Friday, December 5, 2008

North Star or Sears Valve - Error 3 after replacing motor

  I have a Kenmore water softener with a few problems. I replaced the motor a few months ago. Worked fine until recently. I got a error 3 code, which I believe is motor torque. I removed the motor and still has the code after clearing it. Any ideas?
 
* Motor failure is sometimes caused by the "drag" caused by the Rotor Disc and Seal Kit.
It is often NECESSARY to Rebuild the moving parts and not just replace the motor when stalling occurs.
see:
 
Hopefully you have not damaged the new motor yet, and rebuilding the valve will be enough to fix the valve.
 
Error Code 3 can also be the switch,
 
and see:
 
 

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