High Salt Consumption; Salty Treated Water - Kinetico Commercial Plus Softener Series Owner's Manual

CP Softener Series Owners Manual
High Salt Consumption
Problem Reason Solution
1. Regenerates too
frequently.
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See the section entitled Frequent
Regeneration
• See the section entitled
Frequent Regeneration
2. Water level in the
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The brine valve is set wrong or non-
•
Verify the brine valve setting.
brine drum is too conforming Replace non-conforming
high.
brine valve.
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The brine valve or the brine drum is dirty
•
Clean brine valve and drum
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The brine valve leaks
•
Tighten the connectors on
the brine valve
Salty Treated Water
Problem Reason Solution
1. Restricted drain
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The drain is kinked or clogged
•
Clear any obstructions. Make
line
sure that the drain line flows
smoothly and unrestricted.
2. Low water
pressure
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The unit should not see water pressure
drop below 15 psi on the outlet at any
time. During the backwash portion of the
regeneration cycle, it must hold at least
15 psi or the brine may not rinse out
completely.
•
Test the outlet pressure with
the unit in backwash and one
faucet at high flow. Measure
the pressure by placing a
gauge on the brine fitting.
Raise pressure if below 15
psi.
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The prefilter cartridge is plugged
•
Replace prefilter cartridge
3. The backwash flow
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Without enough backwash flow to the
•
Clean the backwash flow
control is plugged
drain, the unit cannot wash all the salt control
from the media tanks
4. The drain is
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Such drain runs can put back-pressure on
•
Locate a closer drain or use a
extremely long or the unit and restrict the drain flow. This larger diameter drain line
placed higher than causes the same result as number 3
8 feet above the
above.
floor
5. The upper
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Foreign material that finds its way into the
•
Clean upper distributors.
distributors are media tanks may be collected around the
•
Install a prefilter
plugged. (This upper distributors during backwash,
does not apply to clogging them
High Efficiency
softeners)
6. Water level in the
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The brine valve is set wrong or non­
•
Verify the brine valve setting.
brine drum is too conforming Replace non-conforming
high brine valve
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