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SERVICE TECH INFORMATION

SECTION 5

5C. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE

BRINING AND BRINE RINSE CYCLES

After fill, timer/switch action allows the motor to turn the rotor and disc into

BRINING position. Water flow is directed to the nozzle. Suction, created by the

nozzle and venturi, draws brine from the salt storage tank and injects it into the

resinbed viathe bottomdistributor.Flowcontinues outthe topdistributor andto

the drain. Hard water is available at the valve outlet.

When the brine valvecloses to end brinedraw, waterflow continues in the same

directions to slowly RINSE brine from the resin bed and to the drain.

drain

brine from

salt storage

tank

nozzle

venturi

bypass

hard water

to valve

outlet

from Valve Inlet

(hard water)

position

switch

BACKWASH CYCLE

Timer/switch action again allows the motor to turn

the rotor & disc to place the valve in BACKWASH,

stopping water flow to the nozzle. Water is routed

down and out the bottom distributor,up throughthe

bed, and out the top distributor to the drain. The fast

flow (controlled by a flow plug in the drain fitting)

flushesdirt,sediments,irondeposits,remainingbrine

and hardness to the drain.

drain

flow plug

bypass

hard water

to valve

outlet

position

switch

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Kenmore 625.34867 User Manual Page 27