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HOW YOUR WATER CONDITIONER WORKS
Water conditioners remove problem minerals (calcium and manganese) causing hardness, from your water by exchanging them with harmless
sodium ions in a process called ion exchange. Unlike calcium and magnesium, sodium does not form scaling. Sodium also does not interfere with
the cleaning action of soaps. Resin beads charged with sodium ions release the sodium and exchange them with the hardness ions. The resin beads
and the conditioner must be regenerated as these ions are exchanged and are used up.
Regeneration is accomplished by rinsing the resin with a saturated brine solution that removes the calcium and magnesium from the resin bead
while replenishing the sodium. This is why the conditioner requires a brine tank and salt. The water conditioner will provide soft water for several
days before needing to be regenerated when sized correctly for your application. Your system measures the amount of water used to determine
when regeneration is required.
This conditioner is equipped with an internal automatic bypass which will allow for untreated water to bypass the unit during a regeneration so the
home will not be without water during this period. Regeneration time is factory set for 2:00 a.m. to minimize the chance of untreated water getting
into your system during regeneration. Please try to avoid use of water during this time period or adjust the regeneration time to a suitable time
period when water use is at its minimum. Use of water during the regeneration time will result in hard untreated water being used.
FEATURES & TERMINOLOGY
Remaining Gallons
The amount of treated water capacity until the next regeneration is
required.
Number of People
Living in the household as programmed during installation.
The installer usually sets this for the worst case hardness.
Reserve Capacity
Calculated at seventy-five (75) gallons per person.
Scrolling Diagnostics
By pressing any button to light the LCD display, the unit will
automatically begin scrolling important information for
diagnostic purposes.
Soft Water Brine Tank Refill
Conserves capacity and keeps the brine tank cleaner by adding only
treated soft water to the brine tank rather than raw untreated hard
water.
Total Gallons
The total amount of soft water the system can produce between
regenerations.
Regen Time
Time of day that the conditioner is scheduled to regenerate.
Refill Time
The current calculated refill time for makeup brine.
Displays up to 70% of total brine required.
Estimated Days to Next
Estimation of days to the next regeneration based on current
consumption, hardness, and capacity.
Last Regeneration
The date of the last regeneration cycle.
Total Regeneration
The total number of times the conditioner has regenerated.
Historical Total Gallons
Total gallons treated by the conditioner.
Overrun Total
How many times soft water recharge was required due to high usage.
Current Flow Rate
It will only display if treated water is running, otherwise, it will read
zero (0).
Valve Mode
Current valve setting, such as Conditioner Upflow (UF). You can unlock
the circuit board as directed and press the down arrow to stop the
scrolling. You can then use the down arrow to go to each of the diag-
nostics as required.
System Bypass
All systems come with a manual bypass valve which allows you to
bypass the 85UF/DF. This allows raw untreated water to be used in your
home for any reason, including system servicing.
Hardness
This can be adjusted seasonally if needed. The installer usually sets this
for the worst case scenario, where water hardness fluctuates.
Peak Flow
Maximum flow that has gone through the conditioner.
Manual Regen Delay
Generally, used after servicing the valve so that it will regenerate at a
standard pre-set time.
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