Kinetico Essential Series - Series Overview; Service Operation; Bypass and Regeneration Process; AccuDial Metering

Technical Manual
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II. Series Overview
The Kinetico Essential Series softeners provide soft water for residential applications. The unique design of
Kinetico’s Solitaire control valve allows for all softener functions to operate automatically and non-electrically.
Service
During the service operation of the Essential, water is being processed by the softener, and the unit will
deliver soft water. While the Essential is designed as a compact water softener, its technology base provides
for a high eciency regeneration (over 4,000 grains / lb. of salt removed, which is the standard for a highly
ecient water softener), full flow at a low pressure loss.
By-pass / Regeneration
Since the Essential is a single tank softener, during the regeneration period, the unit cannot make soft
water. To alleviate this concern, two design elements are included. First, during a regeneration, the unit
automatically by-passes water, so the customer is never without water. Second, the regeneration sequence
is designed to operate as quickly as possible. In many cases, this time will be less than 15 minutes for a
complete recharge of the system.
AccuDial®
To adjust the regeneration frequency, the Essential uses a variable use meter; this meter is called AccuDial.
The AccuDial is intended to be set by an authorized service provider, so the detailed description of this
process is not described in the Owner’s Manual for the equipment.
Series Range
Two Essential models are available:
Essential Gold Essential Platinum
Tank Size
8" x 17" 9" x 35"
Service Flow Rate
9.5 gpm 10 gpm
Resin Type
Fine Mesh Standard Mesh
Maximum Hardness
42 gpg 50 gpg
Brine Tank
Integrated with Cabinet Stand Alone