KineticoPRO CC 206c, Owner'S Manual

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Compact Commercial Softener Owner
’s Manual
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5. Place the unit in manual
regeneration in the brine position Check if unit is drawing brine by disconnecting the brine line from
the elbow on the Level 3.
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Is the brine suction elbow screen clogged?
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Is the suction sound smooth and continuous with no water
blow back?
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Moisten a finger and place it on the open end of the elbow.
Can you feel a smooth continuous suction?
6. Remove the brine valve Check the brine valve setting.
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Is it set according to the brine valve installation sheet?
7. Look for leaks in the house Watch the meter disc.
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Is it turning?
Watch the no back pawl.
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As the meter disc turns clockwise, the no back pawl should
drop into the next tooth, preventing the meter disc from
turning backwards. Does it?
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Measure the metering rate.
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Wait for the no back pawl to drop into a tooth. Place a
bucket under the faucet to catch the water. Let the meter
disc turn for another tooth or two, then measure the water
captured in the bucket. The approximate metering rate for all
models is shown below.
8. Measure water pressure Low water pressure can cause hard water and/or salty water.
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Measure the water pressure:
1. Adapt a pressure gauge to the brine fitting port on
Level 3.
2. Turn on cell.
3. Place either tank in the backwash portion of cycle.
a. Did the pressure drop below 15 psi at the
brine fitting? The Kinetico valve requires a
minimum of 15 psi for the CC Series to
function properly.
9. Measure backwash flow rate Too little backwash flow can cause salty water.
Measure the amount of water coming out of the drain line during the
backwash portion of cycle.
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Is it less than the backwash rate on the specification sheet?
10. Check unit shutoff The drain should be dry at the service positions (12 o'clock and 6
o'clock).
An occasional drip may occur. Measure the drip rate. There should
be less than 5 mL of water collected in 22 seconds.
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Is the drain running or dripping excessively in the service
positions?
Solving the Problem
Having run through the above 10 steps, you are now ready to solve whatever problems have been uncovered.
The next section tells specifically how to resolve common complaints and problems with water treatment systems.