Water Conditioner Flow Diagrams - Hellenbrand WM1-16M Owner's Manual

1
Service
Position
Hard water enters the unit at the valve inlet - flows around the lower piston groove - thru the
passage to the top of tank - down thru the resin and enters the distributor as conditioned
water. The conditioned water flows up thru the center tube to the valve outlet.
3
Backwash
Position
10 minutes with standard piston
7 minutes with low water use piston
Hard water enters the unit at the valve inlet - flows around the lower piston groove and
lower piston land - down thru the center tube and out the distributor - up thru the resin -
thru the top of tank passage - around the upper piston groove and out the drain line.
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2
Preliminary
Rinse Position
5 minutes with standard piston
0 minutes with low water use piston
VALVE DRIVE ASSEMBLY
Hard water enters the unit at the valve inlet - flows around the lower piston groove - down
thru the top of tank passage - downward thru the resin - up the distributor tube - thru the
center hole in the piston - over the top edge of the piston and out the drain line.
4
Brine
Position
First Portion of 50 Minute Fixed Cycle
Hard water enters the unit at the valve inlet - flows around the lower piston groove - thru
the injector nozzle and orifice to draw brine from the brine tank. The brine flows down
thru the resin - into the distributor - up thru the center tube - thru the center hole in the
piston and out the drain line.