Kenmore 625.3483500 - Manual (Page 13)

HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS
SECTION 2
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2B. SOFT WATER SERVICE AND REGENERATION
AUTOMATIC BYPASS
During the brining, brine rinse and backwash
cycles of regeneration, HARD water goes through
the softener valve and to the house pipes. If a
faucet is opened, hard water is there for your
needs. However, you should not use HOT water, if
possible, because the water heater will refill with
hard water. The softener regenerates from2:00
AM to about 4:00 AM, (you can set anytime), a time
when not much water is used.
If you get up early in the morning and you can
hear the softener regenerating, change the time
setting. Set the recharge time to 12:00 AM or 1:00
AM (page 18). Then regeneration will start and
end that much earlier and your water heater will
not refill with hard water if a hot faucet is opened.