Kenmore 625.34846 - Manual (Page 9)

SECTION 1
WATER SOFTENER START-UP
1E. FILL THE STORAGE TANK WITH SALT
Brine (salt dissolved in water) is needed for each
and every regeneration. The water for making
brine is metered into the salt storage tank by the
softener. However, you must keep the tank fiiled
with sait.
Fiil the tank with NUGGET or PELLET water
softener sait DO NOT use rock saits, as they
have dirt and sediments that wili stop the
softener from working.
Before fiiiing, be sure the brineweli cover is in
place on the top of the brineweli. Salt storage
capacity is shown on page 18.
NOTE:
in humid areas, it is best to fii! the storage tank
haif-fuii, and to refill it more often. Salt bridging
(see page 14) occurs more often when condi­
tions are humid.
WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH IRON RE­
MOVING ADDITIVES — Some saits have an
additive to help the softener handle iron in the
water suppiy. Aithough this additive may help to
keep the softener resin clean, it may also release
corrosive fumes that wiil weaken and shorten the
iife of some softener parts.
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SODiUM INFORMATiON: Water softeners us­
ing sodium chioride for regeneration add sodium
to №e water. Persons who are on sodium
restricted diets shouid consider the added so­
dium as part of their overaii sodium intake.
For exampie, if your water sujoply is 15 grains
hard, you would have to drink 3 quarts of
soften^ water to consume 335 milligrams of
sodium. That is equivalent to eating 2-1/2 slices
of white bread.
Persons who are concerned about their drinking
water should consider a Sears Drinking Water
System that wili remove or reduce in excess of
90% of the sodium and other drinking water
contaminants.
YOU HAVE NOW FINISHED THE WATER SOFTENER START-UP. AFTER THE SANlTiZlNG RE­
CHARGE, ON PAGE 8, THE SOFTENER WILL BE GIVING YOU SOFT WATER.
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