Kenmore 625.34859 2B. Soft Water Service and Regeneration, Water Flow Through Softener in Fill

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SECTION 2

.ow YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS

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2B. SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION

SERVICE

When the softener is giving you soft water, it is called "Service". During service, hard water flows through 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. 4). As hard water passes through the bed, each bead attracts and holds

the hardness minerals. This is called ion-exchanging.

It is much like a magnet attracting and holding

metals. 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 become coated with hardness minerals and they have to be

cleaned. This cleaning is called regeneration or recharge. Regeneration is started at 2:00 a.m. by the electronic timer (see page 14). It takes place in 5 stages or cycles. These are:

REGENERATION

FT] 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. 5. 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.

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Contents Owners Manual Warranty Full ONE Year Warranty on Water SoftenerFull TEN Year Warranty Against Leaks Sears Installation Policy WarrantyTable of Contents Repair PartsSoftener Start HOW Your Water Softener WorksSafety Guides SectionCheck List of ALL STEP-BY-STEP Guides to Install To be sure you have done all the steps to installWATERSOFTENERSTART-UP SET Present Time of DAYSET Water Hardness Number SET Recharge Regeneration TimeWater ADD WaterFill ADD SaltWater Softening Salt with Iron Remov 2B.FACE Plate Timer Features Extra RechargeRecharge NOW Recharge TonightTimer Features Face Plate2B. Soft Water Service and Regeneration ServiceRegeneration Water Flow Through Softener in FillWater Flow Through the Softener in Backwash Water Flow Through Softener in Brining Brine RinseWater Flow Through Softener in Fast Rinse Regeneration Automatic BypassElectronics When to Refill with Salt Please see page 9 for Salt Filling DirectionsSalt Bridge TANK/BREAKING a Salt BridgeCare of Your Softener 3B. Keeping the Water Softener Clean Cleaning the Nozzle VenturiCovers Nozzle & VenturiCare of Your Softener 3C. Keep the Softener from Freezing Drain Water from the SoftenerProblem Cause CorrectionDIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS Bypass ValvesService TECH. Information 5A.TROU B LES H Ooti N G Wiring SchematicBack of Timer Service Tech Information 5A.TROU B LES H Ooti N G Automatic Electronic DiagnosticsManual Initiated Electronics Diagnostics Possible DefectIndicator Valve Position Manual Advance Regeneration Check Cycle Flow Rates Gallons PER MINService TECH. Information 5B.ROTARY Valve Service DisassemblyAssembly Servicing the ValveService Cycle Fill CycleBrining and Brine Rinse Cycles Backwash CycleFast Rinse Cycle Repairparts KEY Part Description NumberBrineassemblyvalve Inlet Outlet Grounding ClampsValve Assembly Bypass Installation Valve ListKEY Part NO. Number Description Owners
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