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Technical Manual

Models:

Essential Gold (15759)
Essential Platinum (15210)

Kinetico

ESSENTIAL

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Summary of Contents for 15759

Page 1: ...Technical Manual Models Essential Gold 15759 Essential Platinum 15210 Kinetico ESSENTIAL S E R I E S WAT E R S O F T E N E R S...

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Page 3: ...2 Riser Tube 12 Brine Tank 12 Brine Valve 12 V Valve Maintenance 13 Servicing the Venturi 13 System Disassembly 14 17 Maintenance 17 Valve Assembly 18 19 AccuDial Assembly 20 21 Setting the AccuDial 2...

Page 4: ...quipment specifications section for specific instructions Consult MSDS Sheets A caution icon will be used to present any information that may hold a potential hazard or concern during the installation...

Page 5: ...regeneration period the unit cannot make soft water To alleviate this concern two design elements are included First during a regeneration the unit automatically by passes water so the customer is ne...

Page 6: ...pe Regeneration Control Volumetric Service Flow Upflow Regeneration Flow Downflow Regeneration Type Countercurrent Hard Water By pass During Regeneration Automatic Salt Capacity Pellet 60 lb 27 2 kg S...

Page 7: ...egeneration Type Countercurrent Hard Water By pass During Regeneration Automatic Water Used for Regeneration Inlet Water Unprocessed Water Used for Brine Tank Fill Softened Salt Capacity Pellet 18 x 3...

Page 8: ...t to a 0 8 lb salt setting This can be confirmed by measuring the distance of the float cup from the top of the fixed adjuster tube This distance is 0 50 inches drawing not to scale Essential Platinum...

Page 9: ...ation process the by pass chamber is open providing a flow connection between inlet and outlet Water Metering The amount of water metered between a regeneration will be based on three factors the conf...

Page 10: ...generation gearing connects the regeneration turbine to the stem gear and eccentric pin which drives the regeneration drive pawl and advances the control disc Regeneration Control Disc All valve posit...

Page 11: ...red in the level 4 These valves include inlet by pass outlet valve and spring loaded control valve The servo valves are operated by the control disc Together these valves control the flow of water thr...

Page 12: ...spots in the media tank The design of the distributors also keeps the resin inside the tank as the slots on the distributor are sized smaller than the minimum size of the resin beads Riser Tube A ris...

Page 13: ...enturi 5 Snap fit new venturi 6 Lubricate O rings with silicone 3 places Use small screwdriver to pry venturi out of plug insert screwdriver near tab Snap fit in after lining up tabs on venturi with m...

Page 14: ...3 Depressurize system Depress and turn actuator clockwise 4 Disconnect and remove by pass 5 Disconnect brine line and drain line 6 Remove brine valve 7 Remove salt 8 Remove valve 9 Unbolt valve Unbol...

Page 15: ...2 philips screwdriver 16 Disassemble AccuDial metering 17 Remove upper disc 18 Remove meter drive pawl 19 Remove no back pawl and spring 20 Remove balance piston and O ring 21 Remove balance piston sp...

Page 16: ...d re move check stem 29 Isolate level 3 4 5 assembly 30 Remove by pass seat Hold valve seat Unscrew 31 Separate level 3 from 4 5 and remove level 3 32 Remove drain valve seat 33 Separate level 4 from...

Page 17: ...move control valve Pull Maintenance Service venturi Unscrew using a 1 4 nut driver Service regeneration flow control and filter disc Regeneration flow control orientation Service backwash flow control...

Page 18: ...rt outlet piston into level 4 5 Add seats to inlet and outlet valves 6 Insert BWFC into level 4 Outlet Position Push Screw 7 Place level 5 seal on level 5 8 Place level 4 subassembly on level 5 9 Plac...

Page 19: ...19 13 Place 3 4 5 assembly on level 6 14 Place level 3 seal on 3 4 5 6 assembly 15 Place level 1 assembly on 3 4 5 6 16 Bolt valve together Use a 1 4 nut driver and tighten to 1 69 Nm 15 in lbs in a...

Page 20: ...drive pawl with spring 4b Regeneration drive pawl with spring in place 5a Add a regeneration start pawl with spring 5b Regeneration start pawl with spring in place 6a Add no back pawl and spring 6b No...

Page 21: ...re arrow is aligned at 6 o clock position 11 Insert return spring into cap 12 Insert actuator and O ring into cap 13 Add cap O ring 14 Align superdisc 15 Attach cap to level 1 16a Bolt valve 6 00 Make...

Page 22: ...al Regeneration Using a 2 Phillips screwdriver push down firmly on the softener valve screw and slowly turn clockwise listening for four 4 clicks to start the regeneration At this point you should hea...

Page 23: ...wn the central distributor tube and up through the resin bed 7 Control Flow When the set point volume has metered through the Solitaire valve determined by the hardness setting on the AccuDial the con...

Page 24: ...stributor tube Then the brine flows out the drain valve to the drain line 12 Slow Rinse During slow rinse there is no change in the position of the internal valves in the Solitaire valve If the satura...

Page 25: ...lose by pass step the inlet by pass valve switches to the inlet position During this step the brine line is pressurized and the cabinet brine drum is refilled through both the nozzle and throat sides...

Page 26: ...R 3 4 1 SWEAT 3748 BRASS IN OUT ADAPTER THREADED 3 4 NPT 7841 BRASS IN OUT ADAPTER 1 1 1 4 SWEAT 10081B STRAIGHT THREAD IN OUT ADAPTER 3 4 straight thread can be used with hose connection do not use w...

Page 27: ...nd Part Number Description 14201 STRAIGHT THREAD IN OUT ADAPTER KIT 1 x 1 1454A BRASS IN OUT ADAPTER KIT 3 4 1 SWEAT 1483A PVC IN OUT ADAPTER KIT 1 GLUE 3801A BRASS THREADED IN OUT ADAPTER KIT 3 4 NPT...

Page 28: ...VALVE 3 4 STRAIGHT THREAD straight thread can be used with hose connection do not use with NPT fittings 15317 BLENDING BY PASS VALVE 1 NPT 14894 LONG BLENDING BY PASS VALVE 3 4 STRAIGHT THREAD straigh...

Page 29: ...y 4 Run soft water to service Metering Rate Gold Platinum 10 0 gallons per tooth Verify metering Watch the AccuDial Is it advancing clockwise Watch the no back pawl as the AccuDial advances clockwise...

Page 30: ...unit in backwash and a faucet running timing how long it takes to fill the container Essential Gold backwash rate 1 0 gpm Essential Platinum backwash rate 2 5 gpm 1 gallon 38 seconds 2 5 gpm 1 gallon...

Page 31: ...line C Damaged outlet main valve seat seal A Clean flow control venturi throat and Nozzle note do not use paper clip B Clean replace flow control free obstruction from drain line C Replace main valve...

Page 32: ...wash cycle A Control flow path is plugged at the regeneration nozzle or regeneration flow control B Regeneration drive pawl and or spring is weak or broken C Damaged tooth on control disc D Eccentric...

Page 33: ...e damaged by chlorine or chloramines A Replace main valve piston quad rings B Replace small retainer quad rings in level 4 or replace level 4 the piston shafts seal against these quad rings and they c...

Page 34: ...Meter Disc A J Gold 16023A Lower Meter Disc 10 Platinum 14818B 10 Solitaire Control Disc 14712C 11 Solitaire Level One w Cer Stem Gear Asy 14755A 12 AccuDial Lockout Clip ALC 16213 13 Regeneration Dri...

Page 35: ...el Three Assembly Parts Dwg No Description Part No 1 SS Cap Screw 1010 2 Venturi Access Plug w O rIng 14807 3 Solitaire Venturi Tan Essential Gold 14809 Solitaire Venturi Orange Essential Platinum 148...

Page 36: ...at w Seal 13696 7 Seal Only Seat 14725 8 Quad Ring 125 Piston 1550 9 Quad Ring 110 Internal Not Shown 1590 10 Seal Main Seat 7865 Level 5 Assembly Parts Dwg No Description Part No 1 Solitaire Level Fi...

Page 37: ...Screw 14703A 2 Solitaire Main Valve Nut 14741 3 In Out Tank Adapter O ring 122 1328 4 O ring 148 Cap Seal 14745 5 Solitaire Level Three Seal 14727 6 Solitaire Level Four Seal 14733 7 Solitaire Level F...

Page 38: ...d Tubes Essential Gold Dwg No Description Part No 1 Distributor Tube 15856 2 8 x 17 Media Tank 15801 3 Brine Valve Assembly 15804 4 Cabinet Assembly 15802 5 Overflow Elbow 1138A 6 Overflow Nut 1139A 7...

Page 39: ...sential Platinum Dwg No Description Part No 1 Distributor Tube 13433 2 9 x 35 Media Tank 15316 3 Brine Valve Assembly 7805 4 18 x 35 Brine Drum Assembly 15062 Standard Mesh H C Resin 13683 Polypropyle...

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