Softening System Diagram - Kinetico Premier Series Owner's Manual

Parts per million.
ppm:
Maximum design process flow for intermittent high demand
Peak flow rate:
through POE filter or softener.
Point of Entry. A system installed where water enters the home.
POE:
Pounds per square inch.
psi:
The process of restoring exchange capacity to a softener.
Regeneration:
For POE softeners, strong acid cation exchange beads operating in the
Resin:
sodium or potassium form.
The periodic addition of a sanitizing agent such as chlorine to attempt
Sanitize:
microbiological control.
Process water flow rate through a POE system, often measured at
Service flow:
the point of 15 psi lost.
Softener or filter using one media tank.
Simplex:
Direction of water flow against gravity through resin or filtration media.
Upflow:

Softening System Diagram

Regeneration Cycle
Indicator
Brine Tank
Control Valve
By-pass Valve
Resin Tanks
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