KnowHow 1-2011 - Pentair

water pUrifiCation’S green
approaCh to waStewater:
PENTAIR’S 9100TS AND HybRID DI
by heather Koehn heather.koehn@pentair.com
Pentair Water
Purification focuses on
designing systems that
minimize environmental
impact by anticipating
consumer demands
and releasing
innovative products
that compliment the
green movement and
serve consumers in an
affordable, accessible
way.
Currently, Pentair Water Purification is
working to make strides in minimizing
wastewater to protect one of humanity’s
most critically managed and coveted
resources. Water Purification creates
new technology by designing systems
with residential and commercial
consumers in mind. Among various
new products released in 2011, Pentair
Water Purification introduced the
9100TS—the first water softener of its
kind that can reduce salt use by up to
50 percent. Although many consumers
may not realize it, several areas of the
U.S. regularly experience fluctuations in
water hardness. The 9100TS offers the
ideal intelligent system for use anywhere
that has water hardness fluctuations. The
9100TS can sense changes in hardness,
and reduce salt and water accordingly,
by allowing regeneration to take place
only when necessary. The system also
increases resin bed utilization by up to
20 percent, making additional gallons
of water available, while facilitating a
greater gallon per minute throughput.
In contrast to the 9100TS water softener,
Pentair Water Purification will introduce
the Hybrid DI in the second half of 2012.
The Hybrid DI’s water conditioning
unit reduces water hardness while
simultaneously reducing total dissolved
solids (TDS), similar to a whole house
reverse osmosis (RO) system. The Hybrid
DI delivers bottle water quality by—unlike
any other water conditioner or softener on
the market—removing up to 85 percent
of TDS. The need for salt to temper the
hardness of water is eliminated as an
electrical current is used to remove
calcium, magnesium, and TDS.
To complement the Hybrid DI’s
environmentally-friendly water
conditioning, it features a whole house
RO and cleanses water at 80 percent
efficiency. Traditional RO systems are
typically 20 percent efficient, sending
up to 80 percent of water to the drain
as wastewater. All in all, the Hybrid DI
will become one of the most innovative
improvements in water sustainability.
Pentair Water Purification develops
new products and technologies to
create high-efficiency
systems that improve the
consumer’s environment
while reducing expenses
and building a healthier
way of life.These new
products secure Pentair’s
position as the water
treatment industry’s
leading change agent and
sustainable innovator for
residential and commercial
applications.
Pentair’s new water softener—the
9100TS.
w at e r P u r i F i C at i o n
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