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HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER
WORKS
B. SOFT WATER
SERVICE
and REGENERATION
REGENERATION
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FILL:
Salt,
dissolved
in water,
is called
brine.
Brine is needed
to clean the hardness
minerals
from
the resin beads.
To make
the brine, water
flows into
the salt storage
area during
the fill stage
as shown
in FIG. 6. Fill cycle length
depends
on how
much
soft water
making
capacity
you have used
since the
last regeneration.
As you use more
water,
fill time
increases
so
more
brine
is made.
The
greater
amount
of brine
cleans
more
hardness
minerals
from the resin
bed.
Water Flow Through
the Softener
in Fill
salt storage
tank
brine valve
\
soft water
hard water
OUT
IN
\
fill water
2-5
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BRINING:
During
brining,
the brine
is moved
from the salt storage
area, into the resin tank. Inside
the resin tank, brine
cleans
hardness
minerals
from
the resin
beads
and
they
are discharged
out
the
drain.
How
much
brine
is needed
to clean
the resin
depends
on:
--the
hardness
of your
watei,
--the
amount
of water
used
during
service,
- - the amount
of resin
in the softener,
--how
fast the brine
goes through
the bed.
The nozzle
and venturi
(FIG. 7) make
suction
to take
brine
from the salt tank and put it into the resin tank.
They keep
the brine
flow down
to a very slow rate
to get the best resin
cleaning
with
the least
salt.
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BRINE
RINSE:
After
all of the brine
is moved
into
the resin
tank,
the brine
valve
closes.
Water
keeps
flowing
the same
way it did during
brining
except
the brine flow has stopped,
t tardness
miner-
als and brine
flush from
the resin tank
to the drain.
Brining
and brine
rinse
together
vary in the length
of time they
take, relative
to the fill cycle length.
Water
Flow
Through
the Softener
in Brining
and Brine
Rinse
hard water
hard water
bypass OUT t
I
IN
drain
brine valve
\
\
brine
_]_ BACKWASH:
During
backwash,
water
flows
UP through
the resin
tank
(FIG. 8) at a fast rate to
flush iron minerals,
dirt and sediments
from the bed
and to the drain.
The bed lifts and expands
for good
cleaning.
Water Flow Through
the
Softener
in Backwash
hard water
hard water
bypass OUT t
fIN
drain
resin bed lifted
and expanded
Problems,
Questions?
Call 1- 800- 426- 9345 Kenmore
Water Line
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