OWNER’ S MANUAL MODEL NO. 625.348321 Caution: Read and Follow All Safety Rules and Operating Instructions Before First Use of This Product. If you have questions when installing, operating or maintaining your softener, and when setting the timer, call this toll---free number...
WARRANTY 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO. SECTION 1 A. B. C. D. E. SAFETY GUIDES CHECK LIST OF STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL PROGRAM THE TIMER SANITIZING THE WATER SOFTENER FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT SECTION 2 A. B. A. B. A. B. C. D. E.
SECTION 1 1A. WATER SOFTENER START-UP SAFETY GUIDES Y 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. Y Your water softener will remove hardness minerals and “clear water”iron from water, up to the limits shown on page 21.
SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START-UP 1B. CHECK LIST OF ALL STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL Refer to the Installation Manual, part no. 7159931, for step-by-step guides. To be sure you have done all the steps to install the softener, read the following list. Page numbers referred to are in the Installation Manual. n Is the house water flow going INTO the softener valve INLET? Trace piping to be sure. See pages 10 and 11.
SECTION 1 1C. WATER SOFTENER START-UP PROGRAM THE TIMER FIG. 1 PRESENT TIME RECHARGE TIME RECHARGE DAY SET / CLEAR ON / OFF HOLD Solid State Water Softener VACATION RECHARGE NOW SET THE TIMER B. SET PRESENT DAY OF WEEK When the transformer is plugged into the electrical outlet, 12:00 AM, SUnday began to flash in the time display. Set the time of day and present day of week as follows: 1. Press the SET/CLEAR button £ to set the present day of the week in the display.
SECTION 1 1D. WATER SOFTENER START-UP SANITIZING THE WATER SOFTENER FIG. 3 Care is taken at the factory to keep your water softener 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. Brinewell Cover (remove and add about 3/4 oz. bleach) 1.
SECTION 1 1E. WATER SOFTENER START-UP FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT FIG. 4 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. However, you must keep the tank filled with salt. Fill the tank with NUGGET or PELLET water softener salt. DO NOT use rock salts, as they have dirt and sediments that will stop the softener from working.
SECTION 2 2A. HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS FACE PLATE TIMER FEATURES RECHARGE NOW — If you have guests visiting, or other times when you use more water than usual, you could begin to run out of soft water. If the softener is not scheduled to regenerate for another day or 2, you would get hard water until then. If this happens, or you think it might happen, press and hold in the HOLD-RECHARGE NOW button ¤ for 3 seconds until RCHG shows.
SECTION 2 2A. HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS FACE PLATE TIMER FEATURES TIMER “POWER-OUTAGE MEMORY” — If electrical power to the timer goes off, the “memory” built into timer circuitry keeps all settings for 6 hours (minimum) or more. The display is blank and the softener will not regenerate. When electrical power comes on, 1 of 2 things will happen. 2. The display will show a time, but it will be flashing. The timer memory did not keep the time settings and they must be reset (page 6). 1.
SECTION 2 2B. HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION SERVICE When the softener is giving you soft water, it is called “Service”. During service, hard water comes from the house main water pipe into the softener. Inside the softener resin tank is a bed made up of thousands of tiny, plastic resin beads (FIG. 7). As hard water passes through the bed, each bead attracts and holds the hardness minerals. This is called ion-exchanging.
SECTION 2 2B. HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION © BRINING: During brining, the brine is moved from the salt storage area, into the resin tank. Inside the resin tank, brine cleans hardness minerals from the resin beads and they are discharged out the drain. How much brine is needed to clean the resin depends on: FIG. 10 WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER IN BACKWASH hard water bypass OUT hard water IN drain - - the amount of resin in the softener.
SECTION 2 2B. HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION AUTOMATIC BYPASS During the brining, brine rinse and backwash cycles of regeneration, HARD water goes through the softener valve and to the house pipes. If a faucet is opened, hard water is there for your needs. However, you should not use HOT water, if possible, because the water heater will refill with hard water.
SECTION 3 3A. CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER SALT¼ REFILLING STORAGE TANK/BREAKING A SALT BRIDGE WHEN TO REFILL WITH SALT: Check the salt level a few weeks after you install the softener and every week after that. Refill when the storage tank is about 1/3 full. Never let the softener use all the salt before refilling. Without salt, you will soon have hard water. IMPORTANT: You will have a loss in softening capacity and may get partly hard water if less than 10 inches of salt is in the storage tank.
SECTION 3 3B. CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN COVERS To keep your new Kenmore water softener looking nice, apply a coat of paste wax and repeat once a year. When dusty, wipe it with a damp cloth to keep it sparkling. NOZZLE AND VENTURI A clean nozzle and venturi (FIG. 13) is a must for the softener to work right. This small unit moves brine from the salt storage tank to the resin tank during regeneration. If it becomes plugged with sand, silt, dirt, etc.
SECTION 3 3C. CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER KEEP THE SOFTENER FROM FREEZING If the softener is installed where it could freeze (summer cabin, lake home, etc.), you must drain all water from it to stop possible freeze damage. To drain the softener — FIG. 14 DRAIN WATER FROM THE SOFTENER 1. Close the shut-off valve on the house main water pipe, near the water meter or pressure tank. 2. Open a faucet in the soft water pipes to vent pressure in the softener. 3. Looking at FIG.
SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER 3D. HELPFUL HINTS CHECKLIST ... TO HELP YOU SAVE MONEY NOTE: 1. Read “ERROR CODE”, page 9. 2. If your water softener fails to work, make the following easy checks. Often, you will find what’s wrong yourself and you won’t have to call and wait for service. If, after making the checks, your softener still does not work right, call your Sears Service Department, or call toll free, number 1- 800- 426- 9345 for telephone assistance.
SECTION 4 4A. OTHER THINGS TO KNOW HOW TO “FINE-TUNE” YOUR SOFTENER It is not hard to fine-tune your softener, but it does take a few minutes of your time to do it right. You may save up to 500 pounds or more of salt each year with proper tuning. Read the following carefully. To have soft water all the time, the softener must regenerate, or recharge a certain number of times in each 7 day period. How many times to regenerate (set the timer) depends on 3 things. 1.
SECTION 4 4A. OTHER THINGS TO KNOW HOW TO “FINE-TUNE” YOUR SOFTENER c. Press the RECHARGE DAY button ¢ and SUnday begins to flash. ---- If you want regenerations on Sunday (from regeneration table), press the SET/CLEAR button £ to display ON. ---- If you do not want Sunday regenerations, press SET/CLEAR button £ to display OFF. e. Press RECHARGE DAY button ¢ to display a flashing TUesday, WEdnesday, etc., each time using the SET/CLEAR button £ to display either ON or OFF as needed.
SECTION 4 4A. OTHER THINGS TO KNOW HOW TO “FINE-TUNE” YOUR SOFTENER SEE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE TABLE, PAGE 18.
SECTION 4 OTHER THINGS TO KNOW 4B. DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS FIG. 16 BYPASS VALVES F Bypass valve(s) should always remain in soft water service position. Position in “bypass” only if needed for softener repairs. E B A D C INCHES CM A Salt Tank Height 40-1/4 102.2 B C D Resin Tank Diameter(nominal) Resin Tank Height (nominal) Inlet-Outlet Height 8 40 41-1/2 20.3 101.6 105.4 E Overall height F1 Length 46 19-1/2 116.8 49.
SECTION 5 5A. SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS IMPORTANT: Keep this manual with your water softener. If repairs are needed, the service technician must have the information on the following pages. For telephone assistance, call toll free, 1-800-426-9345.
SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION 5B. REGENERATION CYCLE TIMES SEE REGENERATION TABLE ON PAGE 20, AND SPECIFICATIONS, PAGE 21. CYCLE FLOW RATES (GALLONS PER MINUTE) FILL (flow to salt storage tank) BRINING BRINE RINSE (flow to drain) BACKWASH FAST RINSE 0.3 (1.1 liters) .16 (.6 liters) .11 (.4 liters) 1.8 (6.8 liters) 1.8 (6.
SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION 5C. TROUBLESHOOTING AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTICS The face plate has a self-diagnostic function for the electrical system (except input power). The face plate monitors the electronic components and circuits for correct operation. If a malfunction occurs, an error code appears in the face plate display. The chart below shows the error codes that could appear, and the possible defects for each code.
SECTION 5 5C. SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING a. If it does not move into fill, valve motor is inoperative. Check all wiring and connections. b. If water does not enter tank, see “Quick-Check Troubleshooting,” page 26. — After fill, press ¤ to move softener into brining. A slow flow of water to drain begins. Verify brine draw from brine tank. See flow rates on page 23. — Again press ¤ to move softener into backwash. Look for a fast flow of water from drain hose. See flow rates, page 23. d.
SECTION 5 5C. SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING *NOTE: Proper draw indicated.Be sure to check for a salt bridge. As a positive check for brine draw into the resin tank, keep softener in brining for 20 minutes or more. Then, make a taste test for salt at the drain water.
SECTION 5 5D. SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION ROTARY VALVE SERVICE Before working on the valve, turn off the water supply and disconnect from electrical power. TO RELIEVE PRESSURE: - - 3 VALVE BYPASS: Close the inlet valve and open a soft water faucet. Then close the outlet valve and open the bypass valve. - - SEARS SPECIAL BYPASS: Slide the bypass valve stem to bypass position.
SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION 5E. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE SERVICE CYCLE from Valve Inlet (hard water) top distributor To Valve Outlet (soft water) resin tank resin bed resin bed bottom distributor Hard water enters the valve inlet port. Internal valve porting routes the water down and out the top distributor, into the resin tank. Hard water is softened as it passes through the resin bed, then enters the bottom distributor.
SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION 5E. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE BRINING AND BRINE RINSE CYCLES bypass hard water to valve outlet venturi drain nozzle from Valve Inlet (hard water) brine from salt storage tank After fill, timer/switch action allows the motor to turn the rotor and disc into BRINING position. Water flow is directed to the nozzle. Suction, created by the nozzle and venturi, draws brine from the salt storage tank and injects it into the resin bed via the bottom distributor.
SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION 5E. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE FAST RINSE CYCLE soft water to valve outlet drain During FAST RINSE, the rotor & disc is positioned so water flow enters the resin tank through the top distributor, and exits through the bottom distributor, to the drain. The solid state timer again energizes the motor to return the valve to service, and as the valve rotates, the position switch lever drops to open the circuit.
SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH.
SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS SEARS WATER SOFTENER MODEL NO. 625.348321 KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION 1 7137604 Cover (main) 2 7137612 Salt Hole Cover 3 7118333 Wire Harness (switch) 4 7132840 Power Cord (transformer) 5 7144978 Timer Repl.
SECTION 6 48 REPAIR PARTS BRINE VALVE ASSEMBLY SEARS WATER SOFTENER MODEL NO. 625.348321 47 PART KEY NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION 30 7168647 Ceramic Weight 31 0513860 Float Stop 32 7097202 Float (Includes Key No.
SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS SEARS WATER SOFTENER MODEL NO. 625.
SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS SEARS WATER SOFTENER MODEL NOS. 625.348321 PARTS LIST KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION 50 7131755 Screw, #6-20 x 7/8 (2 req.) 51 7133008 Motor (incl. 2 ea. of Key No. 50) 52 0900857 Screw, #6-20 x 3/8 (2 req.) 53 7117808 Motor Plate 54 0503288 Bearing 55 7113927 Cam and Gear 56 7142942 Clip (Drain) 57 0501228 Flow Plug 58 7170327 O-Ring, 5/8 x 13/16 59 7024160 Drain Hose Adaptor 60 0900431 Tube Clamp F 61 7116713 Clip (2 req.) F 62 0507369 Installation Nut (2 req.
OWNERS MANUAL SOLID STATE WATER SOFTENER MODEL NO. 625.348321 For the repair or replacement parts you need Call 7 am -- 7 pm, 7 days a week 1 -- 800 -- 366 -- PART (1 -- 800 -- 366 -- 7278) The model number of your water softener is found on the rating decal. This decal is on the rim, under the salt cover.
