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Automatic Hard Water Bypass During Regeneration
The brine tank is equipped with a safety float which prevents your brine tank from overfill-
ing as a result of a malfunction such as a power failure.
The regeneration cycle can last 30 to 80 minutes, after which soft water service will be re-
stored. During regeneration, hard water is automatically bypassed for use in the household.
Hot water should be used as little as possible during this time to prevent hard water from
filling the water heater. This is why automatic regeneration is set for sometime during the
night and manual regenerations should be performed when little or no water will be used in
the household.
Normal regeneration time is 2:00 AM. It can be changed by going into the PROGRAM menu
and selecting REGEN TIME.
Safety Float
New Sounds
You may notice new sounds as your water softener operates. The regeneration cycle lasts
up to 80 minutes. During this time, you may hear water running intermittently to the drain.
Control Operation During A Power Failure
In the event of a power failure, the valve will keep track of the time and day for 48 hours.
The programmed settings are stored in a non-volatile memory and will not be lost during a
power failure. If power fails while the unit is in regeneration, the valve will finish regenera-
tion from the point it is at once power is restored. If the valve misses a scheduled regen-
eration due to a power failure, it will queue a regeneration at the next regeneration time
once power is restored.
About The System
Regeneration Process
When the system capacity is near exhausted, a regeneration is necessary to restore the sys-
tem to full capacity. The table below explains the regeneration steps.
Step Name
Description
#1
Back Wash
Fresh water is introduced to the bottom of the tank flowing upwards ex-
panding the ion exchange resin to rinse out any dirt or small particles to
the drain and to un-compact the bed to restore full service flow rates.
#2
Brine
The brine solution is introduced slowly from the top of the tank flowing
down through the ion exchange resin pushing the hardness out to drain
and restoring system capacity.
#4
Rinse
Fresh water is introduced from the top of the tank flowing down through
the ion exchange resin rinsing any excess brine solution out to the drain.
#5
Refill
Fresh water is added to the salt tank to prepare and insure fully saturated
brine for the next regeneration.
Summary of Contents for 95 Series
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