Kenmore 625.34846 - Manual (Page 24)

SECTION 5
SERVICER’S TECH. INFORMATION
5C. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE
SERVICE CYCLE
VALVE INLET
(HARD WATER)
VALVE OLITLET
(SOFT WATER)
TOP
DISTRIBUTOR
RESIN
TANK
POSITION
SWITCH
'BOTTOM
DISTRIBUTOR
Hard water enters the valve inlet port. Internal valve porting routed 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 flowrs back into the valve and out the valve outlet, to
the house soft water pipes.
POSmcM^
SWITCH
VENTURI
RLLFLOW
PLUG
FILL water '
(SOFT)
VALVE OUTLET
(SOFT WATER)
FILL CYCLE
VALVE CAM
ROTOR & DISC
VALVE INLET POSITION
(HARD WATER) S^rrcH
To begin a regeneration, the electronic timer energizes the ciroiit to the valve
motor. The valve motor rotates the rotor and disc and the v^e 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 ttirough
the venturi. R!l flow continues to the brine vaNe, and into the salt storage tank.
Soft water is still available to the house lines.
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