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Summary of Contents for 400 series

Page 1: ...n taining your softener and when setting the timer call this toll free number 1 800 426 9345 www KenmoreWater com SAVE THIS MANUAL UltraSoft 400 Water Softener Warranty Start Up Setting Timer How It Works Care Of Specifications Repair Parts Use the plastic bag and tie provided to hang manuals nearby the softener for future reference Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates J IL 60179 USA PRINTED IN U ...

Page 2: ...state Sears Roebuck and Co D 817 WA Hoffman Estates IL 60179 If you want your water softener professionally installed talk to your Sears Salesman He will arrange for a prompt quality installation by Sears Authorized Installers SEARS INSTALLATION POLICY SEARS INSTALLATION WARRANTY All installation labor arranged by Sears shall be per formed in a neat workmanlike manner in accor dance with generally...

Page 3: ... WORKS Faceplate Timer Features Soft Water Service and Regeneration CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER Salt Refilling Storage Tank Salt Bridge Keeping The Water Softener Clean Protect The Water Softener From Freezing Checklist Not Getting Soft Water ABOUT YOUR WATER SOFTENER Dimensions Specifications PAGE NO 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 5 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 1 4 2 B C a SERVICE TECH INFORMATION Tr...

Page 4: ...l luted water or make it safe to drink Protect the softener and piping from freezing Dam age from freezing voids the softener warranty See page 3 3 CAUTIONS PLEASE READ AND COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING GUIDES TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE SOFTENER OR OTHER PROPERTY PERSONAL INJURY OR POS SIBLE FATAL SHOCK THIS SOFTENER WORKS ON 24 VOLTS ONLY BE SURE TO USE ONLYTHE TRANSFORMER INCLUDED AND PLUG IT INTO A H...

Page 5: ...rs See FIG 14 page 4 1 of this manual w Is the valve drain hose connected the right way and without sharp bends or kinks that could stop or reduce water flow See page 3 5 in the installation manual Page numbers referred to are in the Installation Manual unless otherwise noted v Is the softener power cable connected to the transformer Is the transformer plugged into an inside 120V 60Hz electrical o...

Page 6: ...EEPER A beeper sounds while pressing buttons for timer set up One beep signals a change in the face plate display Repeated beeps mean the timer will not accept a change from the button you have pressed telling you to use another button For example while setting the hardness step 2 the beeper sounds repeatedly when the dis play reaches I using the DOWN button or the high est hardness setting using ...

Page 7: ...display to the highest setting see maximum setting for your model in the specifications Note Between 1 and 25 each press of the UP DOWN button changes the display by 1 Between 25 and the highest number the display changes 5 at a time 25 30 35 etc Holding the UP or DOWN but ton in changes the display twice each second _ISET RECHARGE REGENERATION TIME Press the SELECT 1 button to display 2 00 AM fla...

Page 8: ...G 3 and pour about 3 4 ounce or 1 to 2 tablespoons of com mon 5 25 household bleach Clorox Linco BoPeep White Sail Eagle etc in the softener brinewell Replace the brinewell cover Open the bypass valve and press the ON OFF HOLD button and holdfor 3 seconds to start a re charge This first recharge does several things It draws the bleach into and through the softener to sanitize it salt hole cover wa...

Page 9: ... brine tank and brinewell 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 you do use potassium chloride see page 1 4 to set the timer for its use Note The salt monitor system page 2 1 is cali brated to the density of nugget or pellet water soft ener salt The monitor will not work as accurately with other type...

Page 10: ...recharge RECHARGE TONIGHT Press and release do not hold the Z_t q nN i N_IO ON OFF HOLD button RE _ _ _o_ _ CHARGE TONIGHT flashes in the display and the softener be gins regeneration at the next preset recharge time Press and release the ON OFF HOLD button once more if you decide to can cel the regeneration and RECHARGE TONIGH I_ SALT MONITOR SYSTEM The faceplate timer has a low salt monitor with...

Page 11: ... you can adjust this time from 1 to 15 minutes in length To change this cycle time use the UP button to increase the time or the DOWN button to shorten the time If no change is desired continue below 4 Press SELECT 1 to show the 12 HOUR display Continue with next ste i I_1 II _ME if no change is desired _ _ _1U I_ _ I_ II II TIM _12 or 24 hour clock All time displays are shown in standard clock ti...

Page 12: ...ators Serv Fill Brine Bkwsh Rinse is displayed while the softener is re charging See Note on page 2 1 if the CLEAN fea ture is ON RECHARGE flashes in the display and beginning with Brine the minutes of recharge re maining before return to service appears in place of the present time When the valve is moving from one cycle to another both position indicators are flashing valve recharge position tim...

Page 13: ...00 a m by the electronic timer see page 2 5 It takes place in 5 stages or cycles These are I FILL I BACKWASH BRINING FAST RINSE BRINE RINSE Note If the Clean feature is set to ON additional back wash and fast rinse cycles occur before the fill cycle Water Flow Through the Softener in Service soft water hard water OUT IN REGENERATION FILL Salt dissolved in water is called brine Brine is needed to c...

Page 14: ...ps flowing the same way it did during brining except the brine flow has stopped Hardness miner als and brine flush from the resin tank to the drain Brining and brine rinse together vary in the length of time they take relative to the fill cycle length Water Flow Through the Softener in Brining and Brine Rinse hard water bypass OUT t _r IN brine hard water drain BACKWASH During backwash water flows...

Page 15: ...f the faceplate timer circuit board It is programmed to know the softener s capacity how many grains of hardness minerals it will take out of the water before a regeneration is needed When starting the soften er page 1 4 you set it for the grains per gallon gpg hardness of the water To find a regeneration pattern best for your needs the computer uses 1 water usage from the meter 2 hardness setting...

Page 16: ... or the wrong kind of salt When the salt bridges an empty space forms between the water and salt Then salt will not dissolve melt in the wa ter to make brine Without brine the resin bed does not regenerate and you will have hard water If the storage tankis full of salt it is hard to tell if you have a salt bridge Salt is loose on top but the bridge is under it The following is the best way to chec...

Page 17: ...are cen tered directly over the small holes in the nozzle venturi housing Flow PIu HVDC Nozzle Venturi Housing Install with numbered side up concave side down Be sure the largest flow plug with the largest hole is located in the nozzle venturi housing Flow Plug 1 EP Screen IRON FROM RESIN BED Your water softener takes hardness minerals cal cium and magnesium out of the water Also it can control so...

Page 18: ...utlet Re _ Looking at FIG 12 lay i rl move the salt hole cover and the main cover a piece of 2 inch thick board near the floor drain Move the softener Take off both drain hoses Carefully remove the large holding clips at the softener inlet and outlet see Key No 69 on page 6 5 Separate the softener from the copper tubes or from the bypass valve Remove the brinewell cover and disconnect the brine va...

Page 19: ...ss of power due to any of these or power cable leads loose fuse blown and correct With the power back on look at circuit breaker popped or circuit switched ithe t me display and read PROGRAM off I MEMORY page 2 3 Manual bypass valve s in bypass position Look at FIG 14 on page 4 1 Move the stem in a single valve to service In a 3 valve bypass open the inlet and outlet valves and be sure to fully cl...

Page 20: ...s valve open inlet outlet valves Outlet Valve nlet FOR BYPASS Valve open bypass valve close inlet outlet valves MODEL NOS 625 388400 625 388450 TIMER HF CODE HF32 Note Please see the rating decal for operating capacity salt usage and service flow rate pressure loss performance specifications Performance specifications are validated by the Water Quality Association WQA The rating decal is located o...

Page 21: ...neration recharge cycte times minutes Fill NaCL setting 3 6 _ 11 5 Fill KCI setting 4 5 14 4 Brining brine rinse 120 135 Backwash 7 Fast rinse 3 Total regeneration time 133 6 159 4 gpm gallons per minute psi pounds per square inch gpg grains per gallon ppm parts per million Does not include CLEAN feature cycle times if set to ON This system conforms to WQA S 100 98 for the specific performance cla...

Page 22: ...an error code Example Err3 shows in the faceplate display go to AUTOMATIC ELEC TRONIC DIAGNOSTICS page 5 2 _ Plumbing bypass valve s must be fully in ser vice position The inlet and outlet pipes must connect to the softener inlet and outlet respectively Is the transformer plugged into a live grounded wall outlet and the power cable fas tened securely The valve drain hose must be free of kinks and ...

Page 23: ...r 3 seconds You will see one of the following displays All of the displays show what position the valve is in if the turbine is operating and the position switch open or closed status valve posi6on ind cator posit_on switchindicator apen VALVE IN SERVICE POSITION valve po s_ lon ine_ca_ r _ _ _ r l n minutes ol _ll cycle remaining position switci_ indicato_ open VALVE N A RECHARGE POSITION FILL IN...

Page 24: ...is face plate has had electrical power applied Press V to display the number of regenerations initiated by this faceplate since the HF code number _as entered Press the ON OFF HOLD button to advance the valve to each position and observe the switch and position indicators to verify component op eration or to possibly isolate a defect This code identifies the softener nominal capacity size If the w...

Page 25: ... FAST RINSE 2 0 7 6 liters _11 After observing fill press the ON OFF HOLD button to move the softener into brining A slow flow of water to the drain will begin Verify brine draw from the brine tank by shining a flashlight into the brinewell and observing a noticeable drop in the liquid level Note Be sure a salt bridge is not preventing water with salt contact a If the softener does not draw brine ...

Page 26: ...roved silicone grease To install the rotor seal first place the seal into the valve groove rounded side down see cross section Apply a light coating of silicone grease to the seal s crossing ribs Then care fully center the wear strip on the seal and push it downward onto the seal Install the nozzle and venturi seal and drain seal Assemble wave washer bearing the wave washer and two o rings onto th...

Page 27: ...into the valve and out the valve outlet to the house soft water pipes FILL CYCLE position swil valve cam venturi rotor disc fill flow _ lug from Valve Inlet hard water fill water soft I distributor To Valve Outlet soft water bottom distributor r_sdn i II resin I resin tank position _i _ t switch I To begin a regeneration the electronic timer energizes the circuit to the valve motor The valve motor...

Page 28: ...top distributor and to the drain Hard water is available at the valve outlet When the brine valve closes to end brine draw water flow continues in the same directions to slowly RINSE brine from the resin bed and to the drain water to valve out Let f BACKWASH CYCLE flow plug drain Timer switch action again allows the motor to turn the rotor disc to place the valve in BACKWASH stopping water flow to...

Page 29: ... enters the resin tank through the top distributor and exits through the bottom distributor to the drain The electronic timer again energizes the motor to return the valve to service As the valve rotates the position switch lever drops to open the circuit The valve remains positioned in service until the electronic timer initiates the next regeneration 5 8 ...

Page 30: ...iiii_ iiiiill REPAIR PARTS FOR WATER SOFTENER Kenmore MODEL NOS 625 388400 625 388450 S E C T N JJ_JJJ_JJ_JJ_J JJ4_JJ_JJ_J_J_ JJJ_JJ_JJ_J_ _J_ JJ_J_J_JJ _J J_J_J_JJ_ JJ _JJJJ_JJ_ _JJJ_JJJJ_J_J_ 3 2 j 25 22 19 13____ _ _ _1716 18 ...

Page 31: ...ship only Rim Insert req d for shipping only Cover main Salt Hole Cover Transformer 24V 1OVA Power Cord transformer Timer Repl PWA Faceplate order following decal Faceplate Decal Rim Brinewell Cover Wing Nut 1 4 Brinewell Decal Salt Level _ Salt Storage Tank Plastic Screw 1 4 x 5 8 Tube Clamp Tube Adaptor Grommet Brine Valve Asm also see pages 6 3 6 4 Replacement Distributor Resin Resin Tank inclu...

Page 32: ..._i _iii_ SECTION 6 _iiii_ i_i _ REPAIR PARTS FOR WATER SOFTENER Kenmore MODEL NOS 625 388400 625 388450 48 INLET OUTLET GROUNDING CLAMPS 47 46 44 4O 6 3 ...

Page 33: ...092278 7170288 0516211 0516924 7116713 7092252 7080653 7131366 7094979 7092294 7176161 7095470 7113016 7171349 7163427 7207726 DESCRIPTION Ceramic Weight Float Stop Float includes Key No 33 Float Seal Float Rod Stem Guide Cap C Ring 15 16 x 1 3 16 Seal Retainer Bottom Seal Clip Brine Valve Body Clip Screen Insert Retaining Ring O Ring 5 16 x 9 16 Brine Tube Tubing Assy includes Key Nos 43 44 45 Co...

Page 34: ...I C VALVE ASSEMBLY I J 50 51 I 52 53 8o __ 88 _ 0 86 85 59 58 _ _ wear strip 60 _ 62 cross section 63 84 82 8 8 79 65 78 57 71 73 71 72 7O 95 96 69 6 5 ...

Page 35: ...Tube 1 2 req O ring 1 1 8 x 1 3 8 4 req Turbine Support Turbine Wire Harness Sensor O ring Retainer Nozzle Venturi Seal Nozzle Venturi Valve Body O ring 1 4 x 3 8 2 req KEY PART NO NUMBER 80 7081104 81 1202600 82 7095030 83 1148800 84 7187772 85 0521829 86 7146043 87 7167659 88 7170262 89 7081188 90 7175199 91 7171161 92 7172997 93 7145186 94 7140738 95 7232234 96 7179143 7172882 7173016 7175238 7...

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