Iron Bleed-Through; Pressure Loss - Kinetico Commercial Plus Series Technical Manual

CP Series Technical Manual

Iron Bleed-through

Problem
1. Customer
plumbing.
2. The water meter
disc is not set
properly for
current raw water
conditions.
3. The salt setting is
not set properly
for current raw
water conditions.
4. The iron may be
ferric iron.
5. The customer's
plumbing may
include a galvanized
pressure tank.

Pressure loss

Problem
1. Reduced pressure
entering the unit.
2. The upper and/or
lower distributors are
plugged.
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Reason
Previous iron buildup inside existing
plumbing after the water softener.
The composition of raw water can change
with time.
The composition of raw water can change
with time.
Ferric iron is not removable by ion
exchange.
The iron may be finer than the micron
rating of the installed prefilter cartridge.
A galvanized pressure tank will create
oxidized iron.
Reason
The prefilter is clogged.
Foreign matter from the input lines is
accumulating in the distributors.
General Information
Solution
Verify that customer plumbing
is the problem by testing the
water quality at the brine
fitting with water running.
Check the hardness and iron
content of raw water. Install
the correct disc for current
raw water conditions.
Check the hardness and iron
content of raw water. Set the
brine valve for current raw
water conditions.
Verify by using the demo
softener to determine if iron is
removable by ion exchange.
Add additional equipment if
needed.
Install a cartridge with finer
micron rating.
Replace the galvanized
pressure tank with a bladder
style pressure tank.
Solution
Replace the clogged
prefilter.
Clean the distributors. Add a
prefilter to eliminate the
foreign matter before it
enters the unit. *
December 15, 2004
Rev. 3