Kenmore 625.348460 Section, Service Tech. Information, Water Flow Through The Softener Valve

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WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE

SECTION 5

SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION

WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE

SERVICE CYCLE

Hard water enters the valve inlet port￿ Internal valve porting routes the water down and out the top distributor￿ into the resin tank￿ Hard water is softened as it passes through the resin bed￿ then enters the bottom distributor￿ Soft water flows back into the valve and out the valve outlet￿ to the house soft water pipes￿

FILL CYCLE

To begin a regeneration￿ the electronic timer energizes the circuit to the valve motor￿ The valve motor rotates the rotor & disc￿ and the valve cam until the position switch lever drops to open the motor circuit when the valve in FILL position￿ ￿s the rotor and disc rotates￿ the port opens for SOFT water fill through the venturi￿ Fill flow continues to the brine valve￿ and into the salt storage tank￿ Soft water is still available to the house lines￿

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Kenmore 625.348460 Section, Service Tech. Information, Water Flow Through The Softener Valve, Service Cycle, Fill Cycle