Kenmore 625.348321 Owner's Manual page 29

SECTION 5
5E. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE
bypass hard water
to valve outlet
venturi
nozzle
brine from
salt stor-
age tank
After fill, timer/switch action allows the motor to turn the rotor and disc into BRINING position.
Water flow is directed to the nozzle. Suction, created by the nozzle and venturi, draws brine from
the salt storage tank and injects it into the resin bed via the bottom distributor. Flow continues out
the top distributor and to the drain. Hard water is available at the valve outlet.
When the brine valve closes to end brine draw, water flow continues in the same directions to slow-
ly RINSE brine from the resin bed and to the drain.
bypass hard water
to valve outlet
BRINING AND BRINE RINSE CYCLES
drain
from Valve Inlet
(hard water)
BACKWASH CYCLE
flow plug
drain
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SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION
Timer/switch action again allows the motor
to turn the rotor & disc to place the valve in
BACKWASH, stopping water flow to the
nozzle. Water is routed down and out the bot-
tom distributor, up through the bed, and out
the top distributor to the drain. The fast flow
(controlled by a flow plug in the drain fitting)
flushes dirt, sediments, iron deposits, re-
maining brine and hardness to the drain.