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OWNER'S
MANUAL
MODEL NOS.
UltraSoft 800
625.388800
UltraSoft 880
625.388880
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...
UltraSoft Water Softeners
1-800-426-9345
with High Performance Valve
M - F, 7 am - 8 pm, CST
_i, Warranty
For repair or replacement
_i, Start Up / Setting Timer
parts, call this toll
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WARRANTY SEARS RESIDENTIAL WATER SOFTENER FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON WATER SOFTENER For one year from the date of purchase, when this water softener is installed and A maintained in accordance with our instructions, Sears will repair, free of charge, defects in material or workmanship in this water softener. FULL THREE YEAR ELECTRONICS WARRANTY For a period of three years from date of purchase, Sears will replace the BRINE TANK LIGHT, ELECTRONIC BOARD, SENSOR HOUSING, WIRING HARNESS, TRANSFORMER,
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Iii_i_iii_ii_i_iii_ii_i_iii_ii_i_iii_ii_i_iii_ii_i_iii_ii_i_iii_ii_i_ii TABLE OF CONTENTS WATER SOFTENER START UP PAGE NO. a. 1-1 Safety Guides A B. 1-2 Check List of Step-By-Step Guides To Install C. 1-3, 1-4 Program The Timer B D. 1-5 Sanitizing The Water Softener E. 1-6 Adding Salt to The Storage Tank E 0 HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS a. 2-1 to 2-3 F Faceplate Timer Features B. 2-4 to 2-6 Soft Water Service and Regeneration C O CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER N a. 3-1 Salt: Adding to Storage Tank
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SECTION1 WATER SOFTENER START UP A. SAFETY GUIDES • Read all steps, guides and rules carefully before installing and using your new water softener. Follow S all steps exactly to correctly install. Failure to follow them could cause personal injury or property damage. Reading this book will also help you to get all of the benefits from your water softener. C • Your water softener will remove hardness minerals and "clear water" iron* from water, up to the limits shown on page 4-1. It will not remo
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SECTION1 WATER SOFTENER START UP B. CHECK LIST OF STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL To be sure you have done all the steps to install the softener, read the following list. Refer to the Installa- tion Manual, part no. 7258997, for step-by-step guides. Page numbers referred to are in the Installation Manual unless otherwise noted. _-" Is the house water flow going INTO the softener INLET valve INLET? Trace piping to be sure. See pages 2-4 and 2-5. w" Is the plumbing bypass valve (or 3 valves) set fo
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SECTION1 WATER SOFTENER START UP C. PROGRAM THE TIMER RECHARGE button display UP button \ F STATUS PRESS FOR TONIGHT HOLD FOR @-- LOW IMMEDIATE SALT POWER ON Cus_merAss_nce 1-800-426-9345 Kenmo_Wa_com J DOWN button SELECT button When the transformer is plugged in, a welcoming button you have pressed, telling you to use another screen will show along with the model code HF45, button. For example, while setting the hardness and a test number (example: G1.0) for 10 seconds. (step 2), the beeper sou
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SECTION1 WATER SOFTENER START UP C. PROGRAM THE TIMER Note: _SET WATER HARDNESS NUMBER Each press of the UP / DOWN button changes the hardness setting by 1. • Press the SELECT button once to display 25 (de- fault) and HARDNESS setting screen. _SET RECHARGE (REGENERATION) TIME The grains per gallon Hardness: • Press the SELECT button to display 2:00 AM (de- (gpg) hardness of your _ Grains fault) and RECHARGE TIME setting screen. water supply is on your At the 2:00 AM recharge RechargeTime: water
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SECTION1 WATER SOFTENER START UP D. SANITIZE THE WATER SOFTENER Care is taken at the factory to keep your water soft- ener 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, bacteria could get into the softener. For this reason, sanitizing as follows is suggested _i9 when installing. _The first time you sanitize your softener, be sure to
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SECTION1 WATER SOFTENER START UP E. ADDING SALT TO THE STORAGE TANK 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. You must keep salt in the tank, but because the wa- ter softener is very efficient, it is not necessary to keep it full. In humid areas, it is best to fill the stor- age tank one quarter to one half full, and to refill it more often. Salt bridging (see page 3-1) occurs more
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[i!i !! :i:_!! :i:_ SECTION 2 :i:!!! :i:_!! :i:_i]HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS A. FACEPLATE TIMER FEATURES I_ EXTRA RECHARGE on the screen and the green recharge LED will turn off. S Sometimes, a manually started MENU SELECTIONS: regeneration (recharge) may be desired, or needed. Two exam- The timer has menu driv- MAIN MENU Settings ples are: en programming. To get Options Units to the main menu from the - You have used more water than C Service Mode normal operating screen IL_III| usual (guest
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[i!i !! _,i _ !! _,i _ SECTION 2 _i:! !! _,i _ !! _,i _i] HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS A. FACEPLATE TIMER FEATURES Hardness changes the Hardness: Salt rlype allows you to SaltType: chose between sodium NaC1 hardness setting. Default is Grains 25. Pressing the UP or chloride (NaC1), which is DOWN button changes the regular softener salt, or po- Potassium Chloride see Owner's Manual nmnber by one. Once cor- tassium chloride (KC1), /_v CHANGE SELECT /_v CHANGE SELECT which is an alternative to rec
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[i!i !! :,i_ !! :,i_ SECTION 2 _i:! !! :,i_ !! :,i_i] HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS A. FACEPLATE TIMER FEATURES screen. Move the black bar over 24 ttour or 12 Hour When selecting Ouick- Charg.e. as an option, the and press SELECT. Display will return to Units [] 5:39 PM softener will automati- menu, press SELECT once more to return to normal cally recharge if 95% of operating screen. If 12 ttour clock is chosen, an AM 11 Mor capacity has been unex- or PM will be displayed, be sure that time is
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[i!i !! :;_ !! :;_ SECTION 2 _i:! !! :;_ !! :;_i] HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS KENMORE'S ULTRA CLEANSING FEATURE (UltraSoft 880 only) ultra cleansing screen The ultra cleansing feature keeps larger particles of sediment from entering the home's plumbing sys- tem. As water passes through the softener, the larg- er sedhnent particles are collected in the integrated basket and then rinsed to the drain before each re- / generation. The ultra cleansing feature provides added protection for water- us
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[i!i !! :;_ !! :;_ SECTION 2 _i:! !! :;_ !! :;_i] HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS B. SOFT WATER SERVICE and REGENERATION REGENERATION [] BRINE RINSE: After all of the brine is moved into the resin tank, the brine valve closes. Water [] FILL: Salt, dissolved in water, is called brine. Brine is needed to clean the hardness minerals from keeps flowing the same way it did during brining except the brine flow has stopped, t tardness miner- the resin beads. To make the brine, water flows into als and br
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[i!i !! :;_ !! :;_ SECTION 2 _i:! !! :;_ !! :;_i] HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS B. SOFT WATER SERVICE and REGENERATION ELECTRONICS [] FAST RINSE: Backwash is followed by a fast flow of water down through the resin tank. The fast flow packs the resin bed and gets it ready for return Two main parts of the softener's electronics are a WATER METER, and _ a COMPUTER. to service (FIG. 9). After fast rinse, the softener returns to service. Hard WATER METER-- The water meter is in the soft- water goes i
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[i!i !! :i:_!! :i:_!! :i:i SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER A. SALT: ADDING TO THE STORAGE TANK, SALT BRIDGE WHEN TO ADD SALT: The Salt tank is about 1/3 full. Never let the softener use all Monitor System (see page 2-1) the salt before refilling. Without salt, you will soon S have hard water. After filling, reset the Salt Monitor will turn the low salt light on to warn you when to refill with salt. System, page 2-1. Check for a low salt light a few Note: weeks after you install the soften-
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[i!i !! :; _ !! :; _ !! :; :i SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER B. KEEPING THE WATER SOFTENER CLEAN NOZZLE & VENTURI Cleaning Nozzle & Venturi A clean nozzle and venturi (FIG. 11) is a must for the softener to work right. This small unit moves brine Cap _ from the salt storage tank to the resin tank duringre- O-ring Seal --.__.___ generation. If it becomes plugged with sand, silt, dirt, etc., the softener will not work and you will get hard water. Screen Support _._._.. Screen To get to the
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[i!i !! :i _ !! :i _ !! :i :i SECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER C. PROTECT THE WATER SOFTENER FROM FREEZING If the softener is installed where it could fl_eeze Drain All Water From Softener (summer cabin, lake home, etc.), you must drain all water from it to stop possible freeze damage. To drain the softener: _1_ Close the shut-off valve on the house main wa- ter pipe, near the water ineter or pressure tank. _! Open a faucet in the soft water pipes to vent pressure in the softener. _ Refer t
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[i!i !! :; _ !! :; _ !! :; _iSECTION 3 CARE OF YOUR WATER SOFTENER D. CHECKLIST ... TO HELP YOU SAVE MONEY If your water softener fails to work, make the following easy checks. Often, you will find what's wrong your- self and you won't have to call and wait for service. If you do not find anything wrong, while making the checks, and your softener still does not work, call your Sears Service Department. Note: 1. Also read ERROR CODE, page 5-2. 2. If an error code is not displayed, press SELECT bu
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[i!i !! _;_ !! _;_ SECTION 4 KNOW ABOUT YOUR WATER SOFTENER A. DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS BYPASS VALVES S Bypass valve(s) should always remain in soft water service position. Position in "bypass" only if needed for softener repairs. SINGLE BYPASS C E PULL OUT for service T 1 7 C ) _PUSH IN A for bypass [ \ /' t N 3 - VALVE BYPASS Bypass ,JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ. Valve FOR SERVICE ,JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ. ,JJJJ JJJJJ_JJJ. CM close bypass valve ,JJ JJJJJJJJJ. Outlet A Salt Tank Height 34 86.4 open inlet & out
