Setting Your System; Adjust Your Salt Dose - Kinetico PRO CP 208s OD Guide D'utilisation

IX. Setting Your System
A. Test Your Water
The first and most important step in setting your system is to start with a proper water test. At a minimum, water should
be tested for hardness and iron. These two contaminants play a critical role in the operation of your softener. Hardness
will be measured in grains/gal, mg/L or degrees hardness and iron will be measured in mg/L. When measuring iron,
a total iron amount is needed, however, one should note whether the iron is in the ferrous (clear water) or ferric
(precipitated) form. Iron in the ferrous form will be removed by iron exchange and will need to be included with your
loading calculation (added iron to your hardness produces a compensated hardness number). To calculate your
compensated hardness:
i. Hardness in grains/gal + (3 x Iron in mg/L) = compensated hardness in grains/gal
ii. Hardness in mg/L + (51 x Iron in mg/L) = compensated hardness in mg/L
iii. Hardness in ppm + (51 x Iron in mg/L) = compensated hardness in ppm
iv. Hardness in ºdH + (3 x Iron in mg/L) = compensated hardness in ºdH
v. Hardness in ºfH + (5 x Iron in mg/L) = compensated hardness in ºfH
B. Now, you'll prepare the softener control valve to ensure proper water metering. Find the compensated hardness of
the water supply in the disc selection chart on the bottom of the data sheets on pages 26-29.
X. Adjust Your Salt Dose
M
N
Adjuster Tube
(setting = M)
C. Check the meter disc under the amber cap on the softener control valve. If the
proper meter disc is not already installed in the system, you'll replace it with the
appropriate numbered disc located in the installation kit using the following steps:
D. To change the meter disc:
• First remove the 8 screws and clear cap from the top of the softener control valve.
• Next remove the balance piston and spring from the center of the valve.
• Now gently move the meter drive pawl to disengage the meter disc.
• Then you can remove the meter disc and replace it with the new meter disc.
• Reassemble the control area by replacing the spring and balance piston.
• Then replace the clear cap and screws. To avoid stripping the screw threads, turn screws
counterclockwise until they drop slightly as the threads engage. Then tighten all screws
evenly using a traditional cross tightening pattern by first tightening one screw, then the
screw directly across from it. Repeat until you've tightened all screws. Use hand tools
only. Do not use power tools to tighten these screws or you risk damaging the cap.
A. Position the salt storage drum near the system and remove the lid.
B. Remove the brine valve from the brine well located inside the brine drum, so you
can set it properly.
C.

Adjust Your Salt Dose

There are two components to setting your salt dose, the adjuster tube and the
float cup. To create the proper salt dosage, both adjuster tube and float cup
need to be set. In some brining systems, no adjuster tube may be used. Use the
chart on pages 30-32 to determine the correct settings for your system based
on the brine drum size.
Adjuster Tube
i.
The Adjuster Tube is set by cutting and removing tabs on both sides of the
tube. Using a pocket-knife, cut across each tab horizontally, following the
channel in the plastic, and break off each tab individually until the proper
setting is reached. The remaining number or letter imprinted on the tab
determines the correct setting. The drawing at right shows an Adjuster
Tube at setting "M".
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