Installer Manual Fleck 5812 - XTR - System sizing
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Ref. MKT-IM-019 / E - 14.10.2019
4.2.
Sizing a softener (single unit)
4.2.1. Parameters to be considered
Whenever installing a softener, it is preferable to have full water analysis to ensure the inlet water
content will not affect the resin bed.
Note
Please consult your resin manufacturer specifications to ensure that no additional
pretreatment prior to softening is required.
The below sizing method can be applied for both residential and industrial softeners.
The sizing of a softener must be based upon certain parameters:
•
inlet water hardness;
•
peak flow rate and nominal flow rate;
•
service velocity;
•
salt dosage.
The softening and regeneration reactions are driven under certain conditions. To allow these
reactions to take place, make sure that the velocity is convenient during the different phases for
proper ion exchange. This velocity is given in the resin manufacturer specifications sheet.
Depending on the inlet water hardness, the service velocity for standard softening must be between:
Note
Failure to respect the service velocity will lead to hardness leakage or even total softener
inefficiency.
Note that the water supply piping size may also be useful when estimating the nominal flow rate, since
the size of the piping allows a maximum flow rate to pass. Assuming the maximum velocity of water
in pipes is about 3 m/s, a good estimation for most common pressure [3 bar] and temperature [16°C]
is:
Service velocity
[bed volume per hour]
Inlet water hardness
[mg/l as CaCO
3
]
°f
°TH
°dH
8 - 40
<350
<35
<19.6
8 - 30
350 to 450
35 - 45
19.6 - 25.2
8 - 20
>450
>45
>25.2
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