Fountain Softeners Micro User manual

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KDS 4
Water Softener
Installation Guide
Manual 026.0

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Contents Page
CONSUMER INFORMATION
Introduction 3
Choice of Salt 3
Control Operation and Layout 4
Chan in the Time of Day 4
Manual Re eneration 5
Specification 5
INSTALLATION & COMMISSIONING INFORMATION
Before you start 6
Installation inc positionin , connections, electrics and pro rammin 7,8,9
Control Operation & Layout 8
Commissionin and start Up 9
Advanced Pro rammin
inc quick cyclin re eneration and system reset 9,10
DATE SOFTENER INSTALLED
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We su est you keep this manual for future reference.
Thank you for choosing a KDS Water Softener

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CONSUMER INFORMATION
Introduction
Thank you for purchasin this water softener. Please take the time to read this uide as we
think it will help you have years of trouble free softened water.
Make sure the softener has been installed and commissioned by a competent person.
One commissioned all you need to do is check the softener has enou h water softener salt.
Fi ure 1: Softener
Choice of Salt
The softener uses salt to re enerate. We recommend softener salt that should conform
to the European Standard EN 973.
Block salt: If you are usin block salt one block will fit in the salt bin, a specific
holder is not available for this softener and when the blocks dissolve they
may fall over. As soon as there is room put in new blocks above the old
ones.
Tablet salt If you are usin tablet salt make sure the salt bin is always topped up
with salt (holds about 20K s). The salt should always be hi her than the
water level.
Salt Lid
Salt Bin

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Control Operation & Layout
Fi ure 2a &b Controls and connections
Power Loss Memory Retention The time will remain in the memory for 6 to 24 hours.. If it’s
lost, the Time of Day will reset to “O” immediately after the power is restored. The Time of
Day must then be reset to ensure the re eneration occurs at the 0.00. Note all other
programmed parameters are stored and are retained during power outages.
Low volta e power
supply
Outlet ¾”
BSPT
Drain ½”
BSPT
Brine line
Inlet ¾”
BSPT
Injector/Screen
Refill Control
Manual Re eneration
Button
Time (set)
Salt dosa e (K )
Capacity (m3)
Flow Indicator Delayed Re eneration
Indicator
Cover latch
Time (display)
Camshaft indicator

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Specification
Nominal flow rate @ 1.05 bar drop 160 l/hr
Peak flow rate 480 l/hr
Backwash @ 1.05 bar drop 400 l/hr
Inlet / outlet connections ¾” BSPT, Male
Drain line connections ¾” BSPT, Male
Operatin Pressure 1.5 – 6 bar
Water Temperature 2 – 38 °C
Ambient Temperature 2 – 50 °C
Hei ht 430mm
Width 223mm
Depth 460mm
Wei ht (shippin ) 10K
Power consumption (max) 4W max
Power consumption (ave) less than 1W
Electrical ratin 12V 50Hz
Resin volume 4 l
Re eneration Time Approx 46 Min
Water Used per Re eneration 59 Litres
Salt Used per Re eneration .6 K
Hardness Capacity– see pro rammin section (@ 300ppm CaCO3) .8 m3
Exchan e Capacity 0.24 K
Sizin (120 litres/person/day, 300 ppm hardness) >6 person days
INSTALLATION & COMMISIONING INFORMATION
Before You Start
• inspect the Water Softener for shippin dama e or shorta es.
• Follow all the applicable Plumbin and Electrical re ulations when installin the Water
Softener. If at all in doubt, refer to the relevant WRAS information www.wras.co.uk.
• The Water Softener is not intended for the treatment of water that is microbiolo ically
unsafe or of unknown quality without adequate disinfection before or after the Water
Softener and is to be used only for potable water.
• Use caution when installin soldered metal pipin near the Water Softener. Heat can
adversely affect the plastic control valve system. Be sure all soldered pipes are fully
cooled before attachin the plastic valve to the plumbin .
• All plastic connections should be hand ti htened. PTFE tape may be used on
connections that do not use an “O” rin seal. Do not use pipe or dope type sealants on
the valve body. Do not use pliers or pipe wrenches.

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• Minimum pipe run to a water heater should be more than 3 meters to prevent backup
of hot water into system.
• Only use the power transformer supplied with the Water Softener.
• The power outlet must be earthed. Install an appropriate earthin strap across the inlet
and outlet pipin of the Water Softener to ensure proper earth is maintained.
• Observe drain line requirements. The drain line must be a minimum of ½” diameter.
Use ¾” pipe if the total len th of the drain line exceeds 6 meters.
• Do not support the wei ht of the softener on the control valve connections or plumbin .
• Protect the softener, softener drain and all other components from the effects of frost.
Dama e from freezin will void your Water Softener warranty.
• Keep the media vessel in the upri ht position. Do not turn upside down or drop.
Turnin the vessel upside down or layin the vessel on its side can cause media to
enter the valve.
Figure 3: Typical nstallation
Installation
It is recommended that your water softener is installed by a professional plumber. The
installation uide is written to help the professional installer and assumes that this person
has a workin knowled e of hydraulic softeners and domestic plumbin systems.

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Positionin the water softener
• Measure your water softener and the space where it will be installed. Remember to
allow extra space for connectin pipe work when you do your calculations and access
for future servicin and toppin up salt.
• Keep the distance of the incomin main and draina e to a minimum.
• The wei ht of the water softener is reatly increased when fully operational and filled
with salt so this needs to be taken into account when choosin where to site the
softener.
• Your softener is desi ned to operate effectively with an incomin water pressure of
between 1.5 and 6 bar. If your water supply is likely to fall outside these parameters we
recommend that a booster pump or pressure reducin valve should be fitted
accordin ly.
• Do not install your water softener next to a boiler or other heat source where the
ambient temperature will exceed 40’ C
Bypass Connections .
• A bypass loop should be installed on all softeners. The bypass valve isolates the Water
Softener from the water system and provides un-softened water to the water system
durin routine maintenance and servicin procedures. See fi ure 3..
Loft installation.
• The water softener may be installed in a loft or roof cavity but must be situated within a
safety bund tank of not less than 100 litre capacity. This tank should also be mounted
on a board stron enou h to spread the wei ht over a load bearin wall.
Drain Line Connection .
• The unit should be above and not more than 6 meters from the drain. Use an
appropriate adapter fittin to connect 1.3cm plastic tubin to the drain line connection
of the control valve.
• The drain line may be elevated up to 1.8 meters providin the run does not exceed 4.6
meters and the water pressure at the softener is not less than 2.76 bar. Elevation can
increase by 61cm for each additional 0.69 bar of water pressure at the drain connector.
• Where the drain line is elevated but empties into a drain below the level of the control
valve, form an 18cm loop at the far end of the line so that the bottom of the loop is level
with the drain line connection. This will provide an adequate siphon tap.
• Where the drain empties into an overhead sewer line, a sin -type trap must be used.
• Secure the end of the drain line to prevent it from movin .
Safety Devices
A Backflow Prevention Device is required which has an air ap of 20 mm minimum on both
the independent re enerant drain and the brine tank overflow. The device needs to be in
accordance with EN 1717. The backflow prevention device is required to protect public water
from contamination.

Drinkin Water
• When fittin your water softener, allowance should be made for at least one drinkin
water tap that is not fed by the water softener. Where practical this should be at the
kitchen sink but a utility room or other alternative will suffice.
• It is recommended that people on a low sodium diet should not drink artificially
softened water. Water used for mixin infant powder for babies must only be taken
from the un-softened water as softened water contains an increased level of sodium to
which youn babies have a limited tolerance.
Electrical Connection
• The softener operates on low volta e via a plu in transformer. Do not use any other
transformer except the one supplied with the softener.
Changing the Time of Day
Time of Day: Press until the hour appears then release.
Range: 0 through to 23 hours.
Note: The elapsed minutes will reset to zero when the hours are
changed
More advanced pro rammin features are detailed in the installation details at the back of this
manual.
Note:. Power interruptions of lon er than 6
hours may cause the Time of Day to be
lost. When the power is restored, the
control will briefly display the two di it
model number and then display the Time
of Day settin as “O”. The Time of Day will
need to be pro rammed
Power
connection

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Manual Regeneration
Delayed Regeneration Press and release to pro ram
a delayed re eneration. The system will re enerate at the
next time of re eneration (02.00 (am)) Repeat the
procedure to disable the delayed Re en. Re en dot blinks
when delayed re eneration is on.
Immediate Regeneration Press and hold the for 3
seconds to initiate re eneration. The control will display a
cascadin symbol (- -) as it cycles to backwash.
Pro rammin
Time of Day Press until the hour appears the
release.
Range 0 throu h to 23 hours.
Note The elapsed minutes will reset to zero when the
hours are chan ed
Salt Dosage Press until .6 K appears then release
Range 0.2 k to 6.0 k salt dosa e appears then release.
PLEASE check this is set to .6 (Kg)
Capacity (m3) Press until the desired settin is
reached then release.
Range 0.40 to 9.5 m
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See below for settings
Capacity = 240 divided by the hardness in ppm CaCO3
E at 300ppm hard, Capacity = 240/300 = .8 (m3) so set capacity to .8 (typical for London
area)
Programming is now complete.

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Start-up
Lift the salt lid and pour 1.2 litres of clean water into softener. Do not put the salt
in yet.
1. Make sure the supply water for the system is off.
2. Press and hold the button on the controller for 3 seconds. This will initiate a
manual re eneration, and cycle to the backwash position.
3. With the water softener in backwash, open the water supply valve very slowly to
approximately ¼ open position. Water will be in to enter the media vessel. Air will
be in to be pur ed to drain as the media vessel fills with water When all of the air has
been pur ed from the media vessel (water be ins to flow steadily from the drain line),
open the main supply valve all the way. This will pur e the final air from the tank.
4. After the backwash (approximately 1 minute) the system will move in to brine draw. At
this point the water in the bottom of the softener will be slowly drawn in and the level
should drop. This will take about 10 minutes. If the water is drawn up then this proves
there are no air leaks in the system
Note: there could be up to a centimetre hei ht of water left in the softener at the end of
this cycle which is OK.
5. After 15 minutes of the brine draw with most of the water havin disappeared add the
salt – either block salt in the holders or tablet salt
6. Allow the re eneration to proceed to the end (after the brine draw a measured amount
of water will flow into the softener and dissolve .6 K of the salt ready for the next
re eneration. The system is now ready.
Advanced Pro rammin Procedures
Quick Cyclin the Control (in re eneration ).
Quick Cycling Press and hold for 3 seconds to
initiate an immediate re eneration. The control will cycle
to the backwash cycle.
1. Press and release the to display C1
2. Simultaneously press then release and to move
the control to the next cycle.
3. Press and release to display C2.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to cycle throu h each position.
Quick Cycle to Service Position Simultaneously press and hold for 3
seconds durin any re eneration cycle. The control will skip the remainin re eneration
cycles and return to the service position.

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Regeneration Cycle.
Cycle
No.
Cycle Description Notes Approx
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C1 Backwash Cleans debris out of softener 1
C2 Draw & slow rinse Uses brine to rechar e the softener 36
C3
Depressurisation
Equalises water pressures
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C4
Fast rinse
Rinses out any remainin brine
1
C5
2
nd
backwash
1
C6
2
nd
rinse
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C7 Brine refill Makes brine ready for next re eneration 3
System Reset :- Please contact your installer before chan in the system settin .
1. Press and hold the and buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds.
2. A small “u” will be displayed in the left di it. (Should be u3).
3. Press the button to scroll throu h the settin s available, release the button when
“u0” is displayed. Wait 5 seconds – this resets the memory.
4. The display will revert to the Time of Day settin . The control has now defaulted to
system u1 settin (needs to be reset to 3 – see next step)
5. Press and hold the and buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds.
6. A small “u” will be displayed in the left di it. The ri ht di it will display the current
system settin . Set this to 3.by pressin the button
Maintenance
Please follow the advice below to maintain your softener.
• Check the salt level is above the water level weekly. If it isn’t, add salt.
• Check for leaks and that the drain line is free of debris monthly.
• Perform a re eneration if the softener hasn’t been used for 96hrs.
To shut down the softener
• Disconnect the power by unplu in the AC adaptor from its power source. If
necessary put the softener in bypass.

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