Softener

Description

The Down flow Softener is a manually designed specially for heavy use. It is simple to operate, inexpensive to maintain and is widely used in the industry, Housing estate , Hotels, Hospitals, Heat Exchanger, Tea Processing unit. Air Conditioning Paint, Boiler, Textiles Industries, Ice Factory, Breweries etc.The softener comprises and control valves. A strongly acidic caution Exchange resin in sodium form is used to exchange sodium ions for the hardness-forming calcium and magnesium ions, and thus produce soft water. At the end of each service cycle, the resin is regenerated with sodium chloride solution, after which the unit is ready for the next service cycle. For larger plants, a brine measuring tank is provided, and a separate salt saturator, preferably in concrete, is recommended for bulk storage of salt and preparation of brine. Standard equipment is available to soften water, up to a maximum flow rate of 275m3/h.

Specifications:

One Mild steel pressure vessel provided with an inlet distributor, an outlet collecting system and a brine distributor. The vessel is painted externally with a protective coat of red oxide and internally with anti-corrosive bituminous paint. One set of control valves, with all piping to inlet and outlet terminals. One combined salt tank/brine measuring tank, Provided with brine suction piping with adjustable indication clamp, hydraulic ejector and control valve. One orifice board for indicating wash and rinse flow rates (to be fitted in the drain sump). One charge of caution exchange resin with supporting under bed. One hardness test kit for testing the softened water.

Advantages:

Easy to install and operate.
Produces clear, Soft and non-scale forming water.
Law operating costs.
Incorporates high-capacity Polystyrene bed type caution exchange resin which is remarkably stable and has a long life.

Optional:

One set of fittings for concrete salt saturater wherever applicable, to be constructed by the client.