OWNER’S MANUAL MODEL NOS. 625.3483400 Standard Capacity SST 625.3483500 Standard Capacity SST Caution: Read and Follow All Safety Rules and Operating Instructions Before First Use of This Product. Water Softeners ◆ Warranty ◆ Start Up / Setting Timer ◆ How It Works 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 ▲ 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. ▲ 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. 7141417, for stepĆbyĆstep 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 ✔ Is the house water flow going INTO the softenĆ er valve INLET? Trace piping to be sure. See pages 10 and 11. ✔ Is the plumbing bypass valve (or 3 valves) set for SERVICE? See page 18.
SECTION 1 WATER SOFTENER START-UP 1C. PROGRAM THE TIMER FIG. 1 Standard Capacity display PRESENT TIME AND DAY RECHARGE TIME RECHARGE DAY SET / CLEAR ON / OFF HOLD Solid State Water Softener VACATION RECHARGE NOW buttons 1. SET THE TIMER NOTE: Press SET/CLEAR and quickly release to move the day display 1 at a time. Or, hold the SET/CLEAR button to move the day display ahead 2 days each second. a. SET TIME OF DAY 2.
SECTION 1 1D. WATER SOFTENER START-UP SANITIZING THE WATER SOFTENER 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 suggested① when installing. FIG. 3 Salt Hole Cover hose 1.
SECTION 1 1E. WATER SOFTENER START-UP FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT 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. FIG. 4 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 in the HOLDĆRECHARGE 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).
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 ionĆexchanging.
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 IN Hard Water BYPASS -- the amount of resin in the softener.
SECTION 2 2B. HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION If you get up early in the morning and you can hear the softener regenerating, change the time setting. Set the recharge time to 12:00 AM or 1:00 AM (page 18). Then regeneration will start and end that much earlier and your water heater will not refill with hard water if a hot faucet is opened.
SECTION 3 3A. CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER SALT…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 Sears 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. NOTE: Never use cleaners having ammonia or abrasives. They may scratch and dull the surface. NOZZLE AND VENTURI A clean nozzle and venturi (FIG. 13) is a must for the softener to work right.
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 Ċ FIG. 14 DRAIN WATER FROM THE SOFTENER 1. Close the shutĆoff 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 3D. CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER HELPFUL HINTS CHECKLIST ... TO HELP YOU SAVE MONEY NOTE: Read ERROR CODE", page 9. 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 fineĆtune 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 SET THE TIMER FOR DAYS OF REGENERATION AND FILL MINUTES, DO THE FOLLOWING. NOTE: Remember, the timer is factory set for Monday, Wednesday and Saturday regenerations starting at 2:00 AM. Fill time is factory set for 16 minutes.
SECTION 4 4A. OTHER THINGS TO KNOW HOW TO “FINE-TUNE” YOUR SOFTENER c. Press the RECHARGE DAY button and SUnday begins to flash. e. Press RECHARGE DAY button to display a flashing TUesday, WEdnesday, etc., each time using the SET/CLEAR button to display eiĆ ther ON or OFF as needed. –– If you regenerations on Sunday (from regeneration table), press the SET/CLEAR button to display ON.
SECTION 4 4A.
SECTION 4 4B. OTHER THINGS TO KNOW DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS FIG. 16 BYPASS VALVES INCHES A Salt Tank Height 40-1/4 B Resin Tank Diameter(nominal) 8 C Resin Tank Height (nominal) 40 D Inlet-Outlet Height 41-1/2 E Overall height 46 1 F Length 19-1/2 2 F Width 16-1/2 — Distance between inlet-outlet 3-3/8 center lines CM 102.2 20.3 101.6 105.4 116.8 49.5 41.9 8.6 MODEL NO. 625.3483400 AND 625.
SECTION 5 5A. SERVICER’S TECH.
SECTION 5 SERVICER’S 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 0.1 (1.1 liters) .16 (.6 liters) .11 (.4 liters) 1.8 (6.8 liters) 1.8 (6.
SECTION 5 5C. SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING The chart below shows the error codes that could appear, and the possible defects for each code. AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTICS The face plate has a selfĆdiagnostic 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.
SECTION 5 SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMATION 5C. TROUBLESHOOTING a. If it move into fill, valve motor is inoperaĆ tive. Check all wiring and connections. ĊAgain press to move softener into backwash. Look for a fast flow of water from drain hose. See flow rates, page 23. b. If water enter tank, see QuickĆCheck Troubleshooting," page 26. d. An obstructed flow indicates a plugged top distribĆ utor, backwash flow plug, or drain hose. Ċ After fill, press to move softener into brining.
SECTION 5 5C. SERVICER’S 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. SERVICER’S 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. switch valve cam & gear -- SEARS SPECIAL BYPASS: Slide the bypass valve stem to bypass position.
SECTION 5 SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMATION 5E.
SECTION 5 SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMATION 5E. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE BRINING AND BRINE RINSE CYCLES 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. Flow continues out the top distributor and to the drain. Hard water is available at the valve outlet.
SECTION 5 SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMATION 5E.
SECTION 5 SERVICER’S TECH.
SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS SEARS WATER SOFTENERS MODEL NOS. 625.3483400 AND 625.3483500 KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION 1 7137604 Cover (main) 2 7137612 Salt Hole Cover 3 7118333 Wire Harness (switch) 4 7084330 Power Cord (transformer) 5 7144978 Timer Repl. (PWA) 6 7137581 Face Plate (order req’d. decal) 7137662 Face Plate Decal, Mod 625.3483400 7141467 Face Plate Decal, Mod 625.
SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS SEARS WATER SOFTENERS MODEL NOS. 625.3483400 AND 625.3483500 KEY PART DESCRIPTION NO.
SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS SEARS WATER SOFTENERS MODEL NOS. 625.3483400 AND 625.
SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS SEARS WATER SOFTENERS MODEL NOS. 625.3483400 AND 625.3483500 PARTS LIST KEY PART DESCRIPTION NO. NUMBER 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 7113918 Cam and Gear 56 7142942 Clip (Drain) 57 0501228 Flow Plug 58 0900041 O-Ring, 5/8 x 13/16 59 7024160 Drain Hose Adaptor 60 0900431 Hose Clamp FY 61 7116713 Clip (2 req.) FY 62 0507369 Installation Nut (2 req.
OWNERS MANUAL MODEL NOS. 625.3483400 625.3483500 To Call Toll Free For Service: 1–800–4–REPAIR (1–800–473–7247) For Parts: 1–800–FON–PARTS (1–800–366–7278) WATER SOFTENER The model number of your water softener is found on the rating decal. This decal is on the rim, under the salt hole cover. All repair parts are available for immediate purchase or special order when you visit your nearest Sears Service Center, or the Service Department at most Sears Stores.
