Page 2 - WARRANTY ON WATER SOFTENER; ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON WATER SOFTENER; THREE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON ELECTRONIC PARTS; TEN YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY AGAINST LEAKS; Disclaimer of implied warranties limitation of remedies
2 Questions? Call The Kenmore Water Line 1-800-426-9345 WARRANTY ON WATER SOFTENER ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON WATER SOFTENER When installed, operated and maintained according to all instructions supplied with the product, if thisKenmore Elite appliance fails due to a defect in material and workman...
Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; FACTS AND FIGURES TO KEEP; or visit KenmoreWater.com; See back cover for other Sears service numbers.
3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Guides .................................................................................................................................................. 4Unpack and Check Shipment ...............................................................................................
Page 4 - Safety Guides
4 Y Read all steps, guides and rules carefully before installing and using your new water soften-er. Follow all steps exactly to correctly install. Failure to follow them could cause personalinjury or property damage. Reading this book will also help you to get all of the benefits fromyour water sof...
Page 5 - Unpack and Check Your Car ton; Packing List; INSPECT SHIPMENT; PARTS DESCRIPTIONS
5 Unpack and Check Your Car ton FIG. 1 Questions? Call The Kenmore Water Line 1-800-426-9345 Packing List INSPECT SHIPMENT Your water softener is shipped complete in one carton. Use care when handling the softener. DO NOT turnupside down. DO NOT drop, or set on sharp objects thatcould make a hole in...
Page 6 - Plan Your Installation; PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION; SOLDERED COPPER; CPVC OR PVC PLASTIC; ADDITIONAL TOOLS NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING INSTALLATIONS:; THE PROPER ORDER TO INSTALL WATER TREATING EQUIPMENT
6 Plan Your Installation PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION It is recomended to read through the entire manual beforebeginning your installation. Follow all steps exactly. Reading thismanual will also help you get all the benefits from your system. TOOLS NEEDED: • Safety glasses• Flathead screw driver• Phillips...
Page 7 - Typical Installation; Temperature of; Do not; WHERE TO INSTALL THE WATER SOFTENER
7 Plan Your Installation Typical Installation 1. Place as close as possible but always after, the pressure tank (well water) or water meter (citywater). See Fig. 3. 2. Place as close as possible to a water drain such as a floor drain, laundry tub, sump or standpipe. SeeFig. 3. 3. Connect to the hous...
Page 8 - Suggested Slab Foundation Installation
8 Plan Your Installation Suggested Slab Foundation Installation Plug the softener transformerinto an inside, 120 volt 60Hzelectrical outlet. If an outsideoutlet is used, be sure it hasapproved weather protection. Run drain tubing to laundry tub orp-trap inside home, if possible.Otherwise, run to a d...
Page 9 - IN
9 PIPE, FITTINGS, OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED You must first decide how to run “in” and “out” pipes tothe softener. Look at your house main water pipe at thepoint you will connect the softener. Is the pipe solderedcopper, glued plastic, or threaded galvanized or brass?What is the pipe size? What kind of ...
Page 10 - Read Before Beginning Installation; BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS & TESTS
10 Read Before Beginning Installation BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS & TESTS Your water supply needs to be checked for chemicalanalysis, water pressure and water flow rate. To accom-plish this, complete the following steps: Check Water’s Chemical Analysis: Sears sells a com- plete line of water treati...
Page 11 - INLET AND OUTLET THREADED ADAPTORS; Snap the two large holding clips into place,; INLET AND OUTLET THREADED ADAPTORS:; Snap the two large holding clips; Install Plastic Bypass Valve
11 FIG. 9 INSTALLING BYPASS VALVE, AND/OR INLET AND OUTLET THREADED ADAPTORS Clip (2) Valve Outlet Included withSoftener Included withSoftener Valve Inlet ASSEMBLE INLET OUTLET ADAPTORS, OR PLASTIC BYPASS VALVE Complete the following steps to assemble the adaptors orbypass valve. 1. Close the shutof...
Page 12 - Install 3-Valve Bypass; INSTALLING 3 VALVE BYPASS AND PIPES; VALVE BYPASS; Softener Inlet; BYPASS VALVE TURNED DOWNWARD
12 Install 3-Valve Bypass INSTALLING 3 VALVE BYPASS AND PIPES Complete the following steps to install the three (3)valve bypass:• Cut the house main water pipe where you will con- nect the softener. • Loosely put together pipe, fittings, and the three (3) valves. • Place valve(s) within easy reach. ...
Page 13 - Locate Water Softener and Connect Pipes; MOVE SOFTENER INTO PLACE; POSITION SOFTENER INTO PLACE
13 Locate Water Softener and Connect Pipes MOVE SOFTENER INTO PLACE Grip under ridge to move softener. Plywood Shims TYPICAL SOLDERING CONNECTIONS Main Water Pipe Hard Water 1. Cut pipe to correct length. 2. Solder (WHEN COOL, do Step 3). 3. Put threaded adaptor into bypass valveport. 4. Solder NOTE...
Page 14 - Connect Valve and Salt Tank Drains; CONNECT THE VALVE DRAIN HOSE; Check your local codes.; CONNECT SALT TANK OVERFLOW TUBING
14 Connect Valve and Salt Tank Drains CONNECT THE VALVE DRAIN HOSE Take a length of 3/8” inside diameter drain tubing andattach one end to the drain fitting. See Fig. 16. Use atube clamp to hold it in place. Put the other end of thetubing over a floor drain, into a laundry tub, standpipe,or other su...
Page 15 - Leak Test; LEAK TEST; HOUSE MAIN WATER
15 Leak Test LEAK TEST To check for leaks, complete the following steps: CAUTION: To avoid water or air pressure dam-age to softener inner parts, and to flush pipechips or other residue from the water pipes, besure to do the following steps exactly asinstructed. 1. Fully open two cold, soft water fa...
Page 16 - Electrical Requirements; PLUG IN THE TRANSFORMER; WATER METER JUMPER WIRE
16 Electrical Requirements INSTALL GROUNDING CLAMP BETWEEN THE SOFTENER IN AND OUT PIPES The house cold water pipe (iron or copper) is oftenused to ground all electrical outlets in the home.Outlets are grounded to protect you from shock whenyou touch any electric appliance plugged into the out-let. ...
Page 17 - Install Covers and Restar t Water Heater; INSTALL COVERS; Program The Timer; PROGRAM THE TIMER; If other than this code
17 Install Covers and Restar t Water Heater FIG. 23 INSTALL COVERS After installing your water softener, replace the covers.Angle the covers so the main cover clips onto the backfirst, then bring down in front and clip on the two (2) tabsinside the rim of the salt hole and lower the salt coverclosed...
Page 18 - SET PRESENT TIME OF DAY; SET WATER HARDNESS NUMBER
18 SET PRESENT TIME OF DAY If the words PRESENT TIME do not show in the display, press the SELECT button until they do show in the display.Press the UP or DOWN buttons to set the present time.Press UP to move the display ahead; press DOWN to movethe time backward. If the present time is between noon...
Page 19 - SET REGENERATION TIME; Press the SELECT button once again,
19 Program The Timer SET REGENERATION TIME To complete setting the regeneration time, complete the follow-ing steps:1. Press the SELECT button to display 2:00 AM (flashing) and RECHARGE TIME. 2. At the 2:00 AM recharge time setting, the softener begins regeneration (see pages 29 - 31) at 2:00 AM. Th...
Page 20 - Sanitize The Water Softener; SANITIZE THE WATER SOFTENER; SANITIZE YOUR WATER SOFTENER AS FOLLOWS:; You can sanitize the softener; salt in the
20 Sanitize The Water Softener SANITIZE THE WATER SOFTENER Care is taken at the factory to keep your water softener cleanand sanitary. Materials used to make the softener will notinfect or contaminate your water supply, or cause bacteria toform or grow. However, during shipping, storage, installinga...
Page 21 - Adding Salt To The Storage Tank; ADDING SALT TO THE STORAGE TANK; Especially in humid areas,; ADDITIVES
21 Adding Salt To The Storage Tank ADDING SALT TO THE STORAGE TANK Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each andevery regeneration. The water for making brine ismetered into the salt storage tank by the softener. Youmust keep salt in the tank, but because the water soften-er is very efficie...
Page 22 - Check List
22 Check List CHECK LIST OF STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TOINSTALL Review the following list to ensure you have completed allthe installation procedures. ____1. Check the incoming water. Has incoming water been tested? ____2. Remove cardboard packaging from salt tank. ____3. Is the incoming water going to th...
Page 23 - Faceplate Timer Features; EXTRA RECHARGE; RECHARGE NOW
23 SettingsOptionsUnitsService Mode EXIT CHANGE SELECT b d MAIN MENU FIG. 35 LanguagePresent TimeHardnessRecharge TimeBackExit CHANGE SELECT b d SETTINGS FIG. 36 Faceplate Timer Features FIG. 33 FIG. 34 EXTRA RECHARGE Sometimes, a manually started regeneration (recharge)may be desired, or needed. Tw...
Page 28 - KENMORE’S ULTRA CLEANSING FEATURE
28 Faceplate Timer Features Questions? Call The Kenmore Water Line 1-800-426-9345 KENMORE’S ULTRA CLEANSING FEATURE The ultra cleansing feature keeps larger particles of sedi-ment from entering the home’s plumbing system. Aswater passes through the softener, the larger sedimentparticles are collecte...
Page 29 - How Your Water Softener Works; SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION; SERVICE
29 How Your Water Softener Works FIG. 52 SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION SERVICE When the softener is giving you soft water, it is called“Service”. During service, hard water comes from thehouse main water pipe into the softener. Inside the sof-tener resin tank is a bed made up of thousands of t...
Page 30 - WATER FLOW THROUGH THE
30 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 resintank, brine cleans hardness minerals from the resinbeads and they are discharged out the drain. Howmuch brine is needed to...
Page 31 - AUTOMATIC BYPASS; • COMPUTER
31 How Your Water Softener Works FAST RINSE: Backwash is followed by a fast flow of water down through the resin tank. The fast flow packsthe resin bed and gets it ready for return to service. After fast rinse, the softener returns to service. Hardwater goes into the resin tank where the resin bedag...
Page 32 - Care Of Your Water Softener; Do not try to break the salt bridge; SALT BRIDGE
32 Care Of Your Water Softener FIG. 56 SALT BRIDGE Sometimes, a hard crust or salt bridge forms in the saltstorage tank. It is usually caused by high humidity or thewrong kind of salt. When the salt bridges, an emptyspace forms between the water and salt. Then salt willnot dissolve (melt) in the wat...
Page 33 - KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN; overtighten, which may break the cap or housing.; IRON FROM RESIN BED
33 Care Of Your Water Softener FIG. 57 KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN NOZZLE & VENTURI A clean nozzle and venturi (see Fig. 57) is a must forthe softener to work right. This small unit moves brinefrom the salt storage tank to the resin tank duringregeneration. If it becomes plugged with sand, ...
Page 34 - DRAIN ALL WATER FROM SOFTENER
34 Care Of Your Water Softener PROTECT THE WATER SOFTENER FROMFREEZING If the softener is installed where it could freeze (sum-mer cabin, lake home, etc.), you must drain all waterfrom it to stop possible freeze damage. To drain the sof-tener: 1. Close the shut-off valve on the house main water pipe...
Page 35 - CHECKLIST TO HELP YOU SAVE MONEY; To set the correct code,; PROBLEM
35 Care Of Your Water Softener CHECKLIST TO HELP YOU SAVE MONEY If your water softener fails to work, make the following easy checks. Often, you will find what is wrong yourself andyou won’t have to call and wait for service. If you do not find anything wrong, while making the checks, and your sof-t...
Page 36 - Specifications; Inches; BYPASS VALVES
36 Specifications FIG. 59 Questions? Call The Kenmore Water Line 1-800-426-9345 A A B C D E F Inches CM A Salt Tank Height 34 86.4 B Resin Tank Diameter (nominal) 10 25.4 C Resin Tank Height (nominal) 40 101.6 D Inlet-Outlet Height 41-1/2 105.4 E Overall Height 48 121.9 F 1 Length 21 53.3 F 2 Width ...
Page 37 - Perfor mance Claims; Contaminant
37 Specifications FIG. 60 Questions? Call The Kenmore Water Line 1-800-426-9345 Intermittent flow rate does not represent the maximum service flow rate used for determining the softeners rated capacity andefficiency. Continuous operation at flow rates greater than the service flow rate may affect ca...
Page 38 - Ser vice Tech Infor mation; ALWAYS MAKE THESE INITIAL CHECKS FIRST; MANUAL; WIRING SCHEMATIC
38 Ser vice Tech Infor mation FIG. 61 Keep this manual with your water softener. If repairs areneeded, the service technician must have the informa-tion on the following pages. ALWAYS MAKE THESE INITIAL CHECKS FIRST 1. Does the time display show the correct time of day? • If display is blank, check ...
Page 39 - MANUAL INITIATED ELECTRONICS DIAGNOSTICS:; POSSIBLE DEFECT
39 Ser vice Tech Infor mation FIG. 62 The faceplate timer (PWA) computer has a self-diag-nostic function for the electrical system, except for inputpower and water meter. The computer monitors elec-tronic components and circuits for correct operation. If amalfunction occurs, an error code appears in...
Page 40 - POSITION SWITCH STATUS:; TIMER PWA REPLACEMENT
40 Ser vice Tech Infor mation POSITION SWITCH STATUS: With the valve in service, or any of the recharge cycles, the switch indicator willshow open, while the valve is rotating from one positionto another, the indicator will show the switch closed. Adefect is probable if indications vary from this pa...
Page 41 - MANUAL ADVANCE REGENERATION CHECK; the initial; Brine Valve
41 Ser vice Tech Infor mation MANUAL ADVANCE REGENERATION CHECK This check verifies proper operation of the valve motor,brine tank fill, brine draw, regeneration flow rates, andother controller functions. Always make the initial checks, and the manual initiated diagnostics. NOTE: The faceplate displ...
Page 42 - ROTARY VALVE SERVICE; • SEARS SPECIAL BYPASS:; DISASSEMBLY; Before tightening the
42 Ser vice Tech Infor mation ROTARY VALVE SERVICE IMPORTANT: Before working on the valve, turn off thewater 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 openthe bypass valve. •...
Page 43 - BRINING AND BRINE RINSE CYCLE; SERVICE CYCLE
43 FIG. 71 Drain from valve inlet (Hard Water) Bypass Hard Water To Valve Outlet Position Switch BRINING AND BRINE RINSE CYCLE Brine from Salt Storage Tank Nozzle Venturi Ser vice Tech Infor mation SERVICE CYCLE Hard water enters the valve inlet port. Internalvalve porting routes the water down and ...
Page 44 - BACKWASH CYCLE; WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE; FAST RINSE CYCLE
44 Ser vice Tech Infor mation Drain Bypass HardWater To ValveOutlet Position Switch BACKWASH CYCLE Flow Plug FIG. 72 Questions? Call The Kenmore Water Line 1-800-426-9345 BACKWASH CYCLE Timer/switch action again allows the motor to turnthe rotor & disc to place the valve in BACKWASH,stopping wat...
Page 45 - Notes
Page 46 - Exploded View
46 8 3 1 2 30 31 13 7 4 29 28 5 Rating Decal Location 6 27 26 25 24 20 21 22 9 10 11 12 14 15 19 18 17 23 16 Kenmore MODEL Nos.625.384260 and625.394260 Exploded View Questions? Call The Kenmore Water Line 1-800-426-9345
Page 47 - Par ts List; A. WATER SOFTENER COMPLETE; Part Number
47 Par ts List Kenmore MODEL Nos. 625.384260 and 625.394260 A. WATER SOFTENER COMPLETE Key No. Part Number Part Description 1 ---- Cover Lock (Required for shipping only) 1 ---- Rim Insert (Required for shipping only) 2 7284396 Cover (main) 3 7284435 Salt Hole Cover (order following decal) - 7284443...
Page 48 - GROUNDING CLAMPS
48 Exploded View 19 18 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 16 15 14 13 12 10 20 11 INLET - OUTLET GROUNDING CLAMPS Kenmore MODEL Nos.625.384260 and625.394260 Questions? Call The Kenmore Water Line 1-800-426-9345
Page 49 - B. BRINE VALVE ASSEMBLY
49 Par ts List Kenmore MODEL Nos. 625.384260 and 625.394260 B. BRINE VALVE ASSEMBLY Key No. Part Number Part Description 1 7168647 Ceramic Weight 2 0513860 Float Stop 3 7097202 Float (includes Key No. 4) 4 0516947 Float Seal 5 7220627 Float Rod & Stem 6 7092278 Guide Cap 7 7170288 O-Ring, 15/16&...
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