Kenmore 350 Water Softener With High Flow Valve

Bought the Kenmore 350 to replace an Aquasure Harmony water softener which was annoyingly loud and did not perform as expected. I saw there have been some mixed reviews, but mostly because of shipping. Shipping: This came with Prime 2 day shipping and was delivered by two Amazon employees. They took good care handling the box to ensure the safety of the contents. Packaging: The water softener was packaged very well. The bottom was double protected with cardboard and foam. The top was covered in plastic bag, and foam packaged around the softener for stability during shipping. Installation: Installation was pretty straight forward. You do have to scan a QR code to get the manual, or you can go online and view the PDF. We will call it eco-friendly reading. The directions online in the PDF are easy to follow, and include diagrams. Design and Build Quality: The Kenmore 350 water softener is the same design as the newer Whirlpool water softeners. Whirlpool manufactures the Kenmore brand, so build quality is held at the top of Whirlpool standards we all have grown to love. The brine well and tank are an all-in-one design... space saving. I saw no signs of blemishes, cracks, or defects, and it includes a tank light for low lit areas. Water softness quality: After the installation and initial sanitizing regeneration, the water is very soft. I included a picture of the before and after test strips. It reads Zero gpg after installation which is perfect! Operating the softener: Press and hold the regeneration for approx 2 seconds to start an immediate regeneration. The regenerating process takes about 2 hours to complete and is near silent. When compared to the Aquasure Harmony, which uses between 60-80 gallons of water per regeneration, the Kenmore 350 uses about 30 gallons total. The default regeneration time is factory set to 2:00 AM, which I am sure most of us have not changed. Bottom line: You can't go wrong with the Kenmore 350 water softener. Kenmore's Trusted Performance is still top notch!

We got this model as a direct fit plug and play unit to replace a nearly 20 year old similar model. This units plumbing fittings at the rear were about 3/16ths inch lower that the model we had installed. It was hard copper pipe and I did not want to redo the pipe. Luckily I had a spare piece of ceramic floor tile in the shop. I placed the tile on top the softeners previous platform and put the new softener in place. A perfect fit. The softener with its basic settings lowered our hard water from 125ppm to about 20ppm. Works and looks great

Very simple to install if you have plumbing stubbed in. I like that it’s one unit and not with a separate brine tank. Amazon delivered it upright with no damage to the box or product. I used shark bite clones purchased on Amazon along with 12” flex hoses. I upgraded the drain hose with one that I purchased separately. Programing was simple compared to other ones I purchased. My water had a hardness of 12 and now it is silky soft😀

Works well, very easy to install.

It’s been 4 years and it’s already broken. Can anyone help? It should last. The part that broke says it should have a 10 year guarantee. Seller can you replace?

Replaced my older kenmore with this and couldn’t be happier, I use eco mode and cut salt use significantly. It basically runs and I don’t do much except check salt levels every now and then. I installed myself and Lowe’s has everything to make job pretty simple

Working good

Great Value

Came with a damaged part