Automatic Hard Water Bypass During Regeneration
The regeneration cycle can last 30 to 180 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.
New Sounds
You may notice new sounds as your water softener operates. The regeneration cycle lasts
up to 180 minutes. During this time, you may hear water running intermittently to the drain.
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.
Regeneration Process and Precision Brining
System Configuration
Step
Name
Description
#1
Brine
Making
A
precise
calculated
amount
of
fresh
water
is
added
to
the
brine
tank
to
make
enough
brine
to
regenerate
only
the
exhausted
portion
of
the
ion
exchange
resin.
Note:
70%
of
the
required
fresh
water
is
added
in
Step
#5
in
the
previ
‐
ous
regeneration.
The
default
brine
making
time
is
30
minutes.
#2
Brine
The
brine
solution
is
introduced
slowly
to
the
bottom
of
the
tank
flowing
up
through
the
ion
exchange
resin
pushing
the
hardness
out
to
drain
and
restor
‐
ing
system
capacity.
#3
Back
Wash
Fresh
water
is
introduced
to
the
bottom
of
the
tank
flowing
upwards
expand
‐
ing
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.
#4
Rinse
Fresh
water
is
introduced
from
the
top
of
the
tank
down
flowing
down
through
the
ion
exchange
resin
rinsing
any
excess
brine
solution
out
to
the
drain.
#5
Refill
A
fixed
amount
of
soft
water
is
added
to
the
salt
tank
to
prepare
70%
of
the
fully
saturated
brine
for
the
next
regeneration.
Note:
Step
#1
will
"top
off"
the
amount
of
water
needed
based
on
the
percentage
of
exhausted
resin
to
be
regenerated.
185HE
UPFLOW
System
Configuration
Tank
Size
(Diameter)
Injector
Set
Brine
Line
Flow
Control
(BLFC)
Drain
Line
Flow
Control
(DLFC)
8"
#0000
Black
0.20
GPM
#1
(1.5
GPM)
9"
#2
(2.0
GPM)
10"
#3
(2.4
GPM)
12"
#00
Purple
#5
(3.5
GPM)
13"
#0
Red
#6
(4.0
GPM)
14"
#1
WHITE
#A
(5.0
GPM)
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