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HOW YOUR WATER SOFTENER WORKS
Water softeners remove problem minerals (calcium and magnesium) causing hardness, from your water by exchanging them with harmless sodium
ions in a process called ion exchange. Unlike calcium and magnesium, sodium does not form scaling. Sodium also does not interfere with the
cleaning action of soaps. Resin beads charged with sodium ions release the sodium and exchange them with the hardness ions. The resin beads and
the softener must be regenerated as these ions are exchanged and are used up.
Regeneration is accomplished by rinsing the resin with a saturated brine solution that removes the calcium and magnesium from the resin bead
while replenishing the sodium. This is why the softener requires a brine tank and salt. The water softener will provide soft water for several days
before needing to be regenerated when sized correctly for your application. Your system measures the amount of water used to determine when
regeneration is required.
This softener is equipped with an internal automatic bypass which will allow for untreated water to bypass the unit during a regeneration so the
home will not be without water during this period. Regeneration time is factory set for 2:00 a.m. to minimize the chance of untreated water getting
into your system during regeneration. Please try to avoid use of water during this time period or adjust the regeneration time to a suitable time
period when water use is at its minimum. Use of water during the regeneration time will result in hard untreated water being used.
FEATURES & TERMINOLOGY
Flow Rate
It will only display if treated water is running, otherwise, it will read
zero (0).
Date and Time
The current date and time are always displayed.
Remaining Gallons
The total amount of soft water the system can produce before the
next regeneration.
Capacity Gallons
Total capacity of system from last regeneration.
Precision Brining
Precision brining means that your softener calculates the exact amount
of brine required to regenerate. This saves up to 30% more salt.
Upflow units only
.
Brine Pre-Fill%
This is the percentage of the water that will be added to the brine tank
after a regeneration. The default is 70%.
Variable Reserve Brining
The remaining amount of water will be added just prior to the
regeneration and will be proportional to the amount of capacity left in
the system.
Upflow units only
.
Manual Delayed Regeneration
Generally, used after servicing the valve so that it will regenerate at a
standard pre-set time.
Adjustable Backwash
Using a clean municipal water supply, there is no need to backwash
and clean the bed with every regeneration. The 89 valve saves a
significant amount of water by skipping up to ten (10) backwash
cycles.
Soft Water Brine Tank Refill
Conserves capacity and keeps the brine tank cleaner by adding only
treated soft water to the brine tank rather than raw untreated hard
water.
Regen Time
Time of day that the softener is scheduled to regenerate.
Salt Reminder
A feature that will provide both a visual and audible alarm based on
the salt consumption settings.