If by "Kenmore" you mean Sears, you can order any of the parts in
their softeners. I have replaced all of the little rubber parts in the
past - no problem. It does help to have the part number out of the
manual.

You need to get a little silicone grease to lub the moving parts,
again this is in the manual.

Yes, those little rubber gadgets can really dissapear!

WLW

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:56:21 -0500, zxcvbob
wrote:

I took out the venturi from the water softener to clean the iron and
crud out of it, and a little tiny part jumped out and hit the floor.
(Kenmore calls it a "flow plug". There's two of them, and this was the
lower.) I saw where it landed, but it still managed to disappear. I
just spent about an hour on my hands and knees with a flashlight, but no
luck.

I hate it when this happens.

I'll probably have to order a whole venturi assembly, and it'll take at
least 2 weeks to get here.

Bob