Kenmore 625.348235, 625.348252, 625.348242 Water Flow Through the Filter Valve, Backwash, Rinse

SECTION 5SERVICE mECH. INFORMATION

C. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE FILTER VALVE

POSITION

SWITCH

ERVICE CYCLE .__1:>

EINLET

VALVE OUTLET _j

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i		I_	MINERAL_	"		the valve	Internal		valve
_,	p		4_,._ _./	_	mineral	bed, then enters the bottom distributor.	Filtered		water
'*,						tank. The water is filtered as it passes	through the
			BOTTOM		flows back into the valve and out the valve outlet, to the house
			DISTRIBUTOR		filtered	water pipes.

BACKWASH	CYCLE	FAST RINSE CYCLE
ROTOR & DISC	PLUG	ROTOR& DISC
\		POSITION SWITCH

	INLET		DRAIN
			INLET
OUTLET	DISTRIBUTOR		TOP
		OUTLET	DISTRIBUTOR
	POSITION	POSITION
		SWITCH
	SWITCH		/
BOTTOM		:_,_	BOTTOM
			DISTRIBUTOR
DISTRIBUTOR

Timer/switch

action

allows

the

motor

to

turn

the ro-

tributor,

to

the

drain.

The

fast

flow

of water

down-

tor

& disc

to

place

the valve

in

BACKWASH.

Water

ward

through

the

mineral

bed

flushes

any

remain-

is routed

down

and

out

the

bottom

distributor,

up

ing

sediments

to

the drain.

The

mineral

bed

is

through

the

bed, and

out

the

top

distributor

to the

packed

and

prepared

for

return

to

service.

drain.

The

fast

flow

(controlled

by

a flow plug in the

drain

fitting)

flushes

dirt,

sediments

and

iron depos-

The

timer

again energizes

the

motor

to return

the

its

to

the

drain.

valve

to

service.

As

the

valve

rotates,

the

position

During

FAST

RINSE,

the

rotor

&

disc

is

positioned

switch

lever

drops

to

open

the

circuit.

The

valve

re-

so

water

flow

enters

the

mineral

tank

through

the

mains

positioned

is

service

until the

timer

initiates

top

distributor,

and

exits

through

the

bottom

dis-

the

next

regeneration.

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