Kenmore 625.388800, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... back cover for other Sears service numbers www KenmoreWater com SAVE THIS MANUAL UltraSoft Water Softeners with High Performance Valve _i Warranty _i Start Up Setting Timer 4 How It Works _i Care Of _i Specifications _i Repair Parts Systems Tested and Certified by NSF International against NSF ANSI Standard 44 for softener performance and the chemical reduction claims specified on the perfor manc...

Page 2: ...ou 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...

Page 3: ...Service and Regeneration CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER Salt Adding to Storage Tank Salt Bridge Keeping The Water Softener Clean Protect The Water Softener From Freezing Checklist Not Getting Soft Water ABOUT YOUR WATER SOFTENER Dimensions Specifications PAGE NO 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 2 1 to 2 3 2 4 to 2 6 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 1 4 2 B C a SERVICE TECH INFORMATION Troubleshooting Rotary Valve Service Wa...

Page 4: ...H THE FOLLOWING GUIDES TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE SOFTENER OR OTHER PROPERTY PERSONAL INJURY OR POS SIBLE FATAL SHOCK THIS SOFTENER WORKS ON 24 VOLTS ONLY BE SURE TO USE ONLY THE 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 THE TRANSFORMER IS REPLACED USE ONLY AN A...

Page 5: ...side al ways live grounded 120V 60Hz electrical out let See pages 3 8 and 3 9 in the installation manual and the wiring schematic on page 5 1 of this manual w 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 m...

Page 6: ... 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 ...

Page 7: ...d recharge starting hour Be sure to observe the AM PM as you did when setting the present time of day Press the SELECT button once again to com plete initial programming l 5 39 PM Recharge Tonight 1 More Water Flow Normal Operating Screen has several useful items that can be viewed at a glance The black bars on the left column display the amount of salt in the 5 39 PM I Recharge Tonight I More Wat...

Page 8: ...nd pour about 3 4 ounce or 1 to 2 tablespoons of common 5 25 unscented household bleach Clorox Linco BoPeep White Sail Eagle etc in the softener brinewell D 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...

Page 9: ...environments and may make the softener inoperable 3 Check the brine tank and brinewell black tube in salt storage tank monthly If hardening is present pour small amounts of warm water on hardened areas until they loosen 4 If you do use potassium chloride see page 2 2 to set the timer for its use Note The salt monitor system page 2 2 is cali brated to the density of nugget or pellet water soft ener...

Page 10: ...ed on the screen and the green recharge LED will turn off MENU SELECTIONS The timer has menu driv en programming To get to the main menu from the normal operating screen view press the SELECT button Once in a menu MAIN MENU Settings Options Units Service Mode _v CHANGE SELECT pressing the UP or DOWN buttons will move the black bar over the menu choices and pressing the SELECT key will enter the in...

Page 11: ...rn to Salt Options screen Salt rlype allows you to SaltType chose between sodium NaC1 chloride NaC1 which is regular softener salt or po Potassium Chloride see Owner s Manual tassium chloride KC1 _v CHANGE SELECT which is an alternative to sodium chloride KC1 should be used in accordance to the following steps to help give you years of mainte nance free service 1 Place only one bag of KC1 in your ...

Page 12: ...ck Exit I V CHANGE SELECT ows you to choose now the normal operating TIMER FEATURES screen Move the black bar over 24 ttour or 12 Hour and press SELECT Display will return to Units menu press SELECT once more to return to normal operating screen If 12 ttour clock is chosen an AM or PM will be displayed be sure that time is correct ly set for AM or PM Gallons Liters option allows you to choose how ...

Page 13: ...ing Filter ultra cleansing screen top distributor B 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 5 As hard water passes through the bed each bead at tracts and hol...

Page 14: ...ount of water used during service the amount of resin in the softener how fast the brine goes through the bed The nozzle and venturi FIG 7 make suction to take brine from the salt tank and put it into the resin tank They keep the brine flow down to a very slow rate to get the best resin cleaning with the least salt BRINE RINSE After all of the brine is moved into the resin tank the brine valve clo...

Page 15: ...d water is there for your needs t towev er you should not use hot water if possible because the water heater will refill with hard water The soft ener as factory programmed regenerates from 2 00 AM to about 4 30 AM a time when not much water is used If you get up early in the morning and you can hear the softener regenerating change the recharge start ing time Set the recharge time to 12 00 AM or ...

Page 16: ...is usually caused by high hu midity or the wrong kind of salt When the salt bridges an empty space forms between the water and salt Then salt will not dissolve melt in the wa ter to make brine Without brine the resin bed does not regenerate and you will have hard water push tool into salt bridge to break Salt Bridge If the storage tank is full of salt it is hard to tell if you have a salt bridge S...

Page 17: ...ozzle _itkUell _ _ Screen tered directly over the smell holes in the nozzle venturi housing Flow Plug HVDC Nozzle Venturi Housing Install with numbered side up concave side down Be sure the largest flow plug is located inthe nozzle venturi housing IRON FROM RESIN BED Your water softener takes hardness minerals cal cium and magnesium out of the water Also it can control some clear water iron See ma...

Page 18: ...n hoses _ Carefully remove the large holding clips at the softener inlet and outlet Separate the softener from the copper tubes or from the bypass valve _1_ Remove the brinewell cover and disconnect the brine valve tubing at the nozzle and venturi as sembly see page 3 2 Lift the brine valve out of the brinewell Tip the brine valve upside down to drain water Drain All Water From Softener drain wood...

Page 19: ...y plugged or damaged nozzle venturi Valve drain hose plugged or restricted Water hard sometimes Hardness number setting too low Using hot water when softener is regenerating Increase in the grains of hardness in your water supply Add salt or break the salt bridge page 3 1 Press ON OFF HOLD RECHARGE NOW button and hold for 3 seconds to start a regeneration see page 2 1 Check for loss of power due t...

Page 20: ...ervice _PUSH IN for bypass 3 VALVE BYPASS FOR SERVICE close bypass valve open inlet outlet valves FOR BYPASS open bypass valve close inlet outlet valves Outlet Valve Bypass Valve Inlet Valve TIMER HF CODE HF45 WATER SUPPLY TO WATER SOFTENER Minimum water system flow gpm 3 Minimum Max water pressure psi 20 125 Minimum Max water temperature F 40 120 Maximum water hardness gpg 160 Maximum clear water...

Page 21: ...nce OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Type of ion exchange material resin high capacity Amount of resin cu ft 1 25 Rated Softening Capacity Grains Pounds Salt Dose 13 300 2 6 35 500 9 8 45 100 17 0 Efficiency Rating Grains Pound of Salt Minimum Salt Dose 5120 2 6 Rated Service Flow Rate gpm 9 5 Pressure Drop at Rated Service Flow Rate psi 10 Max Drain Flow Rate gpm 2 0 This system conforms to NSF ANSI 44 for t...

Page 22: ...page 5 2 _ Plumbing bypass valve s must be fully in ser vice position _1_ The inlet and outlet pipes must connect to the softener inlet and outlet respectively _Is the transformer plugged into a live grounded wall outlet and the power cable fas tened securely to the controller _l _The valve drain hose must be free of kinks and sharp bends and not elevated over 8 ft above the floor Remove the top c...

Page 23: ...ckbar to Service Mode and press Select Move black bar to Diagnostics and press Select You will see the following display showing valve cycle position position switch status open or closed and turbine operation valve position indicator f 10 39 56_M Pos SERVICE 0 00 Req Pos SERVICE Motor Off _ _c_ Kbn 0_0 Gals 0 _1_ Days _ chgs 0 _ Last Rch_ R turbine count no water Ilowino_ 10 39 56AM Pos SERVICE 0...

Page 24: ...rect programming Do the follow ing as needed HF45 does show Press the SELECT button to nor mal operating display To change HF number Press the UP or DOWN button until HF45 shows Then press the SELECT button and reset the timer page 1 3 TIMER PWA REPLACEMENT Be sure the valve is in service position when replacing the timer PWA observe valve cycle indicator IL after installing and programming the re...

Page 25: ...liters FAST RINSE 2 0 7 6 liters _ After observing fill press the RECHARGE but ton to move the softener into brining A slow flow of water to the drain will begin Verify brine draw from the brine tank by shining a flashlight into the brinewell and observing a noticeable drop in the liquid level Note Be sure a salt bridge is not preventing water with salt contact a If the softener does not draw brin...

Page 26: ...eal into the valve groove rounded side down see cross section Apply a light coating of silicone grease to the seal s crossing ribs Then care fully center the wear strip on the seal and push it downward onto the seal criss cross pattern If a torque wrench is available torque to 30 40 inch pounds Install bearing onto gear shaft Install motor plate and tighten screws to a snug fit See page 6 5 for de...

Page 27: ...er pipes position switch venturi FILL CYCLE valve cam rotor disc fill flow plug from Valve Inlet hard water fill water soft To Valve Outlet soft water resin bed bottom distributor _1 resin bed top distributor resin tank _ L_ _ _ To begin a regeneration the electronic timer energizes the circuit to the valve motor The valve motor rotates the rotor and disc and the valve cam until the position switc...

Page 28: ...he drain Hard water is available at the vane outlet When the brine valve closes to end brine draw water flow continues in the same directions to slowly RINSE brine from the resin bed and to the drain bypass water to valve out let f BACKWASH CYCLE flow plug drain Timer switch action again allows the motor to turn the rotor disc to place the valve in BACKWASH stopping water flow to the nozzle Water ...

Page 29: ...ers the resin tank through the top distributor and exits through the bottom distributor to the drain The electronic timer again energizes the motor to return the valve to service As the valve rotates the position switch drops to open the circuit The valve remains positioned in service until the electronic timer initiates the next regeneration 5 8 Problems Questions Call 1 800 426 9345 Kenmore Wate...

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Page 31: ...aSoft 800 Faceptate Decal UltraSoft 880 Rim incl Key No 11 12 Light Asm O Ring BrinewelI Cover Wing Nut 1 4 O Ring BrinewelI Decal Salt Level Salt Storage Tank KEY PART NO NUMBER 19 9003500 20 1103200 21 0900431 22 7232250 23 7116488 24 7105047 25 0502272 26 7235478 27 7170270 28 7077870 29 7170254 30 7170296 31 7265025 3442699 7195995 7258997 7276563 DESCRIPTION Grommet Tube Adaptor Tube Clamp Pl...

Page 32: ...SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS FOR WATER SOFTENER Kenmore MODEL NOS 625 388800 625 388880 19 _ 18_ 17 20 INLET OUTLET GROUNDING CLAMPS 6 3 Problems Questions Call 1 800 426 9345 Kenmore Water Line ...

Page 33: ...2294 16 7176161 17 7095470 18 7113016 19 7171349 20 7248706 DESCRIPTION Ceramic Weight Float Stop Float includes Key No 4 Float Seal Float Rod Stem Guide Cap O Ring 15 16 x 1 3 16 Seal Retainer Bottom Seal Clip Brine Valve Body Clip Screen Insert Retaining Ring O Ring 5 16 x 9 16 Brine Tube Tubing Assy includes Key Nos 14 15 16 Cone Screen Grounding Clamp Kit included in parts bag page 6 2 6 4 Pro...

Page 34: ...SECTION 6 REPAIR PARTS FOR WATER SOFTENER I VALVEASSEMBLY I 46 42 28 29 12 13 14 15 _16 17 11 10 9 25 26 27 21 23 24 6 5 Problems Questions Call 1 800 426 9345 Kenmore Water Line ...

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