System Configuration - NOVO 485HTO-100 Owner's Manual

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Precision Brining Regeneration Process
When the system capacity is near exhausted, a regeneration is necessary to restore the sys-
tem to full capacity. The table below explains the regeneration steps.
Step Name
#1 Brine Making
#2 Brine
#3 Back Wash
#4 Rinse
#5 Refill
Automatic Hard Water Bypass During Regeneration
The regeneration cycle can last 30 to 180 minutes, after which soft water service will be re-
stored. During regeneration, hard water is automatically bypassed for use in the household.
Hot water should be used as little as possible during this time to prevent hard water from
filling the water heater. This is why automatic regeneration is set for sometime during the
night and manual regenerations should be performed when little or no water will be used in
the household.
Normal regeneration time is 2:00 AM.

System Configuration

Tank Size (Diameter)
Description
A precise calculated amount of fresh water is added to the brine tank to make
enough brine to regenerate only the exhausted portion of the ion exchange
resin. Note: 70% of the required fresh water is added in Step #5 in the previ-
ous regeneration. The default brine making time is 30 minutes.
The brine solution is introduced slowly to the bottom of the tank flowing up
through the ion exchange resin pushing the hardness out to drain and restor-
ing system capacity.
Fresh water is introduced to the bottom of the tank flowing upwards expand-
ing the ion exchange resin to rinse out any dirt or small particles to the drain
and to un-compact the bed to restore full service flow rates.
Fresh water is introduced from the top of the tank down flowing down through
the ion exchange resin rinsing any excess brine solution out to the drain.
A fixed amount of soft water is added to the salt tank to prepare and insure
fully saturated brine for the next regeneration. Note: Step #1 will "top off" the
amount of water needed based on the percentage of exhausted resin to be
regenerated.
485HE UPFLOW System Configuration
Injector Set
8"
9" #0000 Black
10"
12" #00 Purple
13" #0 Red
14" #1 WHITE
Brine Line Flow Drain Line Flow
Control (BLFC) Control (DLFC)
0.20 GPM
#1 (1.5 GPM)
#2 (2.0 GPM)
#3 (2.4 GPM)
#5 (3.5 GPM)
#6 (4.0 GPM)
#A (5.0 GPM)