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SECTION 5 Ii_ii:ii:_i:ii:ii:_i:ii:ii:_i:ii:ii]
S E RVI C E TEC H. INFO R MATIO N
C. WATER
FLOW THROUGH
THE SOFTENER
VALVE
SERVICE CYCLE
from Valve Inlet
(hard water)
top distributor
To Valve Outlet
(soft water)
resin tank
¢
resin
I
bed
bottom distributor _'_
position
switch
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
plug
from Valve Inlet
(hard water)
fill water
(soft)
top distributor
To Valve Outlet
(soft water)
€
resin
bed
bottom distributor
_/_1
resin
bed
resin tank
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position
--
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switch __
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
drcuit
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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