Kinetico Kinex Bedienungsanleitung

Installation Guide and Owner's Manual

Guide d’installation et Manuel de l’utilisateur

Kinetico Kinex™

Salt Monitor

The Kinex Salt Monitor saves countless trips to the basement or

utility closet by providing remote monitoring of the salt level in your

water softener system. Now checking your salt levels and contacting

your dealer for salt is as simple as opening the Kinetico app on your

smartphone.

FOR OUTDOOR INSTALLATION

The Kinetico Kinex Outdoor Installation Kit is

recommended and sold separately (Part No. 17588).

Each kit includes the weather-proof cover for the

monitor itself and a foam gasket to install between

the salt drum lid and the monitor laser hole.

Drill

Phillips Screwdriver

1/4” Drill Bit

1” Spade Bit, Step Drill or

Hole Saw

Tape Measure

Awl or Sharp Knife

Silver/White Permanent

Marker or Paint Marker

(Required for install on

Kinetico 12x40 drum only.

See page 3.)

Kinex Salt Monitor

Mounting Hardware

Part No. 10463

#6x3/4” Screws (4)

#6 Fender Washers (4)

Leveling Spacers (2)

Instructions

Installation Template

Part No. 10466

Energizer

Batteries (4)

Tools RequiredWhat's Included

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Package Contents & Tools Required��1

Physical Installation�� 2

Installation of 12x40 Drum Only �� 2

App Setup�� 3-8

Additional Setup��8-11

Version Francaise�� F1 - F11

Physical Installation:

1. Unpack Kinex Salt Monitor System and inspect

components.

2. Place included paper drill template on salt drum lid

and align indexing features (i.e. Kinetico logo).

Note: The installation drilling template indexes all 4

Kinetico drums separately. (Check both sides to ﬁnd

your indexing features).

3. Mark locations for mounting screws and laser bore by

poking awl through the template.

4. Place lid over trash can or bucket and drill holes.

• (4) 1/4” holes for mounting screws

• 1” hole for laser

5. Clean burrs from the drilled holes.

6. Using included #6x3/4” screws, washers and leveling

spacers, attach Salt Monitor body to the top of the

salt drum lid and check that it is level. The leveling

spacers go on the front 2 legs. The front legs are

those facing toward the reset button and LED light.

(Logo text is oriented correctly.)

Note: Leveling spacers are not required if device is

being installed on a Kinetico 18x35 drum.

Note: For outdoor installs only, attach the foam gasket

from the weather resistant cover kit (Part No. 10474)

prior to attaching the salt monitor to the salt drum lid.

See cover kit installation instructions for details.

7. Install included AA batteries or connect to USB mini,

550mA power supply (not included).

Power Supply speciﬁcation for purchase:

Connection: Mini-USB Voltage: 5 Volts

Amperage: 550 mA Wattage: 3W

8. Optional: For outdoor installation, install the weather-

resistant cover. Follow package instructions.

Additional Installation Steps (12x40 Drum Only):

9. Align the placement of the salt monitor enclosure with

the location of the brine well as shown on the drilling

template.

10. Using a paint marker or permanent marker, place

indexing marks on the lid and drum to allow proper

alignment after the lid is replaced following salt reﬁlls.

Note: Properly aligning the lid and drum is important

for proper sensor operation.

Do not drill holes directly over salt drum to

avoid plastic chips contaminating the salt.

PLACE PAPER DRILL

TEMPLATE AND ALIGN

INDEXING FEATURES LIKE

THE KINETICO LOGO.

USING SCREWS, WASHERS AND

LEVELING SPACERS, ATTACH

SALT MONITOR BODY TO TOP OF

SALT DRUM LID (APPROXIMATE

PLACEMENT SHOWN.)

BRINE LINE

CONNECTION

KINEX POSITIONED CLOSEST

TO SIDE OPPOSITE BRINE

LINE CONNECTION

App Setup:

1. Download the Kinetico App

(not “Kinetico Monitoring”).

2. Create account, if you don’t already have one.

3. Add Kinex Salt Monitor to your account under the

Equipment tab.

a. Tap on the person icon in the top right corner.

b. Tap “Don’t Have an Account? Sign Up."

c. Enter the proﬁle information, then tap, “Sign Up."

d. A conﬁrmation email will be sent to you at the account

you used at sign-up.

e. Tap “Activate your Account."

f. In the app, tap the person icon in the top right corner.

g. Enter your email address and password.

a. Tap “Add Equipment."

b. Enter the Kinex Salt Monitor Serial Number and then

tap “Conﬁrm."

Do not store salt bags, or any other items,

on top of the device once installed.

c. Tap on the Kinex Salt Monitor Tile.

d. Press and hold the Wi-Fi reset button on the side of

the monitor until the LED light turns solid purple upon

completion of the Wi-Fi reset. It will remain purple

for 5 seconds and then turn solid red for 5 seconds.

Finally, when the device is in AP mode the LED will

blink purple. Tap “Connect." This process removes any

previous Wi-Fi credentials and puts the salt monitor

device into connection mode.

Note: For best results with Wi-Fi pairing, remove the

salt drum lid with the monitor installed and position it

near the router for steps 3d-3h. After the connection

is established (blue light), replace the lid on the drum.

Press the reset button one time. LED light will change

colors as the device attempts to reconnect. Verify that

the ﬁnal LED color is blue when in its ﬁnal installation

location.

e. Now that the device has been located and put into

connection mode, the device must be connected to

the home Wi-Fi network. Tap “Join."

4. In order to calculate salt levels properly, we must collect more

information about the softener system the salt monitor will be

monitoring. First, select the softener brand, either Kinetico or

Non-Kinetico. If selecting a Kinetico Softener, proceed to step

4a. If selecting Non-Kinetico Softener, proceed to step 4d.

f. Select the 2/2.4 G home network you would like to

connect through and enter the Wi-Fi password.

Tap “Conﬁrm."

g. Enter the Wi-Fi network password and tap “Connect."

h. Once the device is successfully connected to the Wi-

Fi network, the LED on the device will be solid blue

in color. Tap “Finish Wi-Fi Setup” to continue with

provisioning.

a. Select the Kinetico softener model number.

b. Select the Kinetico salt drum size.

c. Select the current salt dose.

Note: It is important to choose an accurate salt

dose as this will aect the accuracy of the salt level

calculations. Please consult your Kinetico dealer.

d. Select the salt drum type used on the

softener system.

Note: Cabinet softener models, regardless of

manufacturer, are not supported.

e. Using your tape measure, measure the width of the

salt drum and enter it into the app in inch increments.

Then, tap “Next."

f. Using your tape measure, measure the height of the

salt drum and enter it into the app in inch increments.

Then, tap “Next."

g. Enter your softener’s salt dose in lbs.

Note: It is important to choose an accurate salt

dose as this will aect the accuracy of the salt level

calculations.

5. Continuing with set up, please select the installation

location for the salt monitor and softener system it is

monitoring.

6. Select “plug-in” or “battery” as the primary power source

for the salt monitor device.

7. Indicate battery type “alkaline battery” or “Lithium

battery” for the primary power or back-up power (if

installed).

8. Review summary details. If correct, tap

“Finalize Kinex Salt Monitor."

9. You will now see your device’s ﬁrst salt level reading and

current status.

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