Hard water contains calcium and/or magnesium ions. These ions make soap hard to lather, giving hard water its name. For water to be called “soft”, it must be devoid of these hardness ions. There is a significant difference between “naturally soft” water and “ion exchange softened” water.
Category: Tutorials
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Hach – Understanding alarm events
Responding to an Event…What do I do when I am notified of an alarm? The ultimate goal is to reduce damage to infrastructure and populations.(more…)
Older Erie 541 water softener circuit boards and programming guide
As many of you know, the Erie 541 series water softener control base platform used to be of the most common systems in the USA. There are(more…)
DI Water Compatibility Chart
We design and sell a complete line of DI and RO/DI hybrid water processors. So we naturally get a lot of request for information about DI material compatibility. The table below lists the most common interactions. Talk to your local Clean Water Crusader if you require more information.
Case Study: Is your softener running backwards?
You install a water softener for your customer. Years go by with uninterrupted, trouble-free performance. Your customer adds salt as directed, they have the system(more…)
Fractional Brining – Now Replaced by Differential Brining
Fractional brining software has been replaced by Differential brining, which ensures that a system is able to flush at least once a week to protect from accumulation of Heterotrophic Bacteria (HPC’s) in the media bed without wasting salt; if no water is used between scheduled regeneration overrides, then no salt is used either.