Kenmore ULTRASOFT 250 625.38826 - Manual (Page 9)

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E. FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT
Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each and
every regeneration. The water for making brine is me­
tered into the salt storage tank by the softener. Howev­
er, you must keep salt in the tank, but it is not necessary
to keep it full. In humid areas, it is best to fill the stor­
age tank one quarter to one half full, and to refill it
more often. Salt bridging (see page 3-1) occurs more
often when conditions are humid.
Fill the tank with NUGGET or PELLET water softener
salt DO NOT use rock salts, as they have dirt and sedi­
ments that will stop the softener from working.
Before filling, be sure the brinewell cover is in place on
the top of the brinewell. Salt storage capacity is shown
on page 4-1. Be sure to set the salt monitor system
(see page 2-1).
Note: The salt monitor system, page 2-1, is calibrated
to the density of nugget or pellet water softener salt.
The monitor will not work as accurately with other
types of salt including rock and solar.
If you choose Potassium Chloride (KCl) as a regener­
ant, following these suggestions will help give you
years of maintenance free service.
1) Place only one bag of KCl in your softener at a time
(the salt storage tank should contain no more than 60
pounds of KCl at any one time).
2) A softener using KCl should not be placed in areas
with temperature fluctuations and high humidity
(KCl vrill harden in these environments and may
make the softener inoperable).
3) Check the brine tank and brine well (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 your softener does not have a KCl salt setting you
must increase your hardness setting by 25% to ensure
continuous soft water as in example below.
Raw Water Hardenss
(grains per gallon)
5gPg
WgPg
iSgpg
20gPg
25gpg
30gPg
35gpg
40 gpg
+ 2 5 % :
Softener setting when
using KCl
^gPg
13 gpg
19 gpg
25 gpg
32 gpg
38 gpg
44 gpg
50 gpg
WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH IRON REMOVING
ADDITIVES — Some salts have an additive to help the
softener handle iron in the water supply. These salts
may be used if your water supply has a high iron con­
tent. It is recommended to use Sears Resin Bed Clean­
er 42-34426, for periodic treatments to keep your resin
bed clean. This is available at your local Sears store.
Sodium infoiynation: Water softeners using sodium
chloride for regeneration add sodium to the water.
Persons who are on sodium restricted diets should
consider the added sodium as part of their overall so­
dium intake. For example, if your water supply is 15
grains hard, you would have to drink 3 quarts of soft­
ened water to consume 335 milligrams of sodium.
That is equivalent to eating2-l / 2 slices of white bread.
Persons who are concerned about their drinking water
should consider a Kenmore Drinking Water System
that will remove or reduce in excess of 90% of the so­
dium and other drinking water contaminants.
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