Specifications

Basic Principles
Basic Principles 9
Terms
Brine - A solution of water and salt used to regenerate the resin
Distributor - A pipe with slits that allows the water to enter and leave inside the media tank
Media - The underbedding and resin the media tank holds
Regenerate - A process where the resin once exhausted of its softening capabilities is revitalized to soften again
Resin - The actual material that softens hard water, shaped like little beads
Underbedding - A gravel mixture that keeps the resin from entering the distributors
Media Tank
The letters underneath the component’s description refer to
the values listed on Appendix A, Table 2 - Media Volumes
and Freeboard.
Brine Tank
Refer to section “Filling the Salt Storage Container”, page 29
for proper Brine Tank usage.
Figure 2
Brine Tank
Cover
Brine Tank
Salt Plate
Brine Valve
Brine
Chamber
Figure 1