INSTALLATION |\/IAN UAL MODEL NOS. UltraSoft 170 625.388170 UltraSoft 180 625.388180 UltraSoft 275 625.388270 UltraSoft 280 625.388280 Caution: Read and Follow All Safety Guides Before You Start To Install Your Softener. 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 WWW. Ken moreWater.
INTRODUCTION 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. I N T R After you have installed the water softener, the included owner's manual tells you how to start, program, operate and maintain it. The owners manual also has the product warranty, and a listing of repair parts available from Sears.
I TABLE OF CONTENTS - "........................................................" SECTION 1 T A B L E BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS & TESTS PAGE NO. A. Safety Guides------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-1 B. Unpacking The Water Softener.................................................................................... 1-2 C. Water System Tests........................................................................................................
SECTION 1 BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS & TESTS A. SAFETY GUIDES S E C T I o N ij j jj j jj j jj j jj j jj j ij j jj jjj j jj j jj j jj j ujjjjijjj.ijjjjj.ij u j jhHj j jj j jj j jj j ij j jjSj J JJ J JJ J JJ J rj'j'j'j'S'j'jj'j'j'j'j'jj'j'j' IJ J JJ A J JJ J JJ J JJ J j IJ J JJ j jj J JJ j jj J JJ j rjJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ IJ J JJ J JJ J JJ J JJ J JJ J A Read all steps, guides and rules carefully before installing and using your new water softener. Follow all steps exactly to correctly install.
BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS & TESTS SECTION 1 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 on the small parts cardboard packing piece. You will need the small parts to install the softener. So you don't lose any parts, keep them on the cardboard piece until you are ready to use them. Remove all other cardboard pieces, foam packings, tapes, etc. from the softener and discard.
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. lower flow will keep your softener from working as well as it should. To make an easy check of your flow rate, do the following. You will need a one gallon container (can, jar, pail, etc.).
PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION SECTION 2 A. WHERE TO INSTALL THE WATER SOFTENER Think of the following points as you choose a place to put your softener, (see FIG. 2). s E C T I • Place as close as possible to the pressure tank (well water) or water meter (city water). Do not install in a place where the softener could freeze. Damage caused by freezing voids the warranty by Sears, Roebuck and Co. A • Place as close as possible to a water drain such as a floor drain, laundry tub, sump or standpipe.
PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION SECTION 2 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 of pipe and fittings is it easiest for you to work with, and what tools do you have? K' ALWAYS install a bypass valve or valves.
PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION SECTION 2 B. PIPE AND FITTINGS, PLAN DRAWING FIG. 3 RIGHT * In what direction does the water flow? Be sure to plan IN and OUT piping so water flow is to the softener valve inlet. Plan a crossover if 120V - 60Hz Electrical Outlet 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 will need and buy them before you begin to install the water softener.
PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION SECTION 2 C. TYPICAL SOLDERED COPPER (OR PVC) IN AND OUT PIPES TO SOFTENER FIG. 4 DELUXE VALVE MODELS OUT IN *N0TE: For plumbing connection, buy 2 sweat adap tors and plumb directly to the inlet-outlet adap tors or bypass valve. Threads on the inlet-outlet adaptors 1” NPT. CAUTION: DO ALL SOLDERING BEFORE CONNECT ING SWEAT ADAPTOR TO INLET-OUTLET ADAPTORS OR BYPASS VALVE.
PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION SECTION 2 D. TYPICAL THREADED IN AND OUT PIPES TO SOFTENER FIG. 5 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 *NOTE: For 1 in. plumbing connection, use a 1 In. threaded straight connector.
STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL SECTION 3 A. ASSEMBLE INLET-OUTLET ADAPTORS, OR PLASTIC BYPASS VALVE s 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. E C T I Shut off the gas or electric supply to the water heater. Open the highest and lowest water faucets in your house to let water drain from the pipes. Close faucets after water has drained. o N ij j jj j jj j jj j jj j jj j ij j jjjjj j jj j jj j jj j ' ' jj.ijjjjj.
.■ ■ ■ SECTION 3 ... I STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL A. ASSEMBLE INLET-OUTLET ADAPTORS, OR PLASTIC BYPASS VALVE DELUXE VALVE MODELS FIG.6 FIG.7 INSTALLING BYPASS VALVE, and / or INLET and OUTLET THREADED ADAPTORS INSTALLING HOLDING CLIPS FIG.
STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL SECTION 3 B. INSTALL 3-VALVE BYPASS IMPORTANT: When looking at the front of the softener, the inlet is on the right side. If water in your house main wa ter pipe runs from left to right, be sure to use a "cross-over" as shown on page 2-3. INSTALLING 3 VALVE BYPASS AND PIPES (EIG. 9) 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. FIG.
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 spacers directly under the tank, without the plywood. The weight of the softener, when full of salt and water, may cause the tank to puncture or break at the shim or spacer.
SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL D. CONNECT VALVE AND SALT TANK DRAINS CONNECT THE VALVE DRAIN HOSE 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 a floor drain, into a laundry tub, standpipe, or other suitable drain. Check your local codes. A Keep the hose lower than the drain fitting. (In some homes, to get to a drain you must raise the hose and run it over-head.
SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL D. CONNECT VALVE AND SALT TANK DRAINS Important: CONNECT SALT TANK OVERFLOW TU BING • The salt tank overflow is for safety only. If the salt tank should overfill with water, the over flow tubing carries it to the drain. • Over-fill water must run downward through the tubing. Do not raise the tubing higher than the grommet and tube adaptor (FIG. 12). • Do not connect to the valve drain hose you installed in step 1.
STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL SECTION 3 E. PRESSURE TEST / CHECK FOR LEAKS CAUTION: FIG.14 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. HOUSE MAIN WATER SHUTOFF VALVES Shutotl Valve Look at the picture in FIG. 15 showing your kind of bypass valve(s). Won .--‘■dG-xp Pump Fully open two cold, soft water faucets nearby the softener. FIG.
SECTION 3 STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL F. GROUNDING / CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL POWER To restore the ground, take the ground clamp kit that is on the cardboard liner. Install across the inlet and outlet copper tubes as shown in FIG. 16. Be sure good contact is made between the pipe and the clamps. INSTALL GROUNDING WIRE BETWEEN 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.
SECTION 3 . . I STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL F. GROUNDING / CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL POWER PLUG IN THE TRANSFORMER Plug the transformer into the electrical outlet. FIG. 18 CONNECTING TRANSFORMER INSTALL COVERS After installing your water softener, replace the cov ers. For the UltraSoft 100, first position the main cover on the softener. Then, set the salt hole cover into the main cover, and lower closed.
INSTALLATION MANUAL MODEL NOS. UltraSoft 425 625.388460 UltraSoft 480 625.388480 UltraSoft 800 625.388800 UltraSoft 880 625.388880 Caution: Read and Follow All Safety Guides Before You Start To Install Your Softener. 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 WWW. Ken moreWater.
INTRODUCTION I N T R 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, program, operate and maintain it. The owners manual also has the product warranty, and a listing of repair parts available from Sears.
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SECTION 1 BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS & TESTS A. SAFETY GUIDES S E C T I o N ij j jj j jj j jj j jj j jj j ij j jj jjj j jj j jj j jj j ujjaJBjjj.iJjjjj.iJ u jjbIBj J JJ J JJ J JJ J ij j jjSj J JJ J JJ J JJ J rj'j'j'j'S'j'jj'j'j'j'j'jj'j'j' IJ J JJ A J JJ J JJ J JJ J j IJ J JJ j jj J JJ j jj J JJ j rjJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ IJ J JJ J JJ J JJ J JJ J JJ J A Read all steps, guides and rules carefully before installing and using your new water softener. Follow all steps exactly to correctly install.
BEFORE INSTALLING CHECKS & TESTS SECTION 1 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 on the small parts cardboard packing piece. You will need the small parts to install the softener. So you don't lose any parts, keep them on the cardboard piece until you are ready to use them. Remove all other cardboard pieces, foam packings, tapes, etc. from the softener and discard.
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 pressure allowed in the water pipes is 125 psi. If pressure is over 125 psi, buy and install a pressure reducing valve in the wa ter inlet pipe to the softener.
PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION SECTION 2 A. WHERE TO INSTALL THE WATER SOFTENER Think of the following points as you choose a place to put your softener, (see FIG. 2). s E C T I • Place as close as possible to the pressure tank (well water) or water meter (city water). Do not install in a place where the softener could freeze. Damage caused by freezing voids the warranty by Sears, Roebuck and Co. A • Place as close as possible to a water drain such as a floor drain, laundry tub, sump or standpipe.
PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION SECTION 2 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 of pipe and fittings is it easiest for you to work with, and what tools do you have? K' ALWAYS install a bypass valve or valves.
PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION SECTION 2 B. PIPE AND FITTINGS, PLAN DRAWING FIG. 3 RIGHT * In what direction does the water flow? Be sure to plan IN and OUT piping so water flow is to the softener valve inlet. Plan a crossover if 120V - 60Hz Electrical Outlet 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 will need and buy them before you begin to install the water softener.
PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION SECTION 2 C. TYPICAL SOLDERED COPPER (OR PVC) IN AND OUT PIPES TO SOFTENER HIGH PERFORMANCE VALVE MODELS FIG.
PLAN YOUR INSTALLATION SECTION 2 D. TYPICAL THREADED IN AND OUT PIPES TO SOFTENER FIG.
SECTION 3 . . I STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL A. ASSEMBLE INLET-OUTLET ADAPTORS, OR PLASTIC BYPASS VALVE s 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. E C T I Shut off the gas or electric supply to the water heater. Open the highest and lowest water faucets in your house to let water drain from the pipes. Close faucets after water has drained. o N ij j jj j jj j jj j jj j jj j jj j jj j jj j 'ij j ' jjJjj j jj.ijjjjj.
SECTION 3 . . I STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL A. ASSEMBLE INLET-OUTLET ADAPTORS, OR PLASTIC BYPASS VALVE FIG.6 FIG.7 INSTALLING BYPASS VALVE, and / or INLET and OUTLET THREADED ADAPTORS INSTALLING HOLDING CLIPS FIG.
SECTION 3 . . I STEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL B. INSTALL 3-VALVE BYPASS IMPORTANT: When looking at the front of the softener, the inlet is on the right side. If water in your house main wa ter pipe runs from left to right, be sure to use a "cross-over" as shown on page 2-3. INSTALLING 3 VALVE BYPASS AND PIPES (EIG. 9) 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. FIG.
SECTION 3 . . ISTEP 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 spacers directly under the tank, without the plywood.
SECTION 3 . . ISTEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL D. CONNECT VALVE AND SALT TANK DRAINS A Keep the hose lower than the drain fitting. (In some homes, to get to a drain you must raise the hose and run it over-head. If you need an overhead drain, do not raise the hose more than 8' above the floor. A copper drain tube is best to use.) CONNECT THE VALVE DRAIN HOSE Cut an appropriate length of 3/8" drain tubing (20 ft. roll included) and attach one end to the drain fitting (FIG. 12).
SECTION 3 . . ISTEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL D. CONNECT VALVE AND SALT TANK DRAINS Important: CONNECT SALT TANK OVERFLOW TU BING • The salt tank overflow is for safety only. If the salt tank should overfill with water, the over flow tubing carries it to the drain. • Over-fill water must run downward through the tubing. Do not raise the tubing higher than the grommet and tube adaptor (FIG. 12). • Do not connect to the valve drain hose you installed in step 1.
SECTION 3 . . ISTEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL E. PRESSURE TEST / CHECK FOR LEAKS CAUTION: FIG.14 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. HOUSE MAIN WATER SHUTOFF VALVES Shutotl Valve Look at the picture in FIG. 15 showing your kind of bypass valve(s). Won Pump Fully open two cold, soft water faucets nearby the softener. .--‘■dG-xp FIG.
SECTION 3 . . ISTEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL F. GROUNDING / CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL POWER To restore the ground, take the ground clamp kit that is on the cardboard liner. Install across the inlet and outlet copper tubes as shown in FIG. 16. Be sure good contact is made between the pipe and the clamps. INSTALL GROUNDING WIRE BETWEEN THE SOETENER IN AND OUT PIPES The house cold water pipe (iron or copper) is often used to ground all electrical outlets in the home.
SECTION 3 . . ISTEP BY STEP GUIDES TO INSTALL F. GROUNDING / CONNECT TO ELECTRICAL POWER PLUG IN THE TRANSFORMER Plug the transformer into the electrical outlet. FIG. 18 CONNECTING TRANSFORMER INSTALL COVERS After installing your water softener, replace the cov ers. For the UltraSoft 400 and UltraSoft 800, angle the covers so the main cover clips onto the back first, then bring down in front and clip on the 2 tabs inside the rim of the salt hole and lower the salt cover clo sed.
