Kenmore 625.348670 - Manual (Page 26)

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