Kinetico PREMIER XP Series Owner's Manual page 19

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