Kenmore Water System manual

INSTALLATION MANUAL For softeners with DELUXE valve designed for plumbing up to 1 inch 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 (M - F[...]

O I 1,1 ,1,I.1,1.I ,1,I.1. This manual gives you the steps needed to install your new Kenmore Water Softener. To better understand how the water softener is installed, and to know what you will need, please read this entire manual before beginning. After you have installed the water softener, the included owner's manual tells you how to start,[...]

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SECTION 1 BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS & TESTS S C N i,JJ,aJ.J ,JJ,aJ.J ,JJ,a. t,aJ.J ,aJ.=J,J ,a J.=. i,JJ,a ,JJ,a. t,aJ.= ,aJ.=. i.=.a._._,a i.=.a._._,a i.=.a._. A. SAFETY GUIDES • Read all steps, guides and rules carefully before installing and using your new water softener. Follow all steps exactly to correctly install. Failure to follow them[...]

SECTION 1 BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS & TESTS B. UNPACKING THE WATER SOFTENER Directions for unpacking the softener are on the top of the shipping carton. This manual, and the own- er's manual, were in the small parts bag. You will need the small parts to install the softener. Keep them in the bag until you are ready to use them so you don&ap[...]

SECTION 1 BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS & TESTS C. WATER SYSTEM TESTS Has your water supply had a chemical analysis? Please see page A on the inside of the front cover. CHECK YOUR WATER PRESSURE -- For your softener to work right, a water pressure of no lower than 20 pounds per square inch (psi) is needed in the house water pipes. The highest pressu[...]

SECTION 2 PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION S C N i.a.a._,a,_ .a.a._,a,_ .a.a._. ha ,a.l.I J.a ,a .I,a. I..= ..=.a._. ha ,a.l,a. i..,.a.=.i., i..,.a.=.i., i..,.a.=. A. WHERE TO INSTALL THE WATER SOFTENER Think of the following points as [], Do not install in a place where the softener could you choose a place to put your freeze. Damage caused by freezing void[...]

SECTION 2 ,,, I PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION B. TOOLS, PIPE AND FITTINGS, OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED You must first decide how to run in and out pipes to the softener. Look at your house main water pipe at the point you will connect the softener. Is the pipe soldered copper, glued plastic, or threaded galva- nized or brass? What is the pipe size? What kind o[...]

SECTION 2 PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION B. PIPE AND FI'I-rlNGS, PLAN DRAWING _DUR HOUSE MAIN WATER RPE * LEFT RIGHT 120V - 60Hz Electrical F_ Outlet VALVE OUTLET SIDE Draw the plans for your In and OUT piping here. Be sure to follow the guides on page 2-2. Include all pipe, fittings and accesso- ries you will use. Make a list of all materials you wil[...]

SECTION 2 PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION C. TYPICAL SOLDERED COPPER (OR CPVC) IN AND OUT PIPES TO SOFTENER DELUXE VALVE MODELS * 1" NPT X 3/4" Sweat Reducer (2) Outlet SOFTENER Inlet VALVE *NOTE: For 1 in. plumbing _onne_tion, buy 2 sweat adaptors (1 in. female thread x 1 in. sweat) and plumb directly to the inlet- outlet adaptors or by- pass val[...]

SECTION 2 PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION D. TYPICAL THREADED IN AND OUT PIPES TO SOFTENER If you are planning a threaded plumbing installation, with a 3-valve bypass, use the drawing in Fig. 4 as a guide. Use union fittings, as needed, to connect the plumbing. DELUXE VALVE MODELS OUT Outside (Raw Water In) FITTINGS REQUIRED NOT IDENTIFIED 90 ° Elbow (2) U[...]

SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL A. ASSEMBLE INLET-OUTLET ADAPTORS, OR PLASTIC BYPASS VALVE S C N i,JJ,aJ.J ,JJ,aJ.J ,JJ,a. i,a ,aJ.=J,J ,a J.=. i,J J ,JJ,a. i.t .t,_,_. i,aJ ,aJ.=. i.=.a._._,a i.=.a._._,a i.=.a._. [ Close the shut-off valve on the house main water pipe, near the water meter or pres- sure tank, to turn off the wa- ter. []Sh[...]

SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL A. ASSEMBLE INLET-OUTLET ADAPTORS, OR PLASTIC BYPASS VALVE DELUXE VALVE MODELS INSTALLING BYPASS VALVE, and/or INLET and OUTLET COPPER TUBES Before ins'telling the bypass valve, or copper tube, be sure the turbine and support are firmly in place in the valve outlet port. turbine sensor support port [...]

SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL B. INSTALL 3-VALVE BYPASS _l INSTALLING 3 VALVE BYPASS AND PIPES (FIG. 9) O Cut the house main water pipe where you will connect the softener. Loosely put together pipe, fittings, and the 3 valves. Place valve(s) within easy reach. 3 - VALVE BYPASS IMPORTANT: When looking at the front of the softener, the in[...]

SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL C. LOCATE WATER SOFTENER, AND CONNECT PIPES []MOVE THE SOFTENER INTO PLACE Move the softener into place, onto a level and smooth surface. If needed, put a piece of 3/4" plywood, at least 17" x 20", under the tank. Then put spacers under the plywood to level the soft- ener. Do not put shims or [...]

SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL D. CONNECT VALVE AND SALT TANK DRAINS ffi CONNECT THE VALVE DRAIN HOSE • Keep the hose lower than the drain fitting. (In Take a length of 3 / 8" inside diameter drain tub- ing and attach one end to the drain fitting (FIG. 12). Use a tube clamp to hold it in place. Put the other end of the tubing over [...]

SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL D. CONNECT VALVE AND SALT TANK DRAINS []CONNECT SALT TANK OVERFLOW TU- Important: 0 @ O 0 BING Take the rubber grommet, tube adaptor and tube clamp (FIG. 12) that are in the parts bag. Push the grommet into the hole in the salt tank wall so half is inside and half is outside. Push the bigger end of the tube [...]

SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL E. PRESSURE TEST / CHECK FOR LEAKS [] CAUTION: To avoid water or air pressure damage to soft- ener inner parts, and to flush pipe chips or other residue from the water pipes, be sure to do the following steps exactly as instructed. Look at the picture in FIG. 15 showing your kind of bypass valve(s). []Fully [...]

SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL F. GROUNDING / CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL POWER []INSTALL GROUNDING WIRE BETWEEN To restore the ground, take the ground clamp kit THE SOFTENER IN AND OUT PIPES The house cold water pipe (iron or copper) is often used to ground all electrical outlets in the home. Outlets are grounded to protect you from shock when[...]

SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL F. GROUNDING / CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL POWER []PLUG IN THE TRANSFORMER CONNECTING TRANSFORMER Plug the transformer into the electrical outlet. Transformer 120V-6OHz Electrical OuUet Power Cable from Face Plate-_mer After installing your water softener, replace the cov- ers. For the UltraSoft 100, first positio[...]