Kenmore 625.3486 Owner's Manual page 25

SECTION 5
SERVICE TECH INFORMATION
5C .. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE
SERVICE CYCLE
To Valve Outlet
(soft water)
bottom distributor
¢
from Valve Inlet
water)
distributor
resin tank
position ,..__
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.
FILL CYCLE
position switch valve cam
venturi
rotor & disc
fill flow from Valve Inlet
plug (hard water)
fill water
(soft) top distributor
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.
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