SECTION 5

SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION

C. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE

SERVICE CYCLE

from Valve Inlet

(hard water)

top

distributor

To Valve Outlet

 

(soft water)

resin tank

¢

 

resin

position

 

switch

I bed

bottom distributor _"1_

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

 

 

 

position switch

 

valve

cam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

venturi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rotor & disc

 

 

fill

flow

 

 

 

 

 

plug

 

from Valve Inlet

 

 

 

 

 

(hard

water)

 

 

 

fill water

 

 

 

 

 

 

(soft)

 

top

distributor

 

 

To Valve Outlet

 

 

resin tank

4 _.._.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(soft

water)

 

 

:7

"X

 

 

 

position

-- (

i"

 

 

 

 

 

 

bed

 

switch

__

 

 

 

resin

resin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bed

bottom distributor _-_1

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. 5-6

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Kenmore 625.38818, 625.38817 Water Flow Through the Softener Valve, Service Cycle, Fill Cycle, Bottom distributor

625.38817, 625.38818 specifications

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