5C .. Water Flow Through The Softener Valve - Kenmore 625.348670 Owner's Manual

SECTION 5

5C .. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE

To Valve Outlet
(soft water)
bottom distributor
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.
position switch
fill flow
plug
fill water
To Valve Outlet
(soft water)
bottom distributor
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.
SERVICE CYCLE
resin
bed
FILL CYCLE
venturi
(soft)
resin
bed
SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION
from Valve Inlet
(hard water)
top distributor
resin tank
position
switch
resin
bed
valve cam
rotor & disc
from Valve Inlet
(hard water)
top distributor
resin tank
position
switch
resin
bed
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