Kenmore KM5K - Hot Mode Wont Dispense

Troubleshooting Your Water Optimizer
Troubleshooting Your Water Optimizer 16
Issue #4: My Water Optimizer’s Hot Mode won’t dispense.
Solution 1: Slide
A
Child Safety Switch to unlock
B
Hot Mode Button before
pressing the button. This is a two-step child protection sequence.
Solution 2: Check water source line is turned on at source connection and water is owing
into the of Optimizer.
Solution 3: During shipment – the internal connecting rod (that connects
B
Hot Mode Button to the hot water dispense valve) may have slipped o the plunger.
To x, remove the top screws on back of unit. Lift from the appliance’s top panel from
the back, pivoting up and pulling out. You can locate the connecting rods in front of the
(large upper)
N
Cold Water Tank, directly under the row of 3 dispense buttons.
Locate the hot dispense connecting rod and reattach. Reference the other 2 rods as
examples of how it connects.
Solution 4: Have you just dispensed a large amount of cold water? This model of Kenmore
Water Optimizer is gravity fed. This means that
O
Hot Water Tank feeds from
N
Cold Water Tank. If the cold tank water level is depleted by more than half, the water
level will be below the riser tube, and hot water will not dispense until the cold tank has
relled (see diagram below).
Riser Tube
for Hot Water Tank
Cold Water Tank
Cold
Dispenser Valve
Hot Water Tank
Hot
Dispenser Valve
Riser Tube
for Hot Water Tank
Cold Water Tank
Cold
Dispenser Valve
Hot Water Tank
Hot
Dispenser Valve
Diagram 4.3 - Gravy System With & Without Sucient Cold Water