Water Softening Plant (AQS)
Aquamat’s Softening Plants (AQS) are designed to reduce hardness from water sources that have negative effects such as scaling of pipework and equipment resulting in blockages and damage over time. The AQS plants utilises premium American media consisting of resin beads charged with sodium ions. When the hardness ions come in contact with the resin beads the hardness ions are collected and the sodium ions are released, thereby softening the water via ion exchange. The AQS automatically completes a regeneration cycle via a premium American automated valve.
Water softening can be used in a range of applications such as potable water, boiler feed water and appliance feed water. Additional pre and/or post treatment steps may be added to suit softened water requirements such as iron, odour, colour removal, pH correction and sterilisation.
GROUND WATER
INDUSTRIAL WATER
MUNICIPAL WATER
CUSTOM REQUIRED FLOW RATES AND PROCESSES ARE AVAILABLE. JUST ASK US.
Data Sheets
AQS Standard Specifications
| Parameter | Unit | AQS 60 |
AQS 100 |
AQS 120 |
AQS 140 |
AQS 200 |
AQS 250 |
AQS 300 |
AQS 350 |
AQS 400 |
AQS 500 |
AQS 800 |
AQS 900 |
| Valve Maximum Capacity | m3/hr | 6 | 6 | 7,5 | 14,4 | 14,4 | 14,4 | 14,4 | 14,4 | 14,4 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feed Percentage Recovery | % | 90 -98% (varies according to feed water quality) | |||||||||||
| Operating pH Range | – | 5.0 -9.0 | |||||||||||
| Free Chlorine | mg/L | < 0.2 | |||||||||||
| Iron | mg/L | < 0.5 | |||||||||||
| Manganese | mg/L | < 0.2 | |||||||||||
| Softened water hardness | mg/L | <60 as CaCO3 (typical, can be improved depending on requirements) | |||||||||||
| Raw water hardness | mg/L | <500 as CaCO3 (higher levels of hardness can be treated if required) | |||||||||||
| Raw water temperature | °C | 10 -35 | |||||||||||
| Min Feedwater Inlet Pressure | Bar | 2 | |||||||||||
| Power supply | – | Single Phase: AC 220V -240V, 50/60Hz / Three Phase: AC 380 -450 V, 50/60 Hz | |||||||||||
| Water hardness classification | (mg/l) |
| Soft | <60 |
| Moderately hard | 60-120 |
| Hard | 120-180 |
| Very hard | >180 |
Note: Other organizations may use slightly different classifications
To proceed with a final design for guaranteed AQS performance and product water quality, a water analysis will be required of your feedwater to determine the extent of pre-treatment required to meet the AQS and product water specifications
