Kenmore 625.3483500 - Manual (Page 9)

HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS
SECTION 2
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2A. 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 HOLDĆRECHARGE
NOW button  for 3 seconds until RCHG shows.
RCHG will flash in the display during the
regeneration, which lasts under 2 hours.
NOTE
:
Avoid using HOT water while the softener
regenerates, because bypass hard water will refill
the water heater (see AutomaticBypass," page
13).
FIG. 5
.
.
PM
RCHG
ON / OFF VACATION
HOLD RECHARGE NOW
PRESENT TIME AND DAY
RECHARGE TIME
RECHARGE DAY
SET / CLEAR
1
2
3
4
5
VACATION —
The day you leave on vacation, or
other long absence, press (DO NOT HOLD IN) the
ON/OFF VACATION button . VAC begins to
flash in the display (FIG. 6). The timer will keep
time, but the softener will not regenerate to waste
water and salt.
NOTE
:
Whie in VACATION, the softener will go through a
regeneration if the RECHARGE NOW feature is
used (see above).
To shut off the water supply to the softener, use
the plumbing bypass valve(s), FIG. 16, page 21.
WHEN YOU RETURN, press the VACATION,
button again to return the softener to service, and
the correct time of day in the display. Remember
to do this or the softener will not regenerate
and you will soon have hard water.
FIG. 6
ON / OFF VACATION
HOLD RECHARGE NOW
PRESENT TIME AND DAY
RECHARGE TIME
RECHARGE DAY
SET / CLEAR
1
2
3
4
5
ERROR CODE
An error code could appear in the face plate
display if a problem occurs in the softener
electronics. If you see an error code instead of the
present time of day, please call you local Sears
Service Department for service.
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