Kenmore Understanding Your Water Softener: Service and Regeneration for Ultrasoft Models
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HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS

B. SOFT WATER SERVICE and REGENERATION

SERVICE

When the softener is giving you soft water, it is

called "Service". During service, hard water comes from the house main water pipe into the softener.

Inside the softener resin tank is a bed made up of

thousands of tiny, plastic resin beads (FIG. 5). As

hard water passes through the bed, each bead at-

tracts and holds the hardness minerals. This is

called ion-exchanging. Water without the hardness

minerals (soft water) flows out of the softener and

into the house soft water pipes.After a period of

time, the resin beads hold all of the hardness miner- als they can, and cleaning with salt brine is needed.

This cleaning is called regeneration or recharge. Re-

generation is started at 2:00 a.m. by the electronic timer (see page 2-5). It takes place in 5 stages or cycles. These are:

REGENERATION

[] FILL: Salt, dissolved in water, is called brine.

Brine is needed to clean the hardness minerals from the resin beads. To make the brine, water flows into the salt storage area during the fill stage as shown

in FIG. 6. Fill cycle length depends on how much soft water making capacity you have used since the

last regeneration. As you use more water, fill time

increases so more brine is made. The greater

amount of brine cleans more hardness minerals from the resin bed.

Water Flow Through

the Softener in Fill

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Contents Save this Manual Model NOSFull TEN Year Warranty Against Leaks Warranty Sears Residential Water SoftenerSears Installation Policy Sears Installation Warranty Full ONE Year Warranty on Water SoftenerTable of Contents Water Softener Start UP Safety GuidesCalifornia Efficiency Requirement Check List of STEP-BY-STEP Guides to InstallSET Present Time of DAY Program the TimerDisplay UP button 117SET Salt Level SET Water Hardness NumberSET Recharge Regeneration Time IsetRecharge Sanitize the Water SoftenerING Additives -- Some salts have an additive to ADD Salt to the Storage TankWater Softening Salt with Iron Remov UUU Faceplate Timer FeaturesHOW Your Water Softener Works Water Flow Through ServiceRegeneration Water Flow Through Softener in FillBrine Water Flow Through the Softener Brining and Brine RinseWater Flow Through Softener in Backwash Water Flow Through Softener in Fast RinseElectronics Automatic BypassSalt Bridge Care of Your Water SoftenerSalt Adding to Storage TANK, Salt Bridge Salt BridgeNozzle & Venturi Keeping the Water Softener CleanCleaning Nozzle & Venturi Cap Or housingOutlet fittings or they will break Protect the Water Softener from FreezingDrain All Water From Softener Problem Cause Correction Checklist ... to Help YOU Save MoneyValves Dimensions / SpecificationsKnow about Your Water Softener Pressure Drop PSI vs. Flow Rate GPM Faceplate Service TECH. InformationTroubleshooting Wiring SchematicPossible Defect Automatic Electronic DiagnosticsManual Initiated Electronics Diagnostics CodeSwitch Displays Valve Cycle Status Cycle Flow Rates Gallons PER MIN ManualChecks Lieve Pressure Rotary Valve ServiceDisassembly AssemblyFill Cycle Service CycleWater Flow Through the Softener Valve Brining and Brine Rinse Cycles Backwash CycleFast Rinse Cycle Distributor Repair Parts for Water SoftenerWater Softener Complete KEY Part Description NO. NumberNumber Brine Valve AssemblyInlet Outlet Grounding Clamps KEY Part Description92 ¢ Valve Assembly60 59 6166 KEY Part NO. Number Bypass Installation Valve Model noKEY Part NO. NumberCall 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Call 7 am 7 pm, 7 days a week800 366 800 473

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