Water Flow Through The Softener Valve; Fill Cycle - Kenmore ULTRASOFT 250 625.38826 Owner's Manual

C. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE
SERVICE CYCLE
To Valve Outlet
(soft water)
bottom distributor
from Valve Inlet
(hard water)
top distributor
resin tank
resin position
b_d __ 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
Isoft) top distributor
To Valve Outlet
(soft water)
l_:_n _ _]L r_s_n
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 vane 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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