Soft water treatment method, device, water heater and storage medium

Abstract

The application discloses a soft water treatment method and device, a water heater and a storage medium. The method is applied to a water heater, the water heater comprises a water storage tank and a material box, the material box is arranged in the water storage tank, and the method comprises the following steps: acquiring a placing time of material placed in the material box; acquiring a working time of the water heater for first starting a soft water function after the material is placed in the material box; and performing dilution and adjustment treatment on liquid in the water storage tank of the water heater based on the placing time and the working time. The scheme considers the factor that the material is dissolved in the water storage tank for a long time, the time interval between the time when the material is placed and the time when the soft water function is started for the first time is detected, and therefore, multiple gears of the soft water adjustment mode are set, so that the normal operation of the soft water regeneration function can be ensured, the material can be effectively saved, and the waste caused by the fact that a large amount of material is dissolved due to the long-time non-use of the soft water function can be avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of household appliance technology, and in particular to a water softening treatment method, apparatus, water heater and storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] With the continuous development of technology, water heaters have become an indispensable household appliance for every family. Existing water heaters mainly include instant water heaters and storage water heaters. Instant water heaters provide hot water quickly, with no limit on the amount of hot water, and can continuously supply hot water. They are small in size, exquisite in appearance, and convenient and quick to install and use. Storage water heaters are equipped with a storage tank for storing hot water.

[0003] As people's living standards continue to improve, their demands for water heaters are also increasing. Water heaters with water softening functions are becoming increasingly popular. These are water heaters with added water softening devices that soften ordinary water, providing users with soft water for bathing. However, current technology cannot control and adjust the parameters of water softening treatment in real time according to the current material state. Prolonged periods without using the water softening function can lead to significant material dissolution and waste, and the normal operation of the water softening function cannot be guaranteed, thus affecting the softening effect and user experience. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a water softening treatment method, apparatus, water heater, and storage medium, which can set multiple levels of water softening adjustment modes, ensuring the normal operation of the water softening regeneration function and effectively saving materials.

[0005] In a first aspect, this application provides a water softening treatment method applied to a water heater, the water heater including a water storage tank and a material box, the material box being disposed inside the water storage tank, the water softening treatment method comprising: Obtain the insertion time of the material into the material box; After the material is placed into the material box, the working time of the water heater when the soft water function is first turned on is obtained; Based on the insertion time and the working time, the liquid in the water tank of the water heater is diluted and adjusted: In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the water heater includes a detection component, and the acquisition of the placement time of the material into the material box includes: The detection component detects the material placement status of the material box in real time. After detecting that the material placement status is not placed, the placement time of the material being placed into the material box is obtained through the detection component.

[0006] In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the real-time detection of the material placement status of the material box by the detection component includes: The detection component acquires the material height information in the material box and the current water level information in the water storage tank. By comparing the material height information with the current water level height information, the corresponding height comparison result is obtained; Based on the height comparison results, the material placement status of the material box is determined.

[0007] In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the water heater includes a detection component, wherein obtaining the operating time of the water heater's first activation of the soft water function after the material is placed into the material box includes: After the detection component detects that the material has been placed into the material box, it receives a control command for the water heater. When the water heater is detected to have activated the soft water function in response to the control command, the current time is obtained and used as the working time when the water heater first activates the soft water function.

[0008] In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the water heater includes a control component, wherein the dilution and adjustment process of the liquid in the water heater's storage tank based on the insertion time and the operating time includes: Based on the insertion time and the working time, determine the time interval between the insertion of the material and the first activation of the soft water function; If the time interval is greater than a preset time interval threshold, the control component will dilute and adjust the liquid in the water tank of the water heater.

[0009] In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the step of diluting and adjusting the liquid in the water tank of the water heater if the time interval is greater than a preset time interval threshold includes: If the time interval is determined to be greater than a preset time interval threshold, the current water level information in the water storage tank is obtained. Receive a water softening instruction for the water heater and determine the target soft water concentration information corresponding to the water softening instruction; Based on the water level information and the target soft water concentration information, the liquid in the water storage tank is diluted by the control component to obtain soft water that meets the target concentration.

[0010] In one possible implementation of the first aspect, the water storage tank is pre-set with multiple water level lines at different settings, and obtaining the current water level information in the water storage tank includes: The detection component detects the current water level in the water storage tank and determines the corresponding water level information based on the water level line. The process of diluting the liquid in the water storage tank using the control component based on the water level information and the target soft water concentration information includes: Determine the adjustment water level line corresponding to the target soft water concentration information; add raw water to the water storage tank through the control component until the water level in the water storage tank reaches the adjustment water level line.

[0011] Secondly, this application provides a water softening device applied to a water heater, the water heater including a water storage tank and a material box, the material box being disposed inside the water storage tank, the device comprising: The first acquisition module is used to acquire the placement time of the material into the material box; The second acquisition module is used to acquire the working time when the water heater first turns on the soft water function after the material is put into the material box. The adjustment module is used to dilute and adjust the liquid in the water tank of the water heater based on the insertion time and the working time.

[0012] Thirdly, this application provides a water heater including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the soft water treatment method as described in the first aspect.

[0013] Fourthly, this application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the water softening treatment method as described in the first aspect.

[0014] As described above, this application provides a water softening method, apparatus, water heater, and storage medium. First, the insertion time of the material into the material box is obtained. After confirming the material insertion, the operating time of the water heater's first activation of the water softening function is obtained. Finally, based on the time interval between the insertion time and the operating time, the liquid in the water heater's storage tank is diluted and adjusted to obtain a liquid meeting the target concentration. It is evident that the water softening solution provided by this application fully considers the factor of prolonged dissolution of materials in the storage tank. By detecting the time interval between material insertion and the first activation of the water softening function, multiple levels of water softening adjustment are set. This not only ensures the normal operation of the water softening regeneration function but also effectively saves materials, avoiding waste caused by the dissolution of large amounts of materials due to prolonged disuse of the water softening function, thus improving the water softening effect and user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0015] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0016] in: Figure 1 This is an application environment diagram of the water softening treatment method provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the water heater provided in the embodiment of this application.

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic flowchart of the water softening treatment method provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the water softening device provided in the embodiments of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0021] In the following description, references are made to “some embodiments,” which describe a subset of all possible embodiments. However, it is understood that “some embodiments” may be the same subset or different subsets of all possible embodiments and may be combined with each other without conflict.

[0022] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing embodiments of this application only and is not intended to limit this application.

[0023] The water softening method provided in this invention can be applied to, for example... Figure 1 In the application environment, the application environment includes: processor 1, memory 2, detection component 31, and control component 32, and processor 1 is electrically connected to memory 2, detection component 31, and control component 32.

[0024] When the processor 1 executes the computer program, it performs the following steps: the control detection component 31 obtains the insertion time of the material into the material box; after determining that the material has been inserted into the material box, it obtains the working time of the water heater's first activation of the soft water function; finally, based on the time interval between insertion and working time, the control component 32 dilutes the liquid in the water heater's storage tank to obtain soft water that meets the target concentration, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the soft water regeneration function, effectively saving materials, avoiding the waste caused by the dissolution of a large amount of materials due to the long period of non-use of the soft water function, and improving the soft water effect and user experience.

[0025] Figure 1 The application environment is suitable for water heaters, such as... Figure 2 The diagram illustrates part of the water heater's structure. Figure 2 The water heater includes: a control unit ( Figure 2 (Not shown in the image), water heater casing ( Figure 2 (not shown in the image), water storage tank ( Figure 2 (Not shown in the diagram), material box 21, detection component 22, memory ( Figure 2 (not shown in the image), processor ( Figure 2 (Not shown in the diagram) and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein material 23 can be placed in material box 21, the material may be a salt block, a hole is made in the center of the salt block, and a detection component 22 is installed directly above the hole.

[0026] It is understandable that a water heater may also include other components, such as a power supply component. The input terminal of the power supply component is electrically connected to an AC power source, and the output terminal of the power supply component inputs electrical energy to the power-consuming components of the water heater (i.e., control components, detection components, memory, and processor). This is not limited here.

[0027] The present invention will now be described in detail through specific embodiments.

[0028] Please see Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of the water softening method provided by the present invention. The water softening method is applied to a water heater, which includes a water storage tank and a material box, with the material box disposed inside the water storage tank. Specifically, the water softening method may include: S1. Obtain the insertion time of the material into the material box; Specifically, for step S1, the insertion time of materials into the material box is mainly obtained by the detection component, such as the insertion time of salt blocks into the salt box.

[0029] S2. After the material is placed into the material box, obtain the working time when the water heater first turns on the soft water function; Specifically, for step S2, after confirming that the material has been placed into the material box, it is detected whether the water heater has turned on the water softening function. When it is detected that the water heater has turned on the water softening function for the first time, the working time of the first turn on the water softening function is obtained. The method of obtaining the information can be to detect whether the water heater has received a water softening start command, and whether the water heater turns on the water softening function after receiving the water softening start command. For example, the operating status of the water softening device of the water heater can be obtained. When it is determined that the water heater has turned on the water softening function for the first time, the current time information is obtained, thereby determining the working time of the water heater turning on the water softening function for the first time.

[0030] S3. Based on the insertion time and working time, dilute and adjust the liquid in the water tank of the water heater; Specifically, for step S3, after determining the material placement time in the material box and the working time when the water heater first turns on the hot water function, the liquid concentration in the storage tank is estimated based on the time interval between the placement time and the working time. A control command for adjusting the liquid concentration is generated, and the liquid in the water heater's storage tank is adjusted in multiple levels according to the control command. For example, the water inlet switch is turned on to add raw water to dilute the liquid concentration in the storage tank and obtain soft water that meets the target concentration.

[0031] In summary, the water softening method provided in this embodiment, by setting the time interval between the addition of materials (such as salt blocks) and the first activation of the water softening function, and by setting multiple adjustment modes, not only ensures the normal operation of the brine regeneration function, but also saves materials and avoids the situation where a large amount of salt dissolves and is wasted due to prolonged disuse of the water softening function.

[0032] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the water heater in this embodiment includes a detection component, and step S1, "obtaining the insertion time of material into the material box," may specifically include: S11. The material placement status of the material box is detected in real time by the detection component; S12. After detecting that the material placement status is not placed, the placement time of the material placement box is obtained through the detection component.

[0033] Specifically, the water heater in this embodiment may further include a detection component, which can be located directly above the material box. The material box is used to hold materials (such as salt blocks), with a hole in the center of the salt block. The detection component is located directly above the hole. This detection component is used to detect the material placement status and placement time. First, the detection component monitors the current material placement status of the material box in the water storage tank in real time to determine whether the material has been placed into the material box. If it detects that the material has not yet been placed into the material box, i.e., the material placement status of the material box is "not placed," the detection component above the material box continues to monitor whether the material has been placed into the material box. When it is detected that the material has been placed into the material box, the current placement time is recorded. This embodiment improves the accuracy and traceability of the detection data by using a detection component to monitor the material placement status and record the placement time in real time.

[0034] Furthermore, in some embodiments, step S11, "detecting the material placement status of the material box in real time through the detection component," may specifically include: S111. Obtain material height information in the material box and current water level information in the water storage tank through the detection component; S112. Compare the material height information with the current water level height information to obtain the corresponding height comparison result; S113. Based on the height comparison results, determine the material placement status of the material box.

[0035] Specifically, in this embodiment, a detection component is provided inside the water storage tank. This detection component is located directly above the material box, which can contain material (salt blocks). A hole is made in the center of the salt blocks, and the detection component is positioned directly above the hole. This embodiment primarily uses the detection component to obtain the height information of various target objects currently present in the water storage tank of the water heater, such as the height of the material in the material box and the current water level in the storage tank. First, the detection component identifies whether each target object is currently present in the water storage tank. Then, the detection component detects the height information of each target object, for example, detecting the current height of the salt block and the current water level in the storage tank. The height is determined by detecting the vertical distance between the salt block and the water surface from the detection component. Then, by comparing the height of the salt block and the height of the water surface, a height comparison result is obtained. If the height comparison result shows that the height of the salt block and the height of the water surface are the same, the real-time status information of the water storage tank is determined to be in the first state. The first state indicates that the material placement status of the material box is "not placed," meaning that no salt block is placed in the salt box. If the height comparison result shows that the height of the salt block and the height of the water surface are not the same, the real-time status information of the water storage tank is determined to be in the second state. The second state indicates that the material placement status of the material box is "placed," meaning that salt blocks have been placed in the salt box. This embodiment, by detecting the distance between the salt block and the water surface and the detection component, can accurately identify the consumption status of the salt block, thereby improving the accuracy of subsequent soft water treatment.

[0036] In this embodiment, the detection component can be a Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor. This sensor calculates the distance to the object being measured by measuring the "time of flight" of signals such as ultrasound or light between the transmitter and receiver. Sensors that utilize the ToF principle to achieve distance measurement are called ToF sensors. Commonly used ToF sensors include ultrasonic, infrared, and laser sensors. This embodiment primarily uses the detection component to obtain the height information of the target object, providing an accurate and reliable data foundation for subsequent soft water treatment.

[0037] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the water heater includes a detection component, and step S2, "after the material is placed into the material box, obtaining the working time of the water heater's first activation of the soft water function," may specifically include: S21. After detecting that material has been placed into the material box by the detection component, receive the control command for the water heater; S22. When the water heater responds to the control command and turns on the water softening function, the current time is obtained and used as the working time when the water heater turns on the water softening function for the first time.

[0038] In a specific embodiment, the water heater includes a detection component. This detection component is also used to obtain the initial activation time of the water heater's water softening function. First, the detection component checks whether the material has been placed in the material box. If so, it receives a control command for the water heater. When the water heater responds to the control command and activates the water softening function, the current time is recorded as the initial activation time of the water heater's water softening function. If not, the detection component continues to check whether the material has been placed in the material box. This embodiment improves the reliability of subsequent water softening treatment by obtaining the initial activation time of the water heater's water softening function.

[0039] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the water heater in this embodiment includes a control component, and step S3, "based on the insertion time and working time, performing dilution and adjustment treatment on the liquid in the water tank of the water heater," may specifically include: S31. Based on the insertion time and working time, determine the time interval between the insertion of materials and the first activation of the soft water function; S32. If the time interval is greater than the preset time interval threshold, the liquid in the water tank of the water heater is diluted and adjusted by the control component.

[0040] Specifically, the water heater in this embodiment also includes a control component. This control component is used to dilute the liquid in the storage tank. First, after determining the material placement time in the material box and the initial activation time of the water heater's soft water function, the time interval between the material placement and the initial activation of the soft water function is determined based on the placement time and the activation time. Then, it is determined whether the time interval is greater than a preset time interval threshold. If so, it is determined that too much salt has dissolved, resulting in a high liquid concentration, requiring dilution. The control component then adjusts the liquid in the water heater's storage tank by diluting it, for example, by opening the water inlet switch to add raw water to the storage tank for dilution. If not, it is determined that the salt dissolution rate is normal and meets the usage standards, requiring no dilution. This embodiment determines whether multi-level dilution adjustment is needed based on the material placement time and the time interval between the initial activation of the soft water function, ensuring the soft water regeneration function while saving materials.

[0041] Furthermore, in some embodiments, step S32, "if the time interval is greater than a preset time interval threshold, perform dilution and adjustment treatment on the liquid in the water tank of the water heater," may specifically include: S321. If the time interval is greater than the preset time interval threshold, obtain the current water level information in the water storage tank; S322. Receive a water softening instruction for the water heater and determine the target soft water concentration information corresponding to the water softening instruction; S323. Based on the water level information and the target soft water concentration information, the liquid in the water storage tank is diluted by the control component to obtain soft water that meets the target concentration.

[0042] In a specific embodiment, for step S32, if it is determined that the time interval between the material being placed into the material box and the water heater first turning on the soft water function is greater than a preset time interval threshold, then it is determined that the current salt block has dissolved too much, the salt concentration is high, and the water quality is too soft, requiring dilution and adjustment of the liquid in the storage tank. First, the current water level information in the storage tank is obtained. Then, after receiving the soft water treatment instruction for the water heater, the target soft water concentration information corresponding to the soft water treatment instruction is identified. Next, based on the water level information and the target soft water concentration information, the amount of raw water to be added for this soft water treatment task is determined. Finally, the liquid in the storage tank is diluted by the control component. For example, the control component controls the opening of the water inlet switch so that the raw water flows into the storage tank through the water inlet switch to dilute the liquid in the storage tank until the diluted liquid in the storage tank meets the target concentration corresponding to the soft water treatment instruction, thus obtaining soft water that meets the target concentration and completing the dilution treatment. The control component then closes the water inlet switch to stop the water intake. In this embodiment, if the time interval between the addition of the salt block and the first activation of the water softening function exceeds a preset time interval, the liquid in the water storage tank is diluted and adjusted to ensure the water softening regeneration function while avoiding waste caused by the dissolution of a large amount of material due to prolonged disuse of the water softening function.

[0043] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the water storage tank in this embodiment is pre-set with multiple water level lines of different settings. Therefore, step S321, "obtaining the current water level information in the water storage tank," may specifically include: The detection component detects the current water level in the water storage tank and determines the corresponding water level information based on the water level line. Step S323, "Based on water level information and target soft water concentration information, the liquid in the storage tank is diluted through a control component," may specifically include: Determine the adjustment water level line corresponding to the target soft water concentration; add raw water to the storage tank through the control components until the water level in the storage tank reaches the adjustment water level line.

[0044] In a specific embodiment, before implementing the water softening method provided in this application, it is necessary to pre-set multiple water level lines at different levels in the water storage tank. According to user needs, multiple water level reference lines at different levels are drawn on the shell surface of the water storage tank. Each water level reference line corresponds to a different concentration. When it is necessary to obtain the current water level height information in the water storage tank, the detection component detects the water level reference line closest to the current water level in the water storage tank, thereby determining the current water level height information in the water storage tank. When it is necessary to dilute the liquid in the water storage tank, the target soft water concentration information in the water softening instruction is obtained. It is determined that the water level in the water storage tank needs to be adjusted to the adjustment water level line according to the target soft water concentration information. Then, the control component controls the opening of the water inlet switch, so that the raw water flows into the water storage tank through the water inlet switch to dilute the liquid in the water storage tank until the water level in the water storage tank reaches the adjustment water level line. That is, the diluted liquid in the water storage tank meets the target concentration corresponding to the water softening instruction, and soft water with the target concentration is obtained. It should be noted that the multi-level adjustment method provided in this embodiment refers to the ability to determine multiple different water level levels according to user needs, or to adjust the water level to the user's desired level based on the current water level information, rather than the single adjustment method of the existing technology that fixes the dilution amount. This embodiment fully considers the factor of salt dissolving in the water tank for a long time. By setting the time interval between adding the salt block and the first activation of the water softening function, the multi-level adjustment method not only ensures the normal operation of the brine regeneration function, but also saves salt blocks and avoids the situation where a large amount of salt dissolves and is wasted due to prolonged disuse of the water softener.

[0045] Please see Figure 4 As shown, this embodiment also provides a water softening device, which is applied to a water heater. The water heater includes a water storage tank and a material box, with the material box disposed inside the water storage tank. Specifically, the water softening device may include: The first acquisition module 100 is used to acquire the insertion time of the material into the material box; The second acquisition module 200 is used to acquire the working time when the water heater first turns on the soft water function after the material is put into the material box. The adjustment module 300 is used to dilute and adjust the liquid in the water tank of the water heater based on the insertion time and working time.

[0046] This embodiment fully considers the factor of materials dissolving in the water tank for a long time. By detecting the time interval between the material being placed in and the first activation of the water softening function, multiple water softening adjustment modes are set. This not only ensures the normal operation of the water softening regeneration function, but also effectively saves materials and avoids the waste caused by the dissolution of a large amount of materials due to the long period of not using the water softening function, thereby improving the water softening effect and user experience.

[0047] The process by which each module in the water softening device provided in this embodiment performs its respective function can be found in the foregoing. Figure 3 The descriptions of the illustrated embodiments and other related method embodiments are not repeated here.

[0048] It should be noted that the information interaction and execution process between the above-mentioned devices / units are based on the same concept as the method embodiments of this application. For details on their specific functions and technical effects, please refer to the method embodiments section, and they will not be repeated here.

[0049] Please see Figure 2 As shown, in one embodiment, a water heater is provided, the water heater including: a control unit ( Figure 2 (Not shown in the image), water heater casing ( Figure 2 (not shown in the image), water storage tank ( Figure 2 (Not shown in the diagram), material box 21, detection component 22, memory ( Figure 2 (not shown in the image), processor ( Figure 2 (Not shown in the diagram) and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein material 23 can be placed in the material box 21, the material may be a salt block, a hole is made in the center of the salt block, and a detection component 22 is installed directly above the hole, and the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the above-described soft water treatment method.

[0050] This embodiment fully considers the factor of materials dissolving in the water tank for a long time. By detecting the time interval between the material being placed in and the first activation of the water softening function, multiple water softening adjustment modes are set. This not only ensures the normal operation of the water softening regeneration function, but also effectively saves materials and avoids the waste caused by the dissolution of a large amount of materials due to the long period of not using the water softening function, thereby improving the water softening effect and user experience.

[0051] In one embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium is provided that stores a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the above-described water softening treatment method.

[0052] This embodiment fully considers the factor of materials dissolving in the water tank for a long time. By detecting the time interval between the material being placed in and the first activation of the water softening function, multiple water softening adjustment modes are set. This not only ensures the normal operation of the water softening regeneration function, but also effectively saves materials and avoids the waste caused by the dissolution of a large amount of materials due to the long period of not using the water softening function, thereby improving the water softening effect and user experience.

[0053] It should be noted that the functions or steps that can be implemented by the computer-readable storage medium or computer device described above can be referred to the relevant descriptions on the server side and client side in the foregoing method embodiments. To avoid repetition, they will not be described one by one here.

[0054] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the processes in the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by a computer program instructing related hardware. The computer program can be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium. When executed, the computer program can include the processes of the embodiments of the above methods. Any references to memory, storage, databases, or other media used in the embodiments provided in this application can include non-volatile and / or volatile memory. Non-volatile memory may include read-only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory may include random access memory (RAM) or external cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM is available in a variety of forms, such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), dual data rate SDRAM (DDRSDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronous link DRAM (SLDRAM), RAMbus direct RAM (RDRAM), direct memory bus dynamic RAM (DRDRAM), and memory bus dynamic RAM (RDRAM), etc.

[0055] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the above-described division of functional units and modules is used as an example. In practical applications, the above functions can be assigned to different functional units and modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different functional units or modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.

[0056] The above-described embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and should all be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for softening water treatment, characterized in that, The method is applied to a water heater, the water heater including a water storage tank and a material box, the material box being disposed inside the water storage tank, the method comprising: The time when the material is placed into the material box is obtained; the material is a salt block. After the material is placed into the material box, the working time of the water heater when the soft water function is first turned on is obtained; Based on the insertion time and the working time, the liquid in the water tank of the water heater is diluted and adjusted, including: determining the time interval between the insertion of the material and the first activation of the soft water function based on the insertion time and the working time; if the time interval is greater than a preset time interval threshold, the liquid in the water tank of the water heater is diluted and adjusted by the control component.

2. The water softening treatment method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The water heater includes a detection component, and the step of obtaining the placement time of the material into the material box includes: The detection component detects the material placement status of the material box in real time. After detecting that the material placement status is not placed, the placement time of the material being placed into the material box is obtained through the detection component.

3. The water softening treatment method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The real-time detection of the material placement status of the material box by the detection component includes: The detection component acquires the material height information in the material box and the current water level information in the water storage tank. By comparing the material height information with the current water level height information, the corresponding height comparison result is obtained; Based on the height comparison results, the material placement status of the material box is determined.

4. The water softening treatment method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The water heater includes a detection component. The step of obtaining the operating time of the water heater's first activation of the soft water function after the material is placed into the material box includes: After the detection component detects that the material has been placed into the material box, it receives a control command for the water heater. When the water heater is detected to have activated the soft water function in response to the control command, the current time is obtained and used as the working time when the water heater first activates the soft water function.

5. The water softening treatment method according to claim 1, characterized in that, If the time interval is greater than a preset time interval threshold, the liquid in the water tank of the water heater is diluted and adjusted, including: If the time interval is determined to be greater than a preset time interval threshold, the current water level information in the water storage tank is obtained. Receive a water softening instruction for the water heater and determine the target soft water concentration information corresponding to the water softening instruction; Based on the water level information and the target soft water concentration information, the liquid in the water storage tank is diluted by the control component to obtain soft water that meets the target concentration.

6. The water softening treatment method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The water storage tank is pre-set with multiple water level lines at different settings. Obtaining the current water level information in the water storage tank includes: The detection component detects the current water level in the water storage tank and determines the corresponding water level information based on the water level line. The process of diluting the liquid in the water storage tank using the control component based on the water level information and the target soft water concentration information includes: Determine the adjustment water level line corresponding to the target soft water concentration information; add raw water to the water storage tank through the control component until the water level in the water storage tank reaches the adjustment water level line.

7. A water softening treatment device, characterized in that, The water softening device is applied to a water heater, the water heater including a water storage tank and a material box, the material box being disposed inside the water storage tank, the device comprising: The first acquisition module is used to acquire the time when the material is placed into the material box, wherein the material is a salt block; The second acquisition module is used to acquire the working time when the water heater first turns on the soft water function after the material is put into the material box. An adjustment module is used to dilute and adjust the liquid in the water tank of the water heater based on the insertion time and the working time, including: determining the time interval between the insertion of the material and the first activation of the soft water function based on the insertion time and the working time; if the time interval is greater than a preset time interval threshold, diluting and adjusting the liquid in the water tank of the water heater through a control component.

8. A water heater, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that, When the processor executes the computer program, it implements the steps of the water softening treatment method as described in any one of claims 1 to 6.

9. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of the soft water treatment method as described in any one of claims 1 to 6.

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