Patent ID: 9556043
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A47L,B01J,B08B,C02F,D06F

Claim:
1. A method for treating hard water using an acid salt regenerated ion exchange resin comprising: contacting a hard water source with a water treatment composition in a service cycle, generating the treated water source having a specific water specification, wherein the water specification is a hardness level of less than about 2 grains per gallon, a TDS less than about 300 ppm, and a pH less than about 6, wherein the treated water source is used for washing and/or rinsing in a variety of cleaning applications; measuring pH and/or proton concentration and/or total dissolved solids within the water treatment composition, water source and/or treated water source, and triggering an event as a result of the obtained measurement, wherein the triggered event is selected from the group consisting of regenerating the resin of the water treatment component, varying a detergent or other chemistry addition to the treated water source and combinations thereof.