Operation; Functions And Features; Operation (Workflow) - BWT bestsoft 4 Einbau- Und Bedienungsanleitung

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NOTE!
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If you have a water pressure of 3 bar or more, you can raise the drain to a maximum of 3 metres
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above the valve head.
The softener requires no priming, add no water to the brine tank. During regeneration, salt will not
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enter your water system as the salt used in the regeneration process is rinsed safely away to drain.
Salt alarm is optional - not standard on most models. Depending on your model your water
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softener may be equipped with a low salt alarm, this monitors your salt usage and sounds an
audible alarm while displaying the low salt error code "SALt" when your salt levels falls to the mini-
mum level. To reset the salt alarm fill the system with salt and press the [SET] key.

4 Operation

4.1 Functions and features

Capacity requirement-dependent of the unit controller:
The unit operates according to the principle of intelligent regeneration. The average capacity level
of each model is pre-set and updates automatically to the actual consumption within 14 days. The
pre-setting is appropriate for most of the common applications. It is not necessary to adjust the unit for
individual require ments.
Intelligent quantity-dependent regeneration:
When the unit is started, the available supply of softened water is programmed (depending on the
hardness of the water). At a user-defined time (e.g. at night), the unit checks whether the remaining
supply of softened water is sufficient for the following day. If this is not the case, the softening column
is regenerated by only the exact percentage necessary to fully replenish the supply of softened water to
100%.
This intelligent regeneration method is possible because of the precision flowmeter, which is able to
adjust the amount of brine required for partial regeneration. The consumption of water is reduced to the
required minimum.
Options:
The unit is optionally equipped with a device that disinfects the ion exchange resin during the regenera-
tion. A spring-loaded non-return valve is optionally available.
Automatic regeneration triggering
This is an optional setting – not as standard on all softeners.

4.2 Operation (workflow)

Setting the Type of Salt used
To operate effectively, your water softener must be set to the type of salt you intend to use in the system.
NOTE!
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Salt pellets are suitable.
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Pressing the [SET] button will return the display to the Normal Operation mode. Programming is now
complete and no further adjustment of the water softener is required. Remember to check the salt and
water level in the brine cabinet weekly.
Charge Bar:
Having set the display on the control facia, you will notice that during normal operation there is a
charge bar running along the bottom of the display. This charge bar shows the percentage of water
softener capacity remaining since the last regeneration. Immediately following a regeneration, the
charge bar returns to 100%.
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