Kenmore 625.38818 C. Water Flow Through The Softener Valve, Service Tech. Information, Section

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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