Kenmore 625.38818, 625.38817 owner manual How Your Water Softener Works, i!i !! i !! i SECTION

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HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS

B. SOFT WATER SERVICE and REGENERATION

AUTOMATIC BYPASS

During the brining, brine rinse and backwash cycles

of regeneration, HARD water goes through the soft- ener valve and to the house pipes. If a faucet is opened, hard water is there for your needs. Howev- er, you should not use hot water, if possible, because the water heater will refill with hard water. The soft-

ener, as factory programmed, regenerates from 2:00 AM to about 4:00 AM, a time when not much water is used.

If you start your day earlier in the morning (prior ro 4:00 AM), you may want to change the recharge

starting time. Set the recharge time to 12:00 AM or

1:00 AM (page 1-4). Then regeneration will start and end that much earlier and your water heater will not refill with hard water if a hot faucet is

opened.

ELECTRONICS

Two main parts of the softener's electronics are a WATER METER, and _ a COMPUTER.

WATER METER-- The water meter is in the soft-

ener valve outlet. As water flows through the meter,

it sends electric pulses to the computer. The com-

puter changes the pulses to a measure in gallons of water.

COMPUTER -- The computer is part of the

faceplate timer circuit board. It is programmed to

know the softener's capacity (how many grains of

hardness minerals it will take out of the water before

a regeneration is needed). When starting the soften-

er, page 1- 4, you set it for the grains per gallon (gp g)

hardness		of	the	water.
To find		a regeneration			pattern		best	for your		needs,
the	computer		uses: (1) water usage from the meter,
(2)	hardness		setting,		(3)	softener		capacity,		and	(4)
time	since		the	last	regeneration.			The	computer
always		adjusts		this	pattern		to your water			using
habits.		It works		toward		providing		you	with		soft

water for the longest time and at the most efficient

salt usage.
Softening		capacity			is used	as hard		water		goes
through		the	softener		and	hardness	minerals				are
removed.		When		the computer		determines		that		only
enough		capacity		remains to provide			soft	water	up		to
the	next	regeneration			starting	time	(2:00 AM,			or	as
otherwise		set)	it will		schedule	a regeneration.				When
the	regeneration			begins, RECHARGE			NOW		flashes
in	the display			during	the regeneration.

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