Ecosoft FK Series, Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL ECOSOFT
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MEDIA SYSTEMS
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1.2. Ecosoft FK advanced water softeners with Ecomix®
Well water often contains calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, ammonia and natural
organic matter that would normally require multi-step water treatment to bring down all
the constituents to permitted concentrations. Ecosoft developed a proprietary solution for
removing all these impurities in one step and a single filter. Ecomix® advanced softening
media effectively treats problem water even when complicated with non-neutral pH, high
TDS, and other noxious impurities.
Regeneration requires sodium chloride brine and exactly same equipment as in a regular
softener. Ecomix® is a complex media with ion exchange and adsorptive components
that function in synergy. After loading and backwashing, Ecomix bed stratifies in the right
succession of layers ready to operate.
1.3. Ecosoft FU ion exchange softeners resin with Dowex® resin
Water hardness accounts for the largest costs among all water quality issues incurred by
households, business, and public sector. Some of the symptoms of excessive water hardness
are limescale deposition inside water pipes and appliances, high detergent demand, poor
soap lathering, compromised plumbing fixture appearance, overuse of electric power by
water heating appliances, poor skin and hair condition.
Water hardness arises chiefly from calcium and magnesium dissolved in water. Ion exchange
softening is one of the simplest ways to reduce water hardness. Ion exchange resins work
by attracting and retaining ions of hardness metals in the polymer structure. For balance,
they release equivalent quantity of sodium ions.
When ion exchange capacity of the resin becomes depleted, the resin must be regenerated
to restore the capacity. During regeneration, tablesalt brine seeps slowly through the bed,
allowing sodium ions to displace and flush out ions of hardness.
Ecosoft water softeners use Dowex® ion exchange resin.
1.4. Multiple unit systems
In large and/or critical applications such as boiler feed water treatment, public water
services, manufacturing etc, softening units are usually required to operate uninterruptedly
without regeneration stops. In these cases, Ecosoft multiple unit systems are used.
Duplex systems comprise two softeners operating in parallel, locked out from simultaneous
regeneration and equipped with auxiliary motorized No Hard Water Bypass valves to