User manual KENMORE 625.343800

[. . . ] 625. 343800 625. 343820 (DELUXE) Caution: Read and Follow All Safety Rules, Installation and Operating Instructions Before First Use of This Product. If you have questions when installing and using your water filter, housing call this toll­ free number. . . 1 ­ 800 ­ 426 ­ 9345 UNDERSINK WATER FILTER HOUSING Safety Guides Installation Operation Cartridge Replacement Repair Parts SAVE THIS MANUAL Sears, Roebuck and Co. , Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 USA 1 SAFETY GUIDES / SPECIFICATIONS Please read this entire manual before installing and using your undersink water filter housing. Be sure to follow all guides and rules carefully. Failure to follow them could cause personal injury or property damage. [. . . ] 3 TO SINK FAUCET THREADED INSTALLATION (OBSERVE FIG. 1 NOTES) union fitting 3/8" elbow (3) « HOT COLD 3/8" nipple (5) IN OUT 3/8" street elbow apply several wraps of Teflon tape to all threads INLET 3/8" NPT shutoff valve ­ MATERIALS AND TOOLS NEEDED ­ (see page 7) Note: Be sure to allow a minimum space of 1­1/2" under the filter for removing the sump, to change the cartridge. ¤ INSTALLATION STEPS A. 1 Note: If plumbing with flexible tubing, hang or sup port the filter housing in some manner. Using the mounting bracket (included with Deluxe model) as shown in FIG. Apply several wraps of Teflon tape to the threads of both compression adaptors. CAREFULLY, turn the compression adaptors into the water filter head inlet and outlet, and tighten. Do not cross-thread and damage the threads. CAUTION: Turn off the water supply to the sink cold pipe. Open the sink cold faucet to relieve pres sure in the pipe. Note: If the sink faucet is a single lever, mixing type, also close the shutoff valve on the hot water side. Use a tubing cutter to remove a section of the cold water pipe (catch trapped water with a rag or tow el). Remove all burrs and rough edges with the sand paper or emery-cloth. 5. Place a nut and brass ferrule (from compression el bow fittings) onto both pipe ends. Connect elbows to the sink cold water pipe as shown below. FIG. 5 TO SINK COLD FAUCET y nut (4) brass ferrule (4) brass ferrule compression elbow (2) ' nut IN OUT compression adaptor shutoff valve cold water pipe to sink FILTER HOUSING continued 5 INSTALLATION STEPS 6. Using ferrules and compression nuts, cut and fasten a length of tubing (allow some slack) from the cold water pipe, to the filter head inlet compression adap tor, FIG. 5. Cutting to the length needed to allow some slack, fasten tubing to the filter outlet side compression adaptor, returning to the sink cold water pipe, as typi cally shown in FIG. Check to be sure all fittings are tightened. Before turning on the water supply, remove the sump from the filter head and install the filter cartridge (see page 7). FIG. 6 y TO SINK COLD FAUCET compression brass ferrule elbow nut compression adaptor IN OUT cold water pipe to sink shutoff valve FILTER HOUSING B. 2 MATERIALS AND TOOLS NEEDED: You will need 2 sweat adaptors, 3/8" NPT x sweat (sweat end to fit your sink cold water pipe), 4 sweat 90_elbows, copper pipe, lead-free solder and flux, soldering torch, Teflon tape, sandpaper or emery-cloth, open end (to fit sweat adaptor) or adjustable jaw wrench. CAUTION: Heat created when soldering can dam age the water filter housing. [. . . ] Note: If the sump will not tighten, up to the head, you may have the cartridge in upside down. Take the car tridge out and check for correct orientation. Being careful not to cross-thread, turn (counter clockwise) the sump onto the filter head and tighten securely. cartridge TURN SUMP CLOCKWISE TO REMOVE TURN SUMP COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO TIGHTEN 8. Then, slowly open the water supply shutoff valve and allow the filter housing to fill. [. . . ]