Kinetico MACH Series User Manual

POE: Point of Entry.A system installed where water enters the home.
Regeneration:The process of restoring exchange capacity to a softener.
Resin: For POE softeners, strong acid cation exchange beads operating in
the sodium or potassium form.
Sanitize: The periodic addition of a sanitizing agent such as chlorine to
attempt microbiological control.
Service flow: Process water flow rate through a POE system, often meas-
ured at the point of 15 psi lost.
Simplex: Softener or filter using one media tank.
Upflow:Direction of water flow against gravity through resin or filtration media.
Glossary of Terms
Automatic:Softeners or back-washing filters that start regeneration via clock.
Backwash:High velocity rinsing of softening resin or filtration,normally upflow.
Brine: Salt solution used to regenerate resin.
Brine Tank: Holds salt to make brine for regeneration.
By-pass: Manually operated valves to divert flow around POE equipment,
or, automatic diversion of flow inside a controller for single tank POE
during regeneration.
Carbon: Activated carbon found in POE equipment for dechlorination,
taste and odor reduction.
Combination System: Duplex combination filter / softener system using
four separated media tanks and one control.
Countercurrent: Direction of service flow and regeneration flow are opposite.
DIR: Demand initiated regeneration.
Downflow: Direction of water flow with gravity through resin or filtration
media.
Efficiency: Referring to grains of hardness removed / pound of salt for a
water softener.
GPG: Grains per gallon of hardness. 1 US gpg = 17.1 ppm of hardness as
CaCO3.
GPM: Gallons per minute.
GPP: Grains per pound (salt efficiency).
Macrolite
®
: Engineered ceramic filtration media.
Meter:Device to measure flow to service from POE softener or filter for DIR.
Micron: Micrometer (μm) for solid particle diameter.
Overdrive: Parallel service flow
PPM: Parts per million.
Peak flow rate: Maximum design process flow for intermittent high
demand through POE filter or softener.
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Softening System Diagram
Regeneration Cycle
Indicator
Resin Tanks
By-Pass Valve
Control Valve
Brine Tank

Kinetico MACH Series Specifications

General

Type	Water Softener
Regeneration	Demand-initiated
Flow Rate	Up to 12 GPM
Stages	Dual Tank System
Filter Life	Varies by model and usage
Daily Production	Varies by model
Storage Tank Capacity	Varies by model
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model
Salt Usage	Efficient, minimal salt usage