Hard Water; High Salt Use - Kinetico Essential Series Technical Manual

Hard Water

Problem
1. Water meter disc not turning.
2. Unit will not regenerate
automatically.
3. No vacuum in brine position.
4. Over/under dosing of salt.
5. The by-pass is open or leaking.

High Salt Use

Problem
1. Unit regenerates too frequently.
2. Overdosing of salt.
Technical Manual
Possible Cause
A. Bad meter drive pawl
B. Meter drive spring not seated
properly
C. No back pawl missing or broken
D. Damaged tooth on meter disc
E. Damaged gear in gear stack
A. Meter disc not turning
B. Control disc will not advance out
of service position
C. Damaged teeth on control disc
D. Control valve will not open
E. Drain line/backwash flow control
restricted
A. Plugged venturi
B. Plugged backwash flow control/
drain line
C. Damaged outlet main valve seat
seal
A. Brine drum/valve not level
B. Bridged salt in drum
C. Brine valve is not set correctly
D. Brine valve is faulty
E. Brine valve is dirty
F. Venturi nozzle is plugged
A. Accidentally left in "Open"
position
B. Damaged seal in by-pass valve or
bad ball valve in a three way by-
pass configuration
C. Bleeder valve open on bypass
Possible Cause
See "Frequent Regeneration" section.
See "Salty Water" section.
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Solution
A. Replace meter drive pawl
B. Reinstall meter drive spring
C. Install new no back pawl
D. Replace meter disc
E. Re-gear Level 1
A. See # 1 above
B. Replace regeneration start pawl
C. Replace control disc
D. Check for debris – clean if present.
E. Remove restriction/change
backwash flow control of necessary
A. Clean flow control, venturi throat
and Nozzle, note do not use paper
clip
B. Clean/replace flow control/free
obstruction from drain line
C. Replace main valve seat seal
A. Level the brine drum/valve
B. Break up the solidified salt
C. Set the brine valve correctly
D. Replace the brine valve
E. Clean the brine valve
F. Clean venturi throat and nozzle
A. Close the by-pass valve
B. Repair/replace bad valve(s)
C. Close bleeder valve
Solution
See "Frequent Regeneration" section.
See "Salty Water" section.