Innovating Cabinet Water Softener Systems

Today, most of the water treatment market is familiar with the age-old standard: piston-based valve system technology. This is true of cabinet water softeners, flow control valves, filtration systems, automatic control, sewage, environmental protection, water supply and drainage, irrigation, food and water treatment solutions as a whole.

Many of the components and overall functionality of these water treatment systems have been around for a long time. In the case of water softening solutions, the piston-based system has been with us — and largely unchanged — since the early seventies.

Water treatment systems of all types place rigorous demands upon the equipment used in treatment solutions. Often exposed to corrosive, abrasive, chemical, and other tough water treatment challenges, the equipment used for water treatment systems experience heavy abuse. Even the continuous flow and pressure of water through a valve system is enough to wear out most systems with time.

The industry standard piston system is prone to becoming clogged or fouled up easily. The many seals, rubber spacers and rings, flow control valves and other plastic parts wear out with time and use, requiring parts to be replaced periodically.

One of the long-standing major challenges of this old technology is that these plastic and rubber parts wear away over time, especially in toxic water and heavy industrial use settings. Additionally, these parts tend to clog up because of particles sticking to them due to corrosion.

While piston-based technology works well enough, there is still plenty of room for improvement.

Despite the current state-of-the-industry “status quo” dictating much of what we see today for water treatment systems, innovation and modern technology is readily available. One such advancement in water treatment solutions over piston-based systems is the development — and extraordinarily successful — integration of ceramics.

Ceramics technology demonstrates one of the key goals of innovative engineering — simplify engineering and manufacturing, which, in turn, lowers production costs. This process improvement allows better value down the supply chain to the end consumer.

In Hankscraft Runxin cabinet softeners and water treatment systems valves, our patented ceramic disc and ceramic ball valve technology have fewer moving parts than in piston-based technology. Water traveling through one of our treatment systems never touches plastic or rubber seals — it only encounters (ceramic) stone.

Inside of our cabinet water softener valves, a ceramic disk rotates and dictates the flow of water. This ceramic disc matches up precisely against a graphene disc — creating a hermetic seal that dictates the flow of the water and preventing leakage problems associated with piston-based valve technology.

Ceramics are superior to other solutions because they are essentially a polished stone. This surface is resistant to corrosion, abrasive and chemical abuse. Contaminants also don’t build up on the disk, creating a more sanitary environment overall.

There is nothing to wear out or break down, which is why Hankscraft Runxin ceramics come guaranteed for life.