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HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER
WORKS
B. SOFT WATER
SERVICE
and REGENERATION
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FAST RINSE:
Backwash
is followed
by a fast
flow of water
down
through
the resin tank. The fast
flow packs
the resin bed and gets it ready
for return
to service
(FIG. 9).
ELECTRONICS
Two main
parts
of the softener's
electronics
are
a WATER
METER,
and _
a COMPUTER.
After fast rinse, the softener
returns
to service.
Hard
water
goes into
the resin
tank
where
the resin bed
again
takes
out the hardness
minerals.
Soft water
goes to the house
soft water
pipes.
Water Flow Through
the
Softener
in Fast Rinse
soft water
hard water
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drain
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 measure
the volume
of
water.
COMPUTER--
The computer
is part of the face-
plate
thner circuit
board.
It is programmed
to know
the softener's
capacity
(how
many
grains
of hard-
ness minerals
it will take out of the water before
a re-
generation
is needed).
When
starting
the softener,
page
1-4, you
set it for the grains
per
gallon
(gpg)
hardness
of the water.
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,
t towev-
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
4:30 AM, a time when
not much
water
is used.
If you get up early in the morning
and you can hear
the softener
regenerating,
change
the recharge
start-
ing 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 re-
fill with hard
water
if a hot faucet
is opened.
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
al-
ways
adjusts
this pattern
to your
water
using
hab-
its. 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 re-
moved.
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
TIME
RE-
MAINING
displays
during
the 2-1/2
hour
regen-
eration.
* Note:
If the CLEAN
feature
is set to ON, a cleaning
back-
wash
("C"is
shown
in the display,
along
with
the
minutes
of the clean cycle remaining),
precedes
the
recharge.
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Problems,
Questions?
Call
1- 800- 426- 9345
Kenmore
Water
Line
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