Kenmore 625.34867 owner manual 5C .. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE, ow,tch, Section

SECTION 5

SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION

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5C .. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE

SERVICE CYCLE

	from Valve Inlet
	(hard water)
To Valve Outlet"	distributor
	resin tank
(soft water)
	€
	position ._...__

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bottom distributor

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
positionswitch		valve cam
	venturi
		rotor & disc
fill	flow	from Valve Inlet
plug
		water)
	fill water	) distributor
	(soft)

switch __

To begin a regeneration, the electronic timer energizes the circuit to the valve motor. The valve motor rotates the rotor and disc and the valve cam until the position switch lever drops, to open the motor circuit and position the valve in FILL. As 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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