Kinetico Essential Series User Manual

Table of ConTenTs
I. About thIs MAnuAl ...................................................................................................................................................4
II. serIes overvIew ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
III. systeM DAtA sheets .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Essential Gold ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Essential Platinum ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Essential Platinum Brine Tank ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Essential Brine Valve Settings ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Iv. DetAIleD operAtIon / FunctIon ............................................................................................................................... .9
Level One Operation ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .9
Water Metering........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .9
Meter Gearing ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .9
AccuDial® Use Mater ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ .9
AccuDial® Meter Reset ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ .10
Regeneration Gearing ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Regeneration Control Disc .....................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Lower Valving Section ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Level 3 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Regeneration Flow Control .............................................................................................................................................................................................10
Regeneration Nozzle .........................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Flow Nozzle ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Venturi ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Level 4 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Level 5 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Level 6/Base ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Media Tank ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Resin ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Upper / Lower Distributors ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Riser Tube ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Brine Tank ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Brine Valve ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
v. vAlve MAIntenAnce ..................................................................................................................................................13
Servicing the Venturi ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
System Disassembly .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14-17
Maintenance ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Valve Assembly ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18-19
AccuDial® Assembly .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20-21
Setting the AccuDial® ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Manual Regeneration ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
vI. regenerAtIon sequence .................................................................................................................................... 23-25
vII. systeM coMponents ................................................................................................................................................26
In / Out Adapters .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
In / Out Adapter Kits ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
System By-pass................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
vIII. troubleshootIng.....................................................................................................................................................29
Ten Steps to Determine the Problem ................................................................................................................................................................................29-30
Hard Water ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31
High Salt Use ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Frequent Regeneration .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Unit Stuck In Cycle .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Equipment Noise .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Run to Drain ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Salty Water ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
IX. pArts ......................................................................................................................................................................34
Level One Assembly .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................34
Gearing Stacks .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Level Three Assembly .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Level Four Assembly ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................36
Level Five Assembly ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Level Six Assembly .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Levels and Level Seals .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Brine Valves, Tanks and Tubes .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Essential Gold ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................38
Essential Platinum ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................39

Kinetico Essential Series Specifications

General

Brand	Kinetico
Model	Essential Series
Category	Water Dispenser
Language	English