Owner`s manual

SECTION CAREOFYOUR
SOFTENER
3D, HELPFUL HINTS CHECKLIST
,., TO HELP YOU SAVE MONEY
If your water softener fails to work, make the following easy checks, Often, you wilt find what's wrong
yourself and you won't have to call and wait for service. If you do not find anything wrong, -while making
the checks, and your softener still does not work, call your Sears Service Department.
NOTES:
1_Also read ERROR CODE, page 11.
2. If an error code is not dispIayed, press and hold the SELECT button for several seconds until a flashing SR
code appears. It must show SR31o If SR 17, 22, 39 or 60 shows, the face plate computer is working on incor-
rect input and would probably be the cause of the problem. To set SR31, press either the UP [_or DOWN []
button° When SR31 shows, press SELECT to return a flashing 12:00 AM display_ Reset the present time, hard-
ness number and recharge time, pages 6 and 7.
You can find the model number of your water softener on the rating decal, on the brine tank rim, See page
28,
PROBLEM
NO SOFT WATER
WATER HARD
SOMETIMES
CAUSE
No salt (or salt bridged) in the
storage tank
Transfomer unplugged at the wail
outlet, or power cable leads loose,
fuse blown, circuit breaker popped,
or circuit switched off.
Manual bypass valve(s) in bypass
3osition
Dirty, plugged or damaged nozzle &
ventud
"_al_ drNn hose plugged
Hardness number setting too low
Using hot water when softener is
regenerating
Increase in the grains of hardness in
your water supply
CORRECTION
Refill with salt, or break the saIt bridge (page 15)oPress
ON/OFF-HOLD (RECHARGE NOW) button and hold for
3 seconds to start a regeneration (see page t 0).
Check for loss of power due to any of these and correct.
With the power back on, look at the time display and
read PROGRAM MEMORY, page 11_
Look at FIG. 12 on page 19. Move the stem in a single
valve to ser¢ice. In a 3-valve bypass, open the inlet and
outlet valves, and be sure to fully close the bypass valve.
Take apart and clean or replace damaged parts (see
page 16).
The drain hose must not have kinks, sharp bends, or be
raised too high above the softener (see page I6 in your
installation manual)°
Press and release the SELECT button until HARDNESS
shows in the display. Read the hardness number in the
display and be sure the same grains per gallon number
is shown on your water analysis report. See page 7 to
reset. Press and release the SELECT button until the
3resent time shows in the display.
Avoid using hot water during this time because the
water heater refills with hard water (see Automatic
Bypass, page 14)_
Ask your Sears retail or catalog store for a new water
analysis. Then make a new hardness number setting
(page 7).
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