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Genius II Water Softener

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Start Up / Setting Timer

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How It Works

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Care Of

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Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 USA

OWNER’S

MANUAL

MODEL NO.

625.348670

Caution:

Read and Follow

All Safety Rules and

Operating Instructions

Before First Use of

This Product.

If you have questions when

installing, operating or main-

taining your softener, and

when setting the timer, call

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Summary of Contents for 625.348670

Page 1: ... How It Works u Care Of u Specifications u Repair Parts Sears Roebuck and Co Hoffman Estates IL 60179 USA OWNER S MANUAL MODEL NO 625 348670 Caution Read and Follow All Safety Rules and Operating Instructions Before First Use of This Product If you have questions when installing operating or main taining your softener and when setting the timer call this toll free number 1 800 426 9345 ...

Page 2: ...ates 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 All installation labor arranged by Sears shall be performed in a neat workmanlike manner in accor dance with generally accepted trade practices Fur ther all installations shall comply with all l...

Page 3: ...E TIMER FEATURES 10 12 B SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION 13 15 SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR SOFTENER A SALT REFILLING STORAGE TANK SALT BRIDGE 16 B KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN 17 C KEEP THE SOFTENER FROM FREEZING 18 D HELPFUL HINTS CHECKLIST 19 SECTION 4 OTHER THINGS TO KNOW A DIMENSIONS SPECIFICATIONS 20 SECTION 5 SERVICE TECH INFORMATION A TROUBLESHOOTING 21 24 B ROTARY VALVE SERVICE 25 C WAT...

Page 4: ... types of iron acids tastes and odors etc It will not purify polluted water or make it safe to drink s Protect the softener and piping from freezing Damage from freezing voids the softener warran ty See page 18 CAUTIONS PLEASE READ AND COMPLY WITH THE FOL LOWING GUIDES TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE SOFTENER OR OTHER PROPERTY PERSONAL INJURY OR POSSIBLE FATAL SHOCK s THIS SOFTENER WORKS ON 24 VOLTS ONLY...

Page 5: ...ERVICE Bypass valve s should always remain in soft water service position Position in by pass only if needed for softener repairs See FIG 12 page 20 of this manual 4 Is the valve drain hose connected the right way and without sharp bends or kinks that could stop or reduce water flow See page 16 Page numbers referred to are in the Installation Manual unless otherwise noted 4 Is the softener power c...

Page 6: ...ne beep signals a change in the faceplate 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 display reaches 1 using the DOWN button or the highest hardness setting using the UP button 1 SET PRESENT TIME OF DAY NOTE If the words PRESENT ...

Page 7: ...Each press of the UP DOWN buttons changes the display 1 hour Holding the buttons in changes the display twice each second 4 SET CLEAN FEATURE OPTION n Press the SELECT button to display OFF flashing and CLEAN This feature is beneficial on wa ter supplies containing iron and or high amounts of sedi ments sand silt dirt etc When set to ON a backwash and fast rinse cycle will occur first preceeding t...

Page 8: ... 3 Remove the brinewell cover FIG 3 and pour about 3 4 ounce of common 5 25 household bleach Clorox Linco BoPeep White Sail Eagle etc in the softener brinewell 4 Press the ON OFF HOLD button and hold for 3 seconds to start a recharge This first recharge does several things It draws the bleach into and through the soft ener to sanitize it It fills the salt tank to the water level needed It gets all...

Page 9: ...k and solar In humid areas it is best to fill the storage tank half full and to refill it more often Salt bridging see page 16 occurs more often when conditions are humid WATER SOFTENING SALT WITH IRON REMOV ING ADDITIVES Some salts have an additive to help the softener handle iron in the water supply Although this additive may help to keep the softener resin clean it may also release corrosive fu...

Page 10: ...genera tion and RECHARGE TONIGHT SALT MONITOR SYSTEM The faceplate timer has a low salt monitor with an indicator light to remind you to refill the storage tank with salt To set this monitor system 1 Lift the salt hole cover and level the salt in the storage tank press tank light buttonto lightinside of tank 2 The salt level decal on the brinewell inside the tank has numbers from 0 to 8 see drawin...

Page 11: ...not needed If you want to be certain a regeneration will occur within a number of days use this feature For example if your water supply contains iron and you want the softener to regenerate at least once every few days to keep the resin bed clean set the display as typically shown below Setting is available from 1 to 15 days by using the UP and DOWN buttons NOTE Setting a number in this display m...

Page 12: ...nt time When the valve is moving from one cycle to another both position indicators are flash ing LOW SALT INDICATOR LIGHT When on you need to refill the salt storage area with salt After refilling reset the salt monitor to turn the light off Refer to Salt Monitor System page 10 PROGRAM MEMORY If electrical power to the softener goes off the time display is blank but the faceplate timer keeps the ...

Page 13: ... at 2 00 a m by the electronic timer see page 15 It takes place in 5 stages or cycles These are FILL BRINING BRINE RINSE BACKWASH FAST RINSE 1 2 3 4 5 NOTE If the Clean feature is set to ON additional backwash and fast rinse cycles occur before the fill cycle FIG 4 WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER IN SERVICE hard water IN soft water OUT resin tank brine valve salt storage tank salt not shown resin ...

Page 14: ...m 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 FIG 6 WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER IN BRINING AND BRINE RINSE hard water IN hard water bypass OUT brine valve drain nozzle venturi brine BACKWASH During backwash water flows UP through the resin tank FIG 7 at a fast rate to flush iron minerals dirt and sediments ...

Page 15: ... of water COMPUTER The computer is part of 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 7 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 ...

Page 16: ...e 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 water to make brine Without brine the resin bed does not regenerate and you will have hard water If the storage tank is 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 check for ...

Page 17: ...and break the cap or housing FIG 10 CLEANING THE NOZZLE VENTURI Install with numbered side up concave side down Be sure the largest flow plug is located in the nozzle venturi housing Cap O ring Seal Screen Support Screen Nozzle Venturi Gasket Flow Plug HVDC Nozzle Venturi Housing Screen IMPORTANT Be sure small holes in the gasket are cen tered directly over the small holes in the nozzle venturi ho...

Page 18: ...ses 5 Carefully remove the large holding clips at the softener inlet and outlet see Key No 69 on page 32 Separate the softener from the copper tubes or from the bypass valve 6 Remove the brinewell cover and disconnect the brine valve tubing at the nozzle and venturi assembly see page 32 Lift the brine valve out of the brinewell Tip the brine valve upside down to drain water FIG 11 DRAIN WATER FROM...

Page 19: ...wall outlet or power cable leads loose fuse blown circuit breaker popped or circuit switched off Check for loss of power due to any of these and correct With the power back on look at the time display and read PROGRAM MEMORY page 12 Manual bypass valve s in bypass position Look at FIG 12 on page 20 Move the stem in a single valve to service In a 3 valve bypass open the inlet and outlet valves and ...

Page 20: ... water softener operating capacity salt usage and service flow rate pres sure loss performance specifications Performance specifications are validated by the Water Quality Associa tion WQA The rating decal is located on the rim under the salt hole cover see page 30 WATER SUPPLY TO WATER SOFTENER MINIMUM WATER SYSTEM FLOW gpm 3 MINIMUM MAXIMUM WATER PRESSURE psi 20 120 MAXIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE F 1...

Page 21: ...face plate display go to AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTICS 2 Plumbing bypass valve s must be in full service position 3 The inlet and outlet pipes must connect to the softener inlet and outlet respectively 4 Is the transformer plugged into a live grounded wall outlet and the power cable fastened securely 5 The valve drain hose must be free of kinks and sharp bends and not elevated over 8 ft above t...

Page 22: ...sformer 4 Wait for 6 minutes The error code will return if the defect was not corrected MANUAL INITIATED ELECTRONICS DIAG NOSTICS 1 To enter diagnostics from a error code display press the 1 SELECT button from a time display press and hold the 1 SELECT button for 3 seconds You will see 1 of the following displays All of the displays show what position the valve is in if the turbine is operating an...

Page 23: ...he faceplate Press to display the number of days this face plate has had electrical power applied Press to display the number of regenerations initiated by this faceplate since the HF code number was entered 3 Press the 1 SELECT button and hold 3 seconds until This code identifies the softener nominal capacity size If the wrong number shows the softener will operate on incorrect programming Do the...

Page 24: ...ter 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 nozzle and or venturi dirty or de...

Page 25: ...licone 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 carefully 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 2 o rings onto the rotor top...

Page 26: ... Valve Inlet hard water position switch FILL CYCLE To begin a regeneration the electronic timer energizes the circuit to the valve motor The valve motor rotates the rotor and disc and the valve cam until the position switch lever drops to open the motor circuit and position the valve in FILL As the rotor and disc rotates the port opens for SOFT water fill through the venturi Fill flow continues to...

Page 27: ...s to end brine draw water flow continues in the same directions to slowly RINSE brine from the resin bed and to the drain drain brine from salt storage tank nozzle venturi bypass hard water to valve outlet from Valve Inlet hard water position switch BACKWASH CYCLE Timer switch action again allows the motor to turn the rotor disc to place the valve in BACKWASH stopping water flow to the nozzle Wate...

Page 28: ...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 soft water to valve outlet drain position switch ...

Page 29: ...SERVICE TECH INFORMATION SECTION 5 29 NOTES ...

Page 30: ...ight Salt Level 10 7137727 Brinewell Cover 11 7082150 Wing Nut 1 4 12 7100819 Brinewell 13 7137913 Decal Salt Level 14 7144619 Salt Storage Tank 15 7148875 Plastic Screw 1 4 x 5 8 16 0900431 Tube Clamp F 17 1103200 Tube Adaptor F 18 9003500 Grommet F 19 7116488 Brine Valve Assy also see pg 31 20 7105047 Replacement Distributor 21 0502272 Resin 22 7144952 Resin Tank incl Key No 21 23 7170270 O Ring...

Page 31: ...ey No 33 33 0516947 Float Seal 34 7093216 Float Rod Stem 35 7092278 Guide Cap 36 7170288 O Ring 15 16 x 1 3 16 37 0516211 Seal 38 0516924 Retainer Bottom Seal 39 7116713 Clip 40 7092252 Brine Valve Body 41 7080653 Clip 42 7131365 Screen 43 7094979 Insert 44 7092294 Retaining Ring 45 7092286 O Ring 5 16 x 9 16 46 7095470 Brine Tube 47 7113016 Tubing Assy incl Key Nos 43 44 45 48 7171349 Cone Screen...

Page 32: ...52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 91 92 93 94 95 71 cross section view seal wear strip flow plug assembly assembled view VALVE ASSEMBLY REPAIR PARTS SECTION 6 32 ...

Page 33: ...rness Sensor 75 9000803 O ring 76 7081201 Retainer Nozzle Venturi 77 7171195 Seal Nozzle Venturi 78 7171145 Valve Body 79 7170319 O ring 1 4 x 3 8 2 req KEY NO PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION 80 7081104 Nozzle Venturi Housing 81 1202600 Nut Ferrule 82 7095030 Cone Screen 83 1148800 Flow Plug 3 gpm 84 7187772 Nozzle and Venturi Gasket Kit 85 0521829 Flow Plug 1 gpm 86 7146043 Screen 87 7167659 Screen Suppo...

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Page 36: ...7179096 R 2 98 For in home major brand repair service Call 24 hours a day 7 days a week 1 800 4 REPAIR 1 800 473 7247 For the location of a Sears Parts and Repair Center in your area Call 24 hours a day 7 days a week 1 800 488 1222 For information on purchasing a Sears Maintenance Agreement or to inquire about an existing Agreement Call 9 am 5 pm Monday Saturday 1 800 827 6655 America s Repair Spe...

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