Kenmore 625.3483500 - Manual (Page 18)

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW
SECTION 4
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4A. 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 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 . The number of people in your home Ċ tells
you how much water is used.
2 . The grains per gallon (GPG) hardness of your
water supply Ċ listed on your water analysis
report (see page 2 in your Installation Manual,
or page 2 of this manual).
NOTE:
If your water supply contains iron, compensate for
it by adding to the water hardness number. For
example, assume your water is 15 gpg hard and
contains 2 ppm iron. Add 5 to the hardness
number for each 1 ppm of iron. In this example,
you would use 25 for your hardness number.
15 gpg hardness
2 ppm iron x 5 = 10 +10
(times) 25 HARDNESS NUMBER
3 . How much salt is used each regeneration Ċ
determined by the length of the fill cycle (see
pages 19 and 20).
REGENERATION TABLE:
The table (page 20)
makes it easy fo you to pick the best regeneration
and fill time setting to use.
Step 1 Ċ Go down the side of the table to the
number of persons in your family, or the number
of people in the house using water.
Step 2 Ċ Across the top of the table, find the
column listing the grains per gallon hardness of
your water.
Step 3 Ċ Read across and down the table to find
the point where steps 1 and 2 meet. At this
meeting point, suggested days to regenerate, and
fill cycle minutes needed are shown.
TO SET THE TIMER FOR DAYS OF REGEN-
ERATION AND FILL MINUTES, DO THE FOL-
LOWING.
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.
1 .
SET DAYS AND TIME OF REGENERA-
TION, OR RECHARGE
a . Press the RECHARGE TIME button  once to
display the factory set regeneration days and
starting time (flashing). To change the regenĆ
eration start time, do step b following. OtherĆ
wise go to step c.
FIG. 15
PRESENT TIME AND DAY
RECHARGE TIME
RECHARGE DAY
.
.
AM
MO WE SA
1
2
3
NOTE:
Read Automatic Bypass" page 13, when choosing
a regeneration starting time other than 2:00 AM.
b . Press the SET/CLEAR button  until the deĆ
sired regeneration starting time shows in the
display.
NOTE:
Press SET/CLEAR and quickly release to move the
display ahead 1 hour at a time. Or, hold the
SET/CLEAR button to move the display ahead 2
hours each second.
Enter Results Here For Future Reference.
Days To Regenerate Fill Cycle
Minutes
SU MO TU WE TH FR SA
– circle suggested days –
.