Kenmore 625.348670 5C.WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE SOFTENERVALVE

SERVICETECH INFORMATION

SECTION 5

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5C.WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE SOFTENERVALVE

BRINING AND BRINERINSE CYCLES

Afterfill,timer/switchactionallowsthemotortoturntherotorand discinto

BRININGposition.Waterflowisdirectedtothenozzle.Suction,createdbythe

nozzleandventuri,drawsbrinefromthesaltstoragetankandinjectsitintothe

resinbedviathebottomdistributor.Flowcontinuesoutthetop distributorandto

thedrain.Hardwateris availableat thevalveoutlet.

Whenthebrinevalveclosestoendbrinedraw,waterflowcontinuesinthesame

directionstoslowlyRINSEbrinefromtheresinbedandtothedrain.

drain

brinefrom

saltstorage

tank

nozzle

venturi

bypass

hardwater

tovalve

outlet

fromValveInlet

(hardwater)

position

switch

BACKWASH CYCLE

Timer/switchactionagainallowsthemotortoturn

therotor&disctoplacethevalveinBACKWASH,

stoppingwaterflow tothenozzle.Waterisrouted

downandout thebottomdistributor,upthroughthe

bed,andout thetop distributortothedrain.Thefast

flow (controlledbyaflowpluginthedrainfitting)

flushesdirt,sediments,irondeposits,remainingbrine

andhardness tothedrain.

drain

flowplug

bypass

hardwater

tovalve

outlet

position

switch

Contents

Main GeniusII WaterSoftener Sears,Roebuck andCo., HoffmanEstates,IL60179 USA OWNERS MANUAL MODELNO. 625.348670 WARRANTY SEARSRESIDENTIALWATERSOFTENER FULL TENYEAR WARRANTYAGAINST LEAKS FULL THREE YEAR ELECTRONICSWARRANTY FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTYON WATERSOFTENER Sears,Roebuck and Co., D/817 WA,Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 Page 1A.SAFETYGUIDES 1B.CHECK LISTOFALL STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TOINSTALL 1C.PROGRAMTHETIMER FIG.1 1.SETPRESENT TIMEOFDAY: 2.SETWATERHARDNESS NUMBER: n 1C.PROGRAMTHETIMER 3.SETRECHARGE(REGENERATION)TIME: n 5.SETSALT TYPE (sodiumchloride orpotas- siumchloride,see page 9): 1D.SANITIZINGTHEWATERSOFTENER Youcansanitize thesoftenerwith orwith- outsalt inthestoragetank. FIG.2ADD WATER 1E.FILL THE STORAGETANK WITHSALT FIG.3ADD SALT EXTRA RECHARGE RECHARGENOW *NOTE: 1.Lift thesaltholecoverandlevelthesaltinthe 2.Thesaltleveldecal,onthebrinewell insidethe 3.Now,press theSALT LEVEL ADJUSTbutton 4.Finally,set thelevelyouwant thelowsalt OPTIONALADJUSTABLE SETTINGS "12 or24 Hourclock-defaultsto12 hr:At the12 "GallonorLiter readings-defaultstogallons: "MaximumDaysBetweenRegenerations- defaultiszerodays:Thefaceplatetimerautomati- "CLEANfeatureminutes-defaultis7minutes: OTHERFEATURES TANK LIGHT WATERFLOWRATETHROUGHSOFTENER AVERAGEDAILYGALLONS orLITERS RECHARGETIMEREMAINING and VALVE POSITION INDICATORS LOWSALT INDICATOR LIGHT AUTOMATIC BYPASS ELECTRONICS 3A.SALTREFILLINGSTORAGETANK/BREAKINGASALT BRIDGE PLEASE SEE PAGE9FORSALTFILLINGDIRECTIONS. BE SURETORESET THE SALTMONITOR,PAGE10. SALT BRIDGE FIG.9SALTBRIDGE 3B.KEEPINGTHEWATERSOFTENER CLEAN COVERS NOZZLE&VENTURI FIG.10 CLEANINGTHENOZZLE & VENTURI 3C.KEEP THE SOFTENERFROMFREEZING 1.Closetheshut-offvalveonthehousemainwater 2.Openafaucetinthesoft waterpipestovent 3.RefertoFIG. 12 onpage20.Movethestemina 4.Unplugthetransformerat thewall outlet.Re- 3D.HELPFULHINTSCHECKLIST ... TOHELP YOUSAVE MONEY andyoursoftenerstill doesnot work,call yourSearsServiceDepartment. PROBLEMCAUSE CORRECTION OTHERTHINGSTOKNOW SECTION 4 4A.DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS FIG.12 BYPASS VALVES MODELNO.625.348670 TIMER HFCODEHF32 WIRING SCHEMATIC FACEPLATE 1.Doesthetimedisplayshow thecorrect timeofday? 2 .Plumbingbypass valve(s)mustbeinfull s 3.Theinletandoutletpipesmustconnecttothesoftener 1.Toenterdiagnostics 2.Press theON/OFF-HOLDbuttontoadvancethe 3.Press the#1SELECTbuttonandhold3 seconds ...HF32 shows.8 MANUALADVANCEREGENERATION CHECK 1.Press theON/OFF-HOLDbuttonandholdinfor a.If waterdoesnotenterthetank,lookforanob- 2.Afterobservingfill,press theON/OFF-HOLD a.If thesoftenerdoesnotdrawbrine 3.AgainpressON/OFF -HOLDtomovethesoften- a.Anobstructedflowindicates a pluggedtop dis- 5B.ROTARY VALVE SERVICE DISASSEMBLY SERVICING THE VALVE ASSEMBLY 5C.. WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE SOFTENERVALVE SERVICECYCLE FILL CYCLE 5C.WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE SOFTENERVALVE BRINING AND BRINERINSE CYCLES BACKWASH CYCLE 5C.WATERFLOWTHROUGHTHE SOFTENERVALVE FASTRINSE CYCLE Page SECTION 6 S 6 N O I SECTION 6 S E C T I Page Page Sears,Roebuck andCo., HoffmanEstates,IL60179 U.S.A. OWNERS MANUAL MODELNO. 625.348670 zProductType zModel Number zPartNumber zPartDescription GeniusII WaterSoftener