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WHAT IS A WATER SOFTENER?
A water softener works by passing hard
water through a cylinder containing ion
exchange resin.
The resin consists of tiny beads that attract
and retain the hardness minerals, allowing
the now softened water into your
household water supply.
Resin
Brine
Hard water
Soft water
Water inlet
To drain
Brine
pick up
Rinse
water
to drain
Hard water
SOFTENING CYCLE
REGENERATION CYLCE
RINSING CYCLE
Periodically, these resin beads are
automatically cleaned and regenerated by
rinsing with a small amount of brine, (a salt
solution).
The brine, with the accumulated hardness
is then flushed away to the drain.
All this takes place automatically, all that
remains for you to do is occasionally top
up the water softener with salt.
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On the following pages we provide full installation and operating instructions.
You may find this booklet easier to follow if you first take a few minutes to familiarise
yourself with the basic principles of the water softening process and benefits of the
"Millennium" valve.
INTRODUCTION
At the heart of your Culligan water softener is the Millennium valve controlled by the
Waterside “Advanced Memory Electronic Control System” (AMECS). AMECS is
manufactured and tested to meet the latest EU standard for performance, safety and
testing of water softeners. The protocol used in the system design is based on the
extensive experience of Culligan in the UK.
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Rotary valve means less moving parts for greater reliability.
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Flow rates suitable for use on conventional and modern plumbing systems.
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Custom backlit easy read display.
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At a glance, "capacity remaining indicator" helping to provide a continuous supply of
softened water.
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Memory back-up facility allows the AMECS to restore all key settings held in its
memory after a temporary power supply failure, (for up to 72 hours).
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Low salt alarm.
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Low voltage control system.
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High capacity resin for generous amounts of softened water between regenerations.
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Proportional brining technology reduces water and salt usage for maximum efficiency.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Thank you for choosing an MC450 / 550 Waterside water softener.
PART ONE
OVERVIEW OF THE WATER SOFTENING PROCESS
