Glossary Terms

May 3, 2017

raw water

1. Water, usually from wells or surface sources, which has had no previous treatment and is entering a water processing system or device. 2. Water at […]
May 3, 2017

rated softener capacity

The statement by the water softener manufacturer about the expected number of grains per gallon of total hardness (as calcium carbonate equivalent) that will be removed […]
May 3, 2017

rated service flow

The manufacturer-specified maximum and minimum flow rates at which a particular piece of water treatment equipment will continuously produce the desired quality of water.
May 3, 2017

rated pressure drop

The pressure drop of a water softener or filter at the rated service flow, with clean water at a temperature of 60oF, with a freshly regenerated […]
May 3, 2017

rated in-service life

The length of time or total gallons delivered between servicing of the media in a filter as determined under standard test conditions.
May 3, 2017

rated capacity

The basis for calculating the period of time, or number of gallons delivered by a water softener, filter, or deionizer, between regenerations or servicing, as determined […]
May 3, 2017

radon (Rn)

A colorless, odorless, short-lived radioactive gas which is produced by decay of the uranium/radium series and is soluble in water. Radon is considered carcinogenic when inhaled […]
May 3, 2017

quaternary ammonium

An organic chemical group of cationic surface active compounds that tend to take up and hold on to surfaces of other substances; the group consists of […]
May 3, 2017

quartz sleeve

See quartz jacket.