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IV. Detailed Operation / Function
Kinetico's Essential Series Water Softeners use a simplex tank design. The design allows for completely
automatic regeneration, using only the energy from the water pressure to drive all valve functions. Kinetico's
simplex valve is called the Kinetico Solitaire™ valve
Level One Operation
Level One assembly consists of four chambers: inlet, outlet
regeneration and by-pass chambers. Hard water enters
the inlet chamber and travels to the media tank where it is
treated. Treated water moves from the media tank to the
outlet chamber. Contained in the outlet chamber is a water
meter turbine, which turns only when water is used. Gears
connect the water meter turbine to the water meter disc. The
regeneration chamber is an independent chamber, which is only
pressurized during the regeneration process. When pressurized,
the regeneration flow drives the regeneration gearing, which
in turn drives the control disc. The by-pass chamber is
situated between the inlet and outlet chambers. During the
regeneration process, the by-pass chamber is open, providing a
flow connection between inlet and outlet.
Water Metering
The amount of water metered between a regeneration will be based on three
factors: the configuration of the flow nozzle, the selection of the meter gears
and the setting of the AccuDial disc. Both the meter gears and AccuDial disc
are found as part of the Level 1 assembly.
Meter Gearing
Depending on the model used, the maximum volume of water between
regenerations will change. The gear stacks used are listed below:
Gearing
A
B
C
D
11
12
13
20
AccuDial® Use Meter
For metering water use, the fully non-electric Solitaire valve includes Kinetico's
patented AccuDial® technology. AccuDial provides linear adjustment of
metered water volume across a very broad range, allowing the installer to set
the system to virtually any desired water use between regenerations, in effect
creating a customized system for each individual installation. No special tools
or disassembly of the valve are required during set-up, and the setting can be
re-adjusted at any time by following the illustrated step-by-step instructions
on page 22.
Technical Manual
Standard Nozzle
Model
Gold/Platinum
By-pass
Essential Gold & Platinum Meter Gearing
9
Inlet
Outlet
Regeneration
D
C
B
A
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