Kenmore 625.385200 manual Manually Initiated Electronic Diagnostics, Resetting to Factory Defaults

Service Information

MANUALLY INITIATED ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTICS

1. To enter diagnostics, press the SELECT button and
hold for three seconds. The display will change to		Motor
show turbine count, valve cycle position, and position
switch status (open or closed).
Valve Position Indicator		Position	Sensor
Number of Days since
		Switch	Housing
the last Regeneration			Turbine
Turbine Count
(No Water Flowing)			Turbine
Position Switch Indicator (Open)	Figure 41
			Support
TURBINE OPERATION: If no water is flowing through		Valve Outlet	& Shaft
			Figure 43
the softener, the turbine indicator displays three zeros.
When water is flowing, a 000 to 140 count repeats for
each gallon of water passing through the turbine. To		= Press and hold the s DOWN button to display the
check for positive operation of the turbine if zeros are
shown, open a nearby soft water faucet and observe		number of regenerations initiated by this controller
the turbine count. If you don’t get a reading in the dis-		since the model code number was entered.
play with faucet open, pull the sensor housing from the		NOTE: If the electronic controller is left in the diagnos-
valve outlet port (see Fig. 43). Pass a small magnet		tic display (or a flashing display when setting
back and forth in front of the sensor. You should get a		times or hardness), the normal time of day dis-
reading in the display. If you get a reading, unhook the		play automatically returns if a button has not
inlet and outlet plumbing and check the turbine for		been pressed for 4 minutes. To return to the
binding.		diagnostic display, repeat step 1, above.
POSITION SWITCH STATUS: With the valve in service,		RESETTING TO FACTORY DEFAULTS
or any of the recharge cycle positions, the position
switch indicator will show the switch open.	While the	To reset the electronic controller to its factory default
valve is rotating from one position to another, the posi-		for all settings (time, hardness, etc.):
tion switch indicator will show the switch closed. There		1. Press the SELECT button and hold it until the display
is likely a problem if indications vary from this pattern.
		changes twice to show the flashing model code.
Minutes of Cycle (ex-		2. Press the r UP button to display a flashing “SoS”.
ample: Fill) Remaining
Turbine Count
(Water Flowing)
	Figure 42
OTHER INFORMATION: While in the diagnostics
screen, the following information is available and may			Figure 44
be beneficial for various reasons. This information is
retained by the electronic controller from the first time		3. Press the SELECT button, and the electronic controller
electrical power is applied to the unit.		will restart.
= Press and hold the r UP button to display the num-		4. Set the present time, hardness, etc., as described on
ber of days this controller has had electrical power		pages 13 & 14.
applied.

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