Made of tough fiber epoxy case and ABS inner shell 10" x 38" - (Brine Tank, not pictured, 11" square, 32" high). This automatic unit comes with a brine tank for the salt (left in the garage) and a hose and fittings to connect brine to softener. The softener has an automatic head that activates with the simple turn of a dial. These are great for multi-truck companies who share a brine tank or the individual cleaner who wants to eliminate hassle. 32,000 grains.
Hard water is water that contains high amounts of minerals, especially calcium and magnesium. Many areas in the country have very hard water as illustrated by the areas highlighted red in the map below. It’s important to understand if you have hard water as it can create serious issues for cleaners.
Water that is run through a water softener becomes “softened” through an ion exchange process. The calcium and magnesium are swapped for sodium ions in the tank of the water softener. This adds a small amount of sodium to the water and the calcium and magnesium ions are later flushed out as waste water. The sodium ions in the softened water do not form scale on equipment and don’t affect cleaning solutions.
Lime scale is caused by an accumulation of calcium carbonate on surfaces. This is the hard, chalky white substance that builds up on your faucet and shower head. If you’re not using a water softener it will do the same thing to your cleaning system. Lime scale will plug up jets, hoses, heat exchangers, fittings and more. Cleaners that use truckmounts capable of running at high temperatures are even more susceptible to these problems since heat increases mineral deposition.
As scale builds up on a truckmount heat exchanger it will reduce its heating efficiency. It is not uncommon for units that have not been descaled for some time to have a 50-70% reduction in heating efficiency. It can also cause a reduction in pressure, reducing the amount of agitation used to remove soils from carpet. In addition to reducing the pressure and heat, hard water binds to cleaning agents in your rinse and will completely nullify the rinses cleaning ability.
Many truckmount manufacturers will invalidate their warranties if scale buildup is extreme and the user does not use soft water or descale frequently. If your equipment fails because of hard water scaling it will not be covered by the warranty
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