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An Overview of the Regeneration
Process
Your RainSoft EC4 Water Conditioner performs a periodic regeneration
cycle to clean mineral bed and restore its capacity. How often it
regenerates depends on your water use, incoming water hardness, and
several other factors, but 1 - 2 regenerations per week can be typical.
An automatic regeneration will never occur more than once a day, and
the Regen Time is set to occur when you are unlikely to be using water
(Default setting is 2:00 AM). Here is an overview of the regeneration
process.
Regen Process:
Cycle 1: Brine Tank Fill
The first step in preparation for the regeneration is the addition of
water to the brine tank. The amount of salt the conditioner uses in the
regeneration relates to the amount of water added in the brine tank. The
salt in the tank will dissolve into the water to the point of saturation.
Many softeners add a fixed amount of water to the brine tank at the end
of each regeneration cycle. With that type of unit, the water sits in the
tank until the next regeneration, usually for several days.
Your EC4 conditioner uses a sophisticated and efficient approach called
“proportional brining.” The EC4 continually monitors your water use
and determines when a regeneration is to be ran. If regeneration is
scheduled, the EC4 Control motor will move the valve to the brine refill
position about two hours before the scheduled time of regeneration.
You may hear the motor run and some water flowing at this time.
Because the EC4 knows how much water you have used, the control
will calculate the exact amount of salt that you will need to restore the
system capacity. Then 2 hours before the time of regen, the control will
start to fill just enough water to the brine tank to dissolve the quantity
of salt calculated.
EXAMPLE:
If a regeneration is set for 2:00 AM that night, the system
start to regenerate at 12.00 AM. . The EC4 Valve start cycle 1. Once
cycle 1 is complete, the Valve will return to the home position during
cycle 2. During this time, your conditioner will continue to provide
treated water to your home.
CYCLE 2: Brine Make Up / Service
Once cycle 1 is complete and the brine tank has water, the valve returns
to home position and runs the time set for cycle 2. This time is adjustable,
but two hours provide the optimum solution. This gives the salt plenty
of time to dissolve and ensures that an accurate salt dose is used. The
system is still providing treated water to your home during this cycle.
CYCLE 3: Backwash
Once cycle 2 is complete, the valve moves to the backwash position
for the start of the actual regeneration of the system a little after the
set Regen Time. In the backwash position, the drain is inthe open
position, allowing water in the pressure tank to flow in reverse. With
water flowing from the bottom up, lifting and cleaning the mineral bed
inside the pressure tank. This removes any dirt or particles that have
accumulated on the top of the mineral bed. The remaining regeneration
cycles, all the water flowing through the tank will go to the drain to
allow for water movement. When using water in the home during this
regeneration process, untreated water is available to the house bypassing
thru the valve until the regeneration process is complete.