supplies, the water softener may need periodic disinfecting.

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E. ADD SALT TO THE STORAGE TANK

Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each and every regeneration. The water for making brine is metered into the salt storage tank by the softener.

You must keep salt in the tank, but because the wa ter softener is very efficient, it is not necessary to keep it full. Especially in humid areas, it is best to fill the storage tank one quarter to one half full, and to refill it more often. Salt bridging (see page 3-1) oc curs 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.

Before adding salt, be sure the brinewell cover is in place on the top of the brinewell.

If you choose Potassium Chloride (KCl) as a regen erant, following these suggestions will help give you years of maintenance free service.

1)Place only one bag of KCl in your softener at a time (the salt storage tank should contain no more than 60 pounds of KCl at any one time).

2)A softener using KCl should not be placed in areas with temperature fluctuations and high hu midity (KCl will harden in these environments and may make the softener inoperable).

3)Check the brine tank and brine well (black tube in salt storage tank) monthly. If hardening is present, pour small amounts of warm water on hardened areas until they loosen.

4)You must increase your hardness setting by 25% to ensure continuous soft water as in example be low.

Raw Water Hardenss	Softener setting when
(grains per gallon)	using KCl
5gPg	7gpg
lOgPg	13gpg
ISgpg	19gPg
20gPg	25gpg
25gpg	+ 25%
25gpg	32gpg
30gPg	38 gpg
35gpg	44 gpg
40gPg	30 gpg

WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH IRON REMOV ING ADDITIVES — Some salts have an additive to help the softener handle iron in the water supply. These salts may be used if your water supply has a high iron content. It is recommended to use Sears Resin Bed Cleaner 4234426, for periodic treatments to keep your resin bed dean. This is available at your local Sears store.

FIG. 4

salt
storage
tank	brinewell

Sodium information: Water softeners using sodium chloride for regeneration add sodium to the water. Persons who are on sodium restricted diets should consider the added sodium as part of their overall sodium intake. For example, if your water supply is 15 grains hard, and you drank 3 quarts of softened water, you would consume 335 milligrams of so dium. That is equivalent to eating 2-1/2 slices of white bread.

Persons who are concerned about their drinking water should consider a Kenmore Drinking Water System that will remove or reduce in excess of 90% of the sodium and other drinking water contami nants.

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RECHAR&E

NOW

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SECTION 2

HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS

A. FACEPLATE TIMER FEATURES

S	^ EXTRA RECHARGE
	Sometimes,	a manually	started
	regeneration	(recharge)	may be
c	desired, or needed. Two exam
	ples are:
	- You have used more water than
	usual (guests visiting) and you
	may run out of soft water before
T	the next timer started regenera
	tion.

- You did not refill the softener

оwith salt before it was gone. After you refill with salt:

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You can start a regeneration right away, or you can set the timer to regenerate at the next 2:00 AM (or other preset recharge time). Do the following.

^ RECHARGE NOW

Press the RECHARGE button and hold for 3 seconds. The words RE CHARGE NOW begin to flash in the display, and the softener en

ters the fill cycle of regeneration right away. This re generation will last for about 2 hours. Then, you will have soft water again.

^ RECHARGE TONIGHT

Press and release (do not hold) the RECHARGE button. RECHARGE TONIGHT flashes in the display, and the softener begins regenera

tion at the next preset recharge time. Press and re lease the RECHARGE button once more if you de cide to cancel the regeneration, and RECHARGE TONIGHT will not flash in the display.

^ SET SALT LEVEL

To set this monitor system, lift the salt hole cover and level the salt in the storage tank. The salt level de cal, on the brinewell inside the tank, has numbers from 0 to 8.

SETSiLUEVEL

Observe the highest number the leveled salt is at, or closest to. Press SELECT once to get to the Set Salt Level screen. Now press the UP or DOWN buttons until the number corresponds with the salt level 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. Note: You must set salt level each time salt is added to the water softener.

^ PROGRAM MEMORY

If electrical power to the softener goes off, the time display is blank but the face plate timer keeps the correct time for about 6 hours. When electrical pow er comes on again, you have to reset the present time only if the display is flashing. The HARD NESS, RECHARGE TIME and SALT LEVEL never require resetting unless a change is desired. Even if the timer is incorrect after a long power outage, the softener works as it should to keep your water soft. However, regenerations may occur at the wrong time of day until you reset the timer to the correct time of day.

^ EFFICIENCY MODE

When this feature is ON, the wa ter softener will operate at salt ef ficiencies of 4000 grains of hard ness per pound of salt or higher.

(May recharge more often using smaller salt dosage and less wa ter). Installations in the state of

California require this setting to

be turned ON. This softener is shipped in the OFF setting. To turn this setting to ON, press and hold the SELECT button until the display shows 000- -. Then press (do not hold) the SELECT button again. Use the UP arrow to turn ON. Press SELECT to enter and re turn to normal running screen. The efficiency icon

®will only be displayed when this feature is ON.

^ERROR CODE

An error code could appear in the face plate display if a problem oc curs in the softener electronics. If you see an error code instead of

the present time of day, turn to page 5-2 under "Troubleshooting" to resolve the problem.

IF YOU NEED HELP PROGRAMMING THE TIMER, CALL TOLL FREE,

NUMBER 1-800-426-9345.

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