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    PRINTED IN U.S.A. SA VE THIS MANUAL Use plastic bag and tie provided, to hang manuals nearby the softener for future reference. W ater Softeners ◆ W arranty ◆ Start Up / Setting T imer ◆ How It Works ◆ Care Of ◆ Specifications ◆ Repair Parts      ?[...]

  • Page 2

    W ARRANTY 2 SEARS RESIDENTIAL W A TER SOFTENER FULL ONE YEAR W ARRANTY ON W A TER SOFTENER For one year from the date of purchase, when this water softener is installed and maintained in accordance with our instructions, Sears will repair , free of charge, defects in material or workmanship in this water softener . FULL TEN YEAR W ARRANTY AGAINST L[...]

  • Page 3

    T ABLE OF CONTENTS 3 P AGE NO. SECTION 1 SOFTENER ST ART UP A. SAFETY GUIDES 4 B. CHECK LIST OF STEP-BY -STEP GUIDES T O INST ALL 5 C. PROGRAM THE TIMER 6 D. SANITIZING THE W A TER SOFTENER 7 E. FILL THE STORAGE T ANK WITH SAL T 8 SECTION 2 HOW YOUR W A TER SOFTENER WORKS A. F ACE PLA TE TIMER FEA TURES 9-10 B. SOFT W A TER SERVICE AND REGENERA TIO[...]

  • Page 4

    W A TER SOFTENER ST ART -UP SECTION 1 4 1A. SAFETY GUIDES ▲ Read all steps, guides and rules carefully be- fore installing and using your new water softener . Follow all steps exactly to correctly install. Fail- ure to follow them could cause personal injury or property damage. Reading this book will also help you to get all of the benefits from [...]

  • Page 5

    W A TER SOFTENER ST ART -UP SECTION 1 5 1B. CHECK LIST OF ALL STEP-BY -STEP GUIDES TO INST ALL Refer to the Installation Manual, part no. 7141417, for stepĆbyĆstep guides. T o be sure you have done all the steps to install the softener , r ead the following list. Page numbers referred to are in the  ?[...]

  • Page 6

    W A TER SOFTENER ST ART -UP SECTION 1 6 1C. PROGRAM THE TIMER FIG. 1 ON / OFF V ACATION RECHARGE NOW Solid State Water Softener display buttons Standard Capacity HOLD PRESENT TIME AND DA Y RECHARGE TIME RECHARGE DA Y SET / CLEAR      1. SET THE TIMER When the transfor mer is plugged into the elecĆ trical outlet, 12:00 AM, SUnday beg[...]

  • Page 7

    W A TER SOFTENER ST ART -UP SECTION 1 7 1D. SANITIZING THE W A TER SOFTENER Care is taken at the factory to keep your water softener clean and sanitary. Materials used to make the softener will not infect or contaminate your water supply, and will not cause bacteria to form or grow. However , during shipping, storage, installing and operating, bact[...]

  • Page 8

    W A TER SOFTENER ST ART -UP SECTION 1 8 1E. FILL THE STORAGE T ANK WITH SAL T 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 filled with salt. Fill the tank with NUGGET or PELLET water softener salt. DO NOT[...]

  • Page 9

    HOW YOUR W A TER SOFTENER WORKS SECTION 2 9 2A. F ACE PLA TE TIMER FEA TURES 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 thi[...]

  • Page 10

    HOW YOUR W A TER SOFTENER WORKS SECTION 2 10 2A. F ACE PLA TE TIMER FEA TURES TIMER “POWER-OUT AGE MEMOR Y” — If electrical power to the timer goes of f, the memory" built into timer circuitry keeps all settings for 6 hours (minimum) or more. The display is blank and the softener will not regenerate. When electrical power comes on, 1 [...]

  • Page 11

    HOW YOUR W A TER SOFTENER WORKS SECTION 2 11 2B. SOFT W A TER SERVICE AND REGENERA TION 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[...]

  • Page 12

    HOW YOUR W A TER SOFTENER WORKS SECTION 2 12 2B. SOFT W A TER SERVICE AND REGENERA TION  BRINING: During brining, the brine is moved from the salt storage area, into the resin tank. Inside the resin tank, brine cleans hardness minerals from the resin beads and they are discharged out the drain. How much brine is needed to clean the resin depends[...]

  • Page 13

    HOW YOUR W A TER SOFTENER WORKS SECTION 2 13 2B. SOFT W A TER SERVICE AND REGENERA TION AUTOMA TIC BYP ASS During the brining, brine rinse and backwash cycles of regeneration, HARD water goes through the softener valve and to the house pipes. If a faucet is opened, hard water is there for your needs. However , you should not use HOT water , if poss[...]

  • Page 14

    CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER SECTION 3 14 3A. SAL T … REFILLING STORAGE T ANK/BREAKING A SAL T BRIDGE WHEN TO REFILL WITH SALT: Check the salt level a few weeks after you install the softener and every week after that. Refill when the storage tank is about 1/3 full. Never let the softener use all the salt before refilling. Without salt, you will soon ha[...]

  • Page 15

    CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER SECTION 3 15 3B. KEEPING THE W A TER SOFTENER CLEAN COVERS T o keep your new Sears water softener looking nice, apply a coat of paste wax and repeat once a year . When dusty, wipe it with a damp cloth to keep it sparkling. NOTE: Never use cleaners having ammonia or abrasives. They may scratch and dull the surface. NOZZLE AND V[...]

  • Page 16

    CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER SECTION 3 16 3C. KEEP THE SOFTENER FROM FREEZING If the softener is installed where it could freeze (summer cabin, lake home, etc.), you must drain all water from it to stop possible freeze damage. T o drain the softener Ċ 1. Close the shutĆoff valve on the house main water pipe, near the water meter or pressure tank. 2. Ope[...]

  • Page 17

    CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER SECTION 3 17 3D. HELPFUL HINTS CHECKLIST ... TO HELP YOU SA VE MONEY NOTE: Read ERROR CODE", page 9. If your water softener fails to work, make the following easy checks. Often, you will find what's wrong yourself and you won't have to call and wait for service. If, after making the checks, your softener stil[...]

  • Page 18

    OTHER THINGS TO KNOW SECTION 4 18 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. Y ou may save up to 500 pounds or more of salt each year with proper tuning. Read the following carefully. T o have soft water all the time, the softener must regenerate,[...]

  • Page 19

    OTHER THINGS TO KNOW SECTION 4 19 4A. HOW TO “FINE-TUNE” YOUR SOFTENER c . Press the RECHARGE DA Y button  and SUnday begins to flash. –– If you  regenerations on Sunday (from regeneration table), press the SET/CLEAR button  to display ON . –– If you    Sunday regenerations, press the SET/CLE[...]

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    OTHER THINGS TO KNOW SECTION 4 20 4A. HOW TO “FINE-TUNE” YOUR SOFTENER REGENERA TION T ABLE W A TER HARDNESS – GRAINS PER GALLON Up to 5 6 to 10 11 t o 15 16 to 20 21 to 25 26 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 60 61 to 70 1 PERSON IN THE M M M M M M M M M TH M TH M TH M TH 1 PERSON IN THE IN THE HOUSEHOLD 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 16[...]

  • Page 21

    OTHER THINGS TO KNOW SECTION 4 21 4B. DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICA TIONS FIG. 16 BYP ASS V AL VES INCHES CM A Salt T ank Height 40-1/4 102.2 B Resin T ank Diameter(nominal) 8 20.3 C Resin T ank Height (nominal) 40 101.6 D Inlet-Outlet Height 41-1/2 105.4 E Overall height 46 1 16.8 F 1 Length 19-1/2 49.5 F 2 Width 16-1/2 41.9 — Distance between inlet-outl[...]

  • Page 22

    SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMA TION SECTION 5 22 5A. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS IMPORT ANT :   ! #  $! #           "  ! "  [...]

  • Page 23

    SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMA TION SECTION 5 23 5B. REGENERA TION CYCLE TIMES See regeneration table on page 20, and specifications, page 21. CYCLE FLOW RA TES (GALLONS PER MINUTE) FILL (flow to salt storage tank) 0.1 (1.1 liters) BRINING .16 (.6 liters) BRINE RINSE (flow to drain) .1 1 (.4 liters) BACKW ASH (flow to drain) 1.8 (6.8 liters) F AST RINS[...]

  • Page 24

    SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMA TION SECTION 5 24 5C. TROUBLESHOOTING AUTOMA TIC ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTICS The face plate has a selfĆdiagnostic function for the electrical system (except input power). The face plate monitors the electronic components and circuits for correct operation. If a malfunction occurs, an error code appears in the face plate displ[...]

  • Page 25

    SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMA TION SECTION 5 25 5C. TROUBLESHOOTING a . If it   move into fill, valve motor is inoperaĆ tive. Check all wiring and connections. b . If water   enter tank, see QuickĆCheck T roubleshooting," page 26. Ċ After fill, press  to move softener into brining. A slow flow of[...]

  • Page 26

    SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMA TION SECTION 5 26 5C. TROUBLESHOOTING *NOTE: Proper draw indicated.Be sure to check for a salt bridge. As a positive check for brine draw into the resin tank, keep softener in brining for 20 minutes or more. Then, make a taste test for salt at the drain water .[...]

  • Page 27

    SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMA TION SECTION 5 27 5D. ROT AR Y V AL VE SERVICE Before working on the valve, turn of f the water supply and disconnect from electrical power . TO RELIEVE PRESSURE: -- 3 V AL VE BYP ASS: Close the inlet valve and open a soft water faucet. Then close the outlet valve and open the bypass valve. -- SEARS SPECIAL BYP ASS: Slide[...]

  • Page 28

    SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMA TION SECTION 5 28 5E. W A TER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER V AL VE SERVICE CYCLE                   ?[...]

  • Page 29

    SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMA TION SECTION 5 29 5E. W A TER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER V AL VE BRINING AND BRINE RINSE CYCLES After fill, timer/switch action allows the motor to turn the rotor and disc into BRINING position. W ater flow is directed to the nozzle. Suction, created by the nozzle and venturi, draws brine from the salt storage tank and inj[...]

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    SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMA TION SECTION 5 30 5E. W A TER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER V AL VE F AST RINSE CYCLE             " "     ?[...]

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    SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMA TION SECTION 5 31 NOTES[...]

  • Page 32

    REP AIR P ARTS SECTION 6 32 SEARS W A TER SOFTENERS MODEL NOS. 625.3483400 AND 625.3483500 KEY NO. P ART NUMBER DESCRIPTION 1 7137604 Cover (main) 2 7137612 Salt Hole Cover 3 71 18333 Wire Harness (switch) 4 7084330 Power Cord (transformer) 5 7144978 T imer Repl. (PW A) 6 7137581 7137662 7141467 Face Plate (order req’d. decal) Face Plate Decal, M[...]

  • Page 33

    REP AIR P ARTS SECTION 6 33 28 29 SEARS W A TER SOFTENERS MODEL NOS. 625.3483400 AND 625.3483500 KEY NO. P ART NUMBER DESCRIPTION 30 0505957 Lead W asher 31 0513860 Float Stop 32 7092317 Float 33 0516947 Float Seal 34 7093216 Float Rod & Stem 35 7092278 Guide Cap 36 0900535 O-Ring 15/16 x 1-3/16 37 051621 1 Seal 38 0516924 Retainer , Bottom Sea[...]

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    REP AIR P ARTS SECTION 6 34 SEARS W A TER SOFTENERS MODEL NOS. 625.3483400 AND 625.3483500 49[...]

  • Page 35

    REP AIR P ARTS SECTION 6 35 SEARS W A TER SOFTENERS MODEL NOS. 625.3483400 AND 625.3483500 P ARTS LIST KEY NO. P ART NUMBER DESCRIPTION 50 7131755 Screw , #6-20 x 7/8 (2 req.) 51 7133008 Motor (incl. 2 ea. of Key No. 50) 52 0900857 Screw , #6-20 x 3/8 (2 req.) 53 71 17808 Motor Plate 54 0503288 Bearing 55 71 13918 Cam and Gear 56 7142942 Clip (Drai[...]

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    7147803 ( R. 7/95 ) W A TER SOFTENER The model number of your water softener is found on the rating decal. This decal is on the rim, under the salt hole cover . All repair parts are available for immediate pur- chase or special order when you visit your near- est Sears Service Center , or the Service Depart- ment at most Sears Stores. T o request s[...]