Ii. Series Overview - Kinetico Essential Series Technical Manual

II. Series Overview

The Kinetico Essential Series softeners provide soft water for residential applications. The unique design of
Kinetico's Solitaire control valve allows for all softener functions to operate automatically and non-electrically.
Service
During the service operation of the Essential, water is being processed by the softener, and the unit will
deliver soft water. While the Essential is designed as a compact water softener, its technology base provides
for a high efficiency regeneration (over 4,000 grains / lb. of salt removed, which is the standard for a highly
efficient water softener), full flow at a low pressure loss.
By-pass / Regeneration
Since the Essential is a single tank softener, during the regeneration period, the unit cannot make soft
water. To alleviate this concern, two design elements are included. First, during a regeneration, the unit
automatically by-passes water, so the customer is never without water. Second, the regeneration sequence
is designed to operate as quickly as possible. In many cases, this time will be less than 15 minutes for a
complete recharge of the system.
AccuDial®
To adjust the regeneration frequency, the Essential uses a variable use meter; this meter is called AccuDial.
The AccuDial is intended to be set by an authorized service provider, so the detailed description of this
process is not described in the Owner's Manual for the equipment.
Series Range
Two Essential models are available:
Service Flow Rate
Maximum Hardness
Technical Manual
Essential Gold
Tank Size
Resin Type
Fine Mesh
Brine Tank
Integrated with Cabinet
8" x 17"
9.5 gpm
42 gpg
5
Essential Platinum
9" x 35"
10 gpm
Standard Mesh
50 gpg
Stand Alone