Iron Bleed-Through - Kinetico Commercial Plus Softener Series Owner's Manual

CP Softener Series Owners Manual
Iron Bleed-through
Problem Reason Solution
1. Customer
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Previous iron buildup inside existing
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Verify that customer plumbing
plumbing plumbing after the water softener
is the problem by testing the
water quality at the brine
fitting with water running
2. The water meter
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The composition of raw water can change
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Check the hardness and iron
disc is not set with time
content of raw water. Install
properly for the correct disc for current
cu rrent raw water raw water conditions.
conditions
3. The salt setting is
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The composition of raw water can change
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Check the hardness and iron
not set properly with time content of raw water. Set the
for current raw brine valve for current raw
water conditions
water conditions
4. The iron may be
ferric iron
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Ferric iron is not removable by ion
exchange
•
Verify by using the demo
softener to determine if iron is
removable by ion exchange.
Add additional equipment if
needed
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The iron may be finer than the micron
rating of the installed prefilter cartridge
•
Install a cartridge with finer
micron rating
5. The customer's
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A galvanized pressure tank will create
•
Replace the galvanized
plumbing may oxidized iron
pressure tank with a bladder
include a style pressure tank
galvanized
pressure tank.
Pressure loss
Problem Reason Solution
1. Reduced pressure
entering the unit
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The prefilter is clogged • Replace the clogged prefilter
2. The upper and/or
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Foreign matter from the input lines is • Clean the distributors. Add a
lower distributors accumulating in the distributors
prefilter to eliminate the
are plugged foreign matter before it
enters the unit.
Rev. 08109 Kinetico Incorporated
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Corporate Headquarters
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Newbury, Ohio 44065
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440-564-9111 Product No. 11160D
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