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SERVICE TECH. INFORMATION
SECTION 5
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5E. WATER FLOW THROUGH THE SOFTENER VALVE
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Hardwater enters thevalve inlet port. Internalvalve porting routesthe water downand
outthe topdistributor,into theresintank. Hard wateris softenedas itpasses throughthe
resinbed,then entersthe bottomdistributor.Soft water flows backinto the valve andout
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)
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To begin a regeneration, the solid state timer energizes the circuit to the valve motor. The
valvemotorrotatestherotoranddiscandthevalvecamuntilthe positionswitch leverdrops
to open the motor circuit and position the valve in FILL. As the rotor and disc rotates, the
portopens forSOFTwater fillthroughtheventuri.Fillflow continuestothebrine 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