Kenmore 625.348321 5E.WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHESOFTENERVALVE

SERVICETECH. INFORMATION

SECTION 5

29

5E.WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHESOFTENERVALVE

BRININGANDBRINERINSECYCLES

Afterfill,timer/switchactionallowsthemotortoturntherotoranddiscintoBRININGposition.

Waterflowisdirectedtothenozzle.Suction,createdbythenozzleandventuri,drawsbrinefrom

thesaltstoragetankandinjectsitintotheresinbedviathebottomdistributor.Flowcontinuesout

thetopdistributorandtothedrain.Hardwaterisavailableatthevalveoutlet.

Whenthebrinevalveclosestoendbrinedraw,waterflowcontinuesinthesamedirectionstoslow-

lyRINSEbrinefromtheresinbedandtothedrain.

drain

brinefrom

saltstor-

agetank

nozzle

venturi

bypasshardwater

tovalveoutlet

fromValveInlet

(hardwater)

BACKWASH CYCLE

Timer/switchactionagainallowsthemotor

toturntherotor&disctoplacethevalvein

BACKWASH,stoppingwaterflowtothe

nozzle.Waterisrouteddownandoutthebot-

tomdistributor,upthroughthebed,andout

thetopdistributortothedrain.Thefastflow

(controlledbyaflowpluginthedrainfitting)

flushesdirt,sediments,irondeposits,re-

mainingbrineandhardnesstothedrain.

drain

flowplug

bypasshardwater

tovalveoutlet

Contents

Main SolidStateWaterSoftener Sears,Roebuck andCo., HoffmanEstates,IL60179 USA OWNERS MANUAL MODELNO. 625.348321 WARRANTY SEARSRESIDENTIALWATERSOFTENER SECTION1SOFTENERSTARTUP SECTION2HOWYOURWATERSOFTENERWORKS SECTION6REPAIRPARTS32-35 SECTION3CAREOFYOURSOFTENER SECTION4OTHERTHINGSTOKNOW 1A.SAFETYGUIDES 1 B. 1C.PROGRAMTHETIMER FIG.1 SET THETIMER A . B . FIG.2 1D.SANITIZINGTHEWATERSOFTENER FIG.3 1E.FILL THE STORAGETANK WITHSALT FIG.4 2A.FACE PLATETIMERFEATURES FIG.5 FIG.6 2A.FACEPLATETIMERFEATURES FIG.7WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE FIG.8WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE FIG.9WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE FIG.10 WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE FIG.11 WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE Page 3A.SALTREFILLINGSTORAGETANK/BREAKINGASALT BRIDGE PLEASESEE PAGE8FORSALTFILLINGDIRECTIONS. SALT BRIDGE FIG.12 A SALTBRIDGE 3B.KEEPINGTHEWATERSOFTENERCLEAN FIG.13 3C.KEEP THE SOFTENERFROMFREEZING FIG.14 DRAINWATERFROMTHE 3D.HELPFULHINTSCHECKLIST ... TOHELPYOUSAVEMONEY 4A.HOWTOFINE-TUNEYOUR SOFTENER FIG.15 Page 4A.HOWTOFINE-TUNEYOUR SOFTENER SEE INSTRUCTIONSFORUSINGTHETABLE, PAGE18. 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 minutes DAY 45 46to 4B.DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS FIG.16 BYPASSVALVES MODELNO.625.348321 NOTE: Page 5B.REGENERATION CYCLETIMES SEE REGENERATIONTABLE ON PAGE 20, AND SPECIFICATIONS,PAGE 21. CYCLEFLOWRATES(GALLONSPERMINUTE) TOSETDOUBLEBACKWASH(Softenerhasabackwashandfastrinsecyclebeforebrining,and 1.Pressandholdentiredisplaycomeson................ 5C.TROUBLESHOOTING AUTOMATICELECTRONICDIAGNOSTICS POSSIBLEDEFECT MOSTLIKELYLESSLIKELY MANUALADVANCEDIAGNOSTIC 5C.TROUBLESHOOTING BRINE VALVEFLOATSETTINGFREEBOARD MEASUREMENT Page 5D.ROTARYVALVE SERVICE DISASSEMBLY SERVICINGTHEVALVE ASSEMBLY Page 5E.WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHESOFTENERVALVE BRININGANDBRINERINSECYCLES BACKWASH CYCLE Page Page MODELNO.625.348321 INLET--- OUTLET GROUNDINGCLAMPS BRINEVALVE ASSEMBLYSEARSWATERSOFTENER MODELNO.625.348321 VALVEASSEMBLY MODELNOS.625.348321 PARTSLIST BYPASS INSTALLATIONVALVE MODELNO.625.34372 Sears,Roebuck andCo., HoffmanEstates,IL60179 U.S.A. OWNERS MANUAL SOLIDSTATE WATERSOFTENER zProductType zModel Number zPartNumber zPartDescription 1-- 800 -- 366 -- PART 1-- 800 -- 4-- REPAIR