Clean Water Systems Fleck 5600 Softener Installation manual

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Fleck5600Softener
Installation&Start‐UpGuide
ThankyouforpurchasingaCleanWaterSystem!With
properinstallationandalittleroutinemaintenanceyour
systemwillbeprovidingfilteredwaterformanyyears.
YournewsystemcomeswithaprintedFleckServicemanual,
whichalongwiththisstart‐upguidewillhelpguideyouinthe
installationandstart‐upofyournewsystem.TheFleck
servicemanualcoversothertypesofsystemsaswellsuchas
watersoftenersandfilters,sotheremaybeinformationin
yourFleckservicemanualthatdoesnotpertaintoyour
system.Pleasereviewthisstart‐upguideentirelybefore
beginningtoinstallyoursystemandfollowthestepsoutlined
forbestresults.
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TableofContents
PackingList............................................................................................................................................................2
Pre‐Installation......................................................................................................................................................3
BestPracticesforPiping&DrainInstallation........................................................................................................3
HowYourSoftenerWorks.....................................................................................................................................4
InstallationInstructions.........................................................................................................................................7
AttachingtheBrineLineTubingtotheBrineTank&theFleck5600BrineValve....................................9
CWSTimeClockDiagram........................................................................................................................11
MaintainingYourSoftener5600System............................................................................................................12
TroubleshootingtheFleck5600Softener...........................................................................................................13
MoreTroubleshootingTips.................................................................................................................................15
BrineSolutionNotBeingSuckedInDuringRegeneration.....................................................................15
SystemNotBackwashingAdequately....................................................................................................15
SystemNotProgrammedCorrectly–PROGRAMSETTINGS..................................................................16
BrineTankNotFillingWithEnoughWater............................................................................................16
FilterTankDoesNotSitLevelontheFloor............................................................................................16
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PackingList 
Allmodelswillcomewith:
Quantity Description
1 Fleck5600‐SXTbackwashcontrolvalve&bypassvalve
1 Pipeconnectorkit(either1”or¾”)
1 Blackbrinetank
1 Mediafunnel
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Youwillalsoreceiveoneofthefollowinggroupsofitemsdependingonthesizeofyoursystem.
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ModelSize:24KGrainSoftener:
Quantity Description
1 8”x44”filtertankwithdistributortube
1 3/4cubicfootboxofsofteningmedia(resin)
ModelSize:32KGrainSoftener:
Quantity Description
1 9”x48”filtertankwithdistributortube
1 1cubicfootboxofsofteningmedia(resin)
ModelSize:48KGrainSoftener:
Quantity Description
1 10”x54”filtertankwithdistributortube
1 1cubicfootboxofsofteningmedia(resin)
1 ½cubicfootboxofsofteningmedia(resin)
ModelSize:64KGrainSoftener:
Quantity Description
1 12”x52”filtertankwithdistributortube
2 1cubicfootboxesofsoftening(resin)
ModelSize:80KGrainSoftener:
1 13”x54”filtertankwithdistributortube
2 1cubicfootboxofsofteningmedia(resin)
1 ½cubicfootboxofsofteningmedia(resin)
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*NOTE:AllFineMeshResinSoftenerswillcomewithaboxofgravel(doesnotincludeSST60resin)
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Pre‐Installation
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1. Reviewyourpackinglistandmakesureyouhavereceivedallthepartsbeforebeginninginstallation.
Pleaseensurethatallpartsareincludedbeforeschedulingaplumberorinstallertocometothesite.
2. Ifyouaregoingtobeturningoffthewatertothehouseandyouhaveanelectricwaterheater,shut
offthepowertothewaterheaterbeforebeginninginstallationincasewaterheaterisaccidentially
drained.
3. Pickasuitablelocationforyourfiltersystemonadrylevelspotwhereitwon’tbeexposedtofreezing
temperatures.Aminimumof20PSIisrequired.Maximumpressureis90PSI.
4. Getallofyourplumbingpartstogetherbeforebeginninginstallation.Installationtypicallytakes3to
5hours.HoweverafterinstallationtheSoftenermustbeallowedtorunthroughacomplete
backwashandrinsecycle(alsocalled‘regeneration’).Youdon’thavetobepresentforthisfirst
backwashnecessarily,butitdoestake90minutes.
5. Afterthesystemisinstalledandrunning,yourwatermaybediscolored,orfullofsedimentorrust,
particularlyifthisisolderpipingthathasbeenexposedtoironormanganeseforsometime.
Typicallythisclearsupoveradayortwo,butcanpersistforweeksifthepipeisoldgalvanizediron
pipethatiscorroded.
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BestPracticesforPiping&DrainInstallation
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1. Seetypicalinstallation(seeFig1).Thesoftenerisinstalledafterthepressuretank.
2. MakesuretoconnecttheinletpipetotheFleck5600inletandtheoutlettotheoutlet(seeFig2).As
youfacetheFleck5600controlfromthefront,thewaterentersontherightandexitsontheleft.
Fromtheback(seeFig2)thewaterentersontheleft.Theinletandoutletareattachedtothebypass
valvewhichismarkedwitharrowsaswell.
3. MakesurethereisaworkinggateorballvalvebeforetheFleck5600Softenerandalsooneafteras
showninthediagram.Thepressuregaugesareoptionalandnotnecessarybutahosebib(whichisa
faucetthatyoucanattachagardenhoseto)isstronglyrecommendedafterthesoftenerbeforethe
secondballvalve.Thismakesiteasytorinseyournewsofteneronstart‐upandgivesyouaplaceto
testthewaterbeforeitentersyourhouseholdplumbing.
4. Ifyouwillbeusingcopperpiping,donotsweatthecopperpipedirectlyontotheFleck5600control
valve.AvoidheatinguptheFleck5600controlvalveplasticwiththetorch.

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5. YoudonotneedunionstoinstallyourFleck5600control.Ifyouneedtoremoveit,theFleck5600
hasquick‐releasecouplingsthatmakeiteasytoputthesofteneronby‐passandremovethefilter
systemfromthepiping.
6. Thedrainlinetubing(notsupplied)isconnectedtoadrainfromthedrainoutletusingflexible½”ID
tubing.NotethatthedraincanrunupabovetheFleck5600controlandintoadrain,itdoesnot
havetodraindown,asthefilterbackwashesunderlinepressurefromyourwellpump.Most
plumbingcodesrequireanair‐gapconnection,sothatifyoursewerorseptictankbacksup,itcannot
crossconnectwiththedraintubing.
HowYourSoftenerWorks
SeeFig1.Inthesoftener,thewaterentersthetopofthetankandflowsdownthroughthemediaandupthe
distributortube.Hardnessmineralsaredrawntotheresinbeadsinthesoftener.Duringbackwash,the
waterflowisreversedandwaterflowsdownthedistributortubeandupthroughthemedia,liftingand
expandingthesofteningmedia,andremovinganytrappedparticlesinthemedia.Afterthebackwashstage,
saltbrineautomaticallydrawninfromthebrinetankandslowlyrinsesthroughthesofteningresinfor1hour,
whichallowsthehardnessmineralstobeswappedoutwithharmlesssodiumorpotassiumions.Thisentire
automaticprocess,called‘regeneration’takesabout90minutes.Typicallythesoftenerfilterissetto
regenerateevery14‐21days,duringthemiddleofthenightwhennowaterisbeingused.
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Fig2‐TypicalSoftenerFleck5600pipinginstallationwithballvalveandhosebibafterthefilteralongwith
pre‐andpost‐filtrationifnecessary:
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Fig3:Fleck5600fromtherearshowingtheinletandoutletend‐connectorfittings1”or1‐1/4”NPTinNoryl
plastic.Brassend‐connectorsarealsoavailableforconnectingtocoppertubing.
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Fig4Fleck5600sideview
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Inlet Outlet
ToDrain
ToBrineTank
Inlet
Outlet
BypassKnobs–shown
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InstallationInstructions
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1. UnscrewbyhandtheentireFleck5600controlvalvefromtopoftankifitwasshippedscrewedon.
Placedistributortubeintankifnotalreadyinsidetank.Ifnotalreadydone,makesurebluecapison
topofdistributortube,orwrapthetopofdistributortubewithelectricalorducttape.Theideaiswe
donotwantanymediatogodownthedistributortube.
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2. Nextaddthesofteningresinusingthemediafunnelprovided.Tankwillbeapproximately2/3tothe
3/4full.
3. Removecaportapefromtopofdistributortube.Becarefulnottopullupdistributortubewhen
removingcaportape.
4. Attachplastictopscreentotheunder‐sideoftheFleck5600controlvalve.Itisafunnel‐shaped
plasticscreenthatsnapsontothecontrolvalveandpreventsresinfrombeingbackwashedoutto
drainduringtheregenerationcycles.
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Plugortapetopofdistributortube
whenaddingmediatopreventmedia
fromentering.Removewhen
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5. NOTERegardingTeflontapeandpipesealants:ItisOKtouseTeflontapeandpipesealantonthe
waterpipeconnectorthreads,whereyouattachyourpipesorplumbingtotheFleck5600.DONOT
USEanyTeflontapeorpipejointcompoundonthetankitselforonthethreadswheretheFleck5600
threadsintothetank.
6. InstalltheFleck5600backwashcontrol‐timervalveontothetopofthefiltertankbyhand,donot
over‐tighten.Tightenwithhands,thereisnoneedforapipewrenchorotherwrench.
7. Seethebypassimagebelow.NotethatItems2arethepipeconnectorsandtheotherendiswhat
getsattachedtothecontrolvalve.Items3aretheredclipsthatholdthepipeconnectorstotheby‐
passvalve.ToputsystemonoroffbypassdoNOTremovetheredclips.Justturnknobs(1).Fleck
5600isusuallyshippedinby‐passposition.Leaveinbypasspositionfornow.
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9. Lubricatetheby‐passvalveo‐ringsonlyonthepipeconnectorswithsomevegetableoilorsilicone
greaseandconnectthebypassassemblytotheFleck5600controlbyslidingthebypassvalvefirmly
intothebodyoftheFleck5600.Oncebypassisinfarenough,youwillbeabletoeasilyinsertthered
connectorclips.DONOTUSEOILORPETROLEUMGREASEONANYPARTOFTHEFLECK5600
CONTROLVALVE.O‐ringsareOKtolubricatebutnotthemaintankthreads.
10. Makesuretheby‐passvalveisinthebypasspositionwhenstartingtheinstallation.FollowtheIN
andOUTarrowsonthebypassvalveandcontrolvalveforproperconnectionofinandoutwater
piping.LeaveintheBY‐PASSpositionfornow.
11. NowinstallyourwaterpipestotheFleck5600‐SXTbypassendconnectors.Ourpreferredmethodis
towrapthepipethreadswith2or3wrapsofTeflontape,thenapplyathincoatingofwhitenon‐
hardeningTeflonjointcompoundpaste(availableatallhardwarestores)beforeattachingthepipe
fittings.Makesureinletisinstalledtothe'In"pipeconnectoronthebypassvalveandoutletisonthe
“Out”connector.Note:Arrowsonbypassvalveshouldbevisiblefromthetopofthebypassvalve.
12. ConnectsomeflexibletubingfromthedrainconnectionontheFleck5600‐SXTcontrolvalvetoa
suitabledrainsuchasaseptictankordraintoasewer.ItisOKtorunthedrainlineupandoverthe
Fleck5600‐SXTSoftenerupto4feetabovethetopofthetank.Ifthedrainlinewillbemorethan20
feet,andespeciallyifyoursystemisa2.0or2.5cubicfootsize,uselargerdiametertubingsuchas¾”
or1”.Notethatitisdesirabletobeabletorunthedrainlineintoabucketinordertotestthe
backwashflowrateinthefuture.Thisiswhyhardpipingthedrainlineisdiscouraged,however,if
youdousehardPVCpipingforthedrainline,andyouareabletoremovethehardPVCdrainpiping
andattachflexibletubingshouldyoueverdesirefortestingpurposes,itisOKtouserigidPVCpipefor
thedrain.Makesurethedraintubingisfirmlyclampedtothebarbedfittingwithahoseclampto
preventleaks.
13. Next,connectthesolutiontanktotheFleck5600controlvalvewiththeblacktubing,providedwith
thebrinetank.
14.Attachingthebrinelinetubingtothebrinetank&theFleck5600brinevalve
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15. Beginbyslidingtheplasticbrineinjectornutontothebrinetubingbyputtingthetubingthroughthe
non‐threadedsideofthenut.Next,slidetheblack(orclear)compressionringontothetubingwith
thenarrowerdiametergoingonfirst.Thenslidethetaller,whitecompressionringontothetubing
withthewiderdiametergoingonfirst.Thetwocompressionringsshouldlayflushagainsteachother
onthetubing.Slidethemintothebrineinjectornutandplacethebrinetubingintothebrinevalve.
Finally,pushthebrineinjectornut,whichnowhasthecompressionringsinsideofit,ontothe
threadingofthebrinevalveandrotatethenutclockwise,screwingitontothebrinevalve.Tightenit
downtofingertightness.Thetubingshouldbefirmlyattachedandnotslideoutifpulledon.
16. Repeatstep14toattachthetubingtothepermsolutiontank.Thisusesthesameprocess,butonthe
brinetankvalve.
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17. Addapproximately5gallonsofwatertothebrinetank,thenfillitabout2/3fullofsalt.ItisOKtouse
anykindofwatersofteningsalt,howeverwefindthatextracoarsesaltworksbetterthanpellets.
Youdonothavetoaddwatertothebrinetankagainafterthisfirsttimeduringthestart‐up.
18. Seetheover‐flowbarbedfittingonthesideofthebrinetank.Youdonothavetoconnectthistoa
drain.Ifthesafetyfloatweretomalfunction,thereisasmallchancethatthebrinesolutionwilldrip
outofthisfitting.Ifthiswouldcauseabigmesswhereyouhaveinstalledthesoftener,hooksome
tubingtothisandruntoabucket,floorpanorfloordrain.Normallynobrinewillleakoutofthis
fitting.
19. Nowyouarereadytoturnonthewatertothesystem.Turnonthewaterandleaveonbypassand
checkforleaks.Leavetheballvalveafterthesoftenerclosed,sowaterisstillofftothehouse,but
connectagardenhoseandopenupthehosebibafterthesoftenerandallowthewatertorun.This
willhelptoclearoutanyforeignmaterialthatmaybeinthepipesfromthepipinginstallation.Ifyou
donothaveavalveinstalledafterthesoftenerandyoudonothaveahosebib,youwillneedtoturn
thewateroninsidethehousetoletthewaterrun.Useabathtuborlaundrysinkorotherfixturethat
doesnothaveanaeratorscreen.
20. Leavethewaterrunningoutofthegardenhoseataslowrate.Nowyoucanturnthebypassvalveto
theserviceposition.YoudoNOTremovetheredclipsonthebypassknobsinordertoturnthe
bypassvalvesfromthebypasstotheserviceposition.FirstopentheInletSideofthebypassvalve.
SecondslowlyopentheOutletSideofthebypassuntilitisinthefullserviceposition.TheFleck5600
bypassvalveknobsarealittlestiff,soyoucanuseascrewdriverplacedintheholestoturnthe

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knobs.Makesureyouareturningthebypassvalveknobsinthecorrectdirectionwhichiscounter‐
clockwiseasyoufacethebypassvalveknobs.
21. Nowturnonthegardenhosetofullforceandletthewateruntilitturnsrelativelyclear.Thewater
mayhavesomecoloratfirst.
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22. PlugyourCWSTimeClockcontrolvalveintoanoutlet.Yoursedimentfiltercomespresettobackwash
at2:00amifthetimerissettorealtimeofday.
23. Settimersoitreadstherealtimeofday
24. Slidetwopinsoutwardontheskipperwheel(above)tosetthesystemtobackwashonceeverysix
days(twopinsstickingout).
25. StartamanualbackwashbyturningtheManualRegenerationknobclockwisetobackwash.Very
slowlyturntheinletknobonthebypassvalvetowardstheserviceposition,butDONOTopenthe
valvealltheway.Wewanttoallowalloftheairinthetanktoescapebeforeallowingthewaterto
flowfreely.Thebypassvalveknobsmaybealittlestiffatfirst.
26. Oncewaterbeginstoflowfromthedrainlineopentheinletvalvealltheway.Continuetoletthe
waterrunfromthedrainlineforaboutfiveminutesoruntilanyresinfinesinthewaterarenolonger
present.
27. Ifpossibleverifythatthebackwashflowis5gallonsperminute,whichistherecommendedbackwash
flowratefor1.0and1.5cubicfootmodels.Ifyouhavea2.5cubicfootFilteritshouldbe
backwashingat10gallonsperminute.Youcaneasilyrunthedrainhosetoabucketandusinga
watchverifytheflowrateingallonsperminute.Anadequatebackwashiscriticaltoproperlyclean
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28. Allowtogothroughfullcycleautomatically.Wait2hoursandinitiateanotherbackwash,orsetthe
skipperwheelsoitbackwashesthesamenightastheinstallation.Thefilterresinshouldbe
backwashedtwiceforbestresultswhentheresinisnew.Thiseliminatesanypotentialformilky
coloredwaterinthehouseholdwater,andallowstheresintoberinsedthoroughly.
29. Afterbackwashingiscompleted,openuphosebib,bathtubfaucetorotherfaucetsuchasalaundry
sinkwithoutanaeratorscreeninhouseandallowwatertorunfor5to10minutes.Ifpipinginside
houseiscorroded,turningonandoffthewatermaydislodgesomeloosemineralormaterial.
Aeratorsonfaucetsmayneedtobecleanedlaterifsomeofthefixturesinsidehousestarttorun
moreslowly.
30. Pullouttwopinssoitbackwasheseverysixdays;thenumbersontheskipperwheelrepresenta12
daycycle,soslidingpins1and7outwouldbeevery6days.Ifyourwaterhasalotofsedimentoriron
init,settobackwashevery3‐4days.Ifyourwaterisveryclean,clearwater,andthereareonly1or
2peopleinthehouse,youcansetitbackwashevery12days.
31. Checktomakesureattheendofthecyclesthatthebrinetankisfilledwithenoughwatertocover
salt.Youcanchangethelevelofthebrinebyadjustingthelevelofthefloatassembly.Formost
usersthoughitisnotnecessarytoadjustthefloat,itcomessettothecorrectlevel.
32. Aftertheregenerationprocessiscomplete,turnonthewatertothehouseandrunthewaterinthe
houseforafewminutes.
33. RefertoyourFleck5600servicemanualformoreinformationabouthowyourcontrolvalveis
programmedifdesired.
MaintainingYourSoftener5600System
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AddingSalttotheBrineTank:
Besuretocheckthelevelofsalteveryfewmonths(typically3‐4months).Youwillseethatthesaltlevelwill
dropafteracertainperiodoftimebasedonyourusage,atwhichpointyouwillwanttoaddmoresaltasyou
didthefirsttime.
CleantheInjector
Onceayear,cleanthebrinetankandthebrineinjector.
1. Shutoffwatertofilterorputfilteronbypass.
2. ReleasewaterpressurebypressingtheExtraCyclebutton,orshutoffthewatertothehouseby
closingtheballvalveaftersoftener,andreleasethepressurebyopeningupthehosebibafterthe
softener.
3. Pulloutredclip#3(seeFig9)usingasmallflatscrewdriver.

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4. Pryout#8CapInjectortoreveal#15injectorscreen,and#7injectorassemblyusingsmallscrew
driver.Cleaninvinegarormuriaticacid.
5. Re‐installtheseitemsandtesttomakesuretheinjectorisdrawingavacuumbyremovingthe3/8”
blacktubingfromthepotpermtanktothecontrolvalve,attheopening#9.
6. Turnthewateronandreturntoserviceposition.
7. PushtheExtraCyclebutton.Wait10to12minutesuntiltheSoftener5600controlvalveisininthe
brinedrawposition(Cycle2).Atthispoint,itshouldbesuckingavacuum,whichyoucandetermine
byplacingyourthumboverthehole.
8. NotethatifyoudoNOTwanttheFleck5600controltogothroughallthecycles(whichtakes90
minutes)youcanpresstheExtraCycletoadvancetothenextcycle.Waituntilthe5600controlgoes
tothenextcycleandpresstheExtraCyclebuttonagainandcontinueuntilthecontrolvalveisbackin
theservicepositionanddisplayingthecurrenttime.
9. Nextcleanthepotassiumpermtankbyremovingthefeltpadandcleaninginmuriaticacid,citricacid
orvinegar,orbetteryetjustreplacingthefeltpadifyouwant.Cleanthefloatandrinsethepotperm
tankout.It’sbettertouserubbergloveswhenyouaredoingthistoavoidthepossibilityofstaining
yourhandswithpotassiumpermanganate.Ifyourhandsdobecomestainedyoucancleanthemwith
vinegarorlemonjuice.
TroubleshootingtheFleck5600Softener
PROBLEM/SYMPTOMPOSSIBLECAUSE SOLUTION
WatersoftenerfailstoregenerateElectricalservicetounit
hasbeeninterrupted
Assurepermanentelectricalservice
(checkfuse,plug,pullchain,orswitch)
Timerisdefective Replacetimer
Powerfailure Resettimeofday
HardwaterBy‐passvalveisopen Closeby‐passvalve.
Nosaltisinbrinetank Addsalttobrinetankandmaintain saltlevel
abovewaterlevel.
Injectorscreenplugged. Cleaninjectorscreen
Insufficientwater
flowingintobrinetank.
Checkbrinetankfilltimeandclean
brinelineflowcontrolifplugged
Hotwatertank
hardness.
Repeatedflushingsofthehotwater tankis
required.
Leakatdistributortube. Makesuredistributortubeisnot cracked.
CheckO‐ringandtubepilot.

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Internalvalveleak Replacesealsandspacersand/or piston.
UnitusedtoomuchsaltImpropersaltsetting. Checksaltusageandsaltsetting
Excessivewaterinbrine
tank.
Seeproblem7.
LossofwaterpressureIronbuildupinlineto
water
conditioner
Cleanlinetowaterconditioner.
Ironbuildupinwater
conditioner.
Cleancontrolandaddmineralcleaner to
mineralbed.Increasefrequencyof
regeneration.
Inletofcontrolplugged
duetoforeignmaterial
brokenloosefrompipes
byrecentworkdoneon
plumbingsystem.
Removepistonandcleancontrol
LossofsofteningresinthroughdrainlineAirinwatersystem Assurethatwellsystemhasproper air
eliminatorcontrol.Checkfordrywell
condition.
Improperlysizeddrain
lineflowcontrol.
Checkforproperdrainrate.
IroninconditionedwaterFouledmineralbed. Checkbackwash,brinedraw,and brinetank
fill.Increasefrequencyofregeneration.
Increasebackwashtime.
ExcessivewaterinbrinetankPluggeddrainlineflow
control
Cleanflowcontrol
Pluggedinjectorsystem Cleaninjectorandscreen.
Timernotcycling Replacetimer
Foreignmaterialinbrine
valve
Replacebrinevalveseatandclean valve.
Foreignmaterialinbrine
lineflowcontrol.
Cleanbrinelineflowcontrol
SoftenerfailstodrawbrineDrainlineflowcontrolis
plugged
Cleandrainlineflowcontrol
Injectorisplugged. Cleaninjector
Injectorscreenplugged Cleanscreen
Linepressureistoolow Increaselinepressureto20psi
(1.3bar)
Internalcontrolleak Changeseals,spacers,andpistonassembly.
Serviceadapterdidnot
cycle.
Checkdrivemotorandswitches.

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ControlcyclescontinuouslyMisadjusted,broken,or
shortedswitch
Determineif switchortimerisfaultyand
replaceit,orreplacecompletepowerhead.
DrainflowscontinuouslyValveisnot
programmingcorrectly.
Checktimerprogramandpositioningof
control.Replacepowerheadassemblyifnot
positioningproperly.
Foreignmaterialin
control.
Removepowerheadassemblyandinspect
bore.Removeforeignmaterial
andcheckcontrolinvariousregeneration
positions
Internalcontrolleak. Replacesealsandpistonassembly.
MoreTroubleshootingTips
BrineSolutionNotBeingSuckedInDuringRegeneration
MostproblemsoccurwhentheFleck5600isnotdrawinginthebrine.Makesuretheinjectorisdrawingin
thebrine:
1. RemovethebrinetanktubingwhereitenterstheFleck5600controlvalve.
2. PresstheExtraCyclebuttonandholdforseveralsecondsuntilabackwashisstarted.Afterthe
displaystopsblinkinganditisinabackwashcycle,presstheExtraCyclebuttonagain,anditwill
advancetothenextcycle,whichistheBrineCycle,whereitissupposedtosuckinthebrinesolution.
3. Ifitissuckingstrongly,checkthebrinetankfloatinsidethebrinewellandmakesurethereareno
rubberbandsaroundit,andthatisfreeofobstructions.Insomecasesitmayneedtobereplacedor
cleaned,ifthereissuctionatthecontrolvalve,butnobrineisbeingdrawnin.
4. IfthereisNOsuctionatthecontrolvalveportwhereyouremovedthebrinelinetubing,thenthe
injectorshouldbecleaned.
5. Iftheinjectorhasbeencleanedandthereisstillnosuctionchecktomakesurethereisobstructionin
thebackwashline;thatthebackwashlinedoesnotgoupandoverthesoftenermorethanseveralfeet
(whichcausespressurelossandtheinjectornottoworkcorrectly);finallychecktomakesurethereis
enoughpressure.Ifpossibleincreaseyourwaterpressuretosoftenerfromyourwellpumpandseeifa
slightlyincreasedpressuremakestheinjectorwork.Werecommendaminimum30PSIbutitdoeswork
betterifthereis40to50minimumPSI.
SystemNotBackwashingAdequately
Theothersecondmainproblemthatmayoccurisifyoudonothaveenoughbackwashflowratetoproperly
cleanthewatersoftener.Youcanverifythebackwashflowratebyrunningthedrainlineintoabucketand
timingitwhentheFleck5600isinCycle1orbackwash.A1.0or1.5cubicfootsystemshouldhave5gallons
perminuteanda2.5cubicfootsystemshouldhave10gallonsperminuteofbackwash.

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SystemNotProgrammedCorrectly–PROGRAMSETTINGS
Insomecases,theFleck5600maynotbeprogrammedcorrectly.Verifythecorrectprogrammingby
followingthesteps21‐33earlierinthestart‐upguide.
BrineTankNotFillingWithEnoughWater
Sometimesifthebrinetankisnotfillingadequately,itispossiblethatthefloatassemblyinthetankissettoo
low.Youwouldwantthefloattobeseveralinchesabovetheaircheckvalveinsidethetank.Thiswillallow
forenoughwatertobeaddedtothetankbeforeshuttingthebrinefillcycle.Ifnecessary,pullthefloat
assemblyroduptotheappropriateheight,andcuttherodatthatheight,leavingwhilekeepingtherubber
washerstheadequatespacetoholdthefloatinplace.
FilterTankDoesNotSitLevelontheFloor
Yourblackfiltertankbaseisnotgluedtothebottomofyourtank.Occasionallytankbaseswillbecome
crookedduringshipment.Ifyoufindthatthatyourtankdoesnotsitlevelonthefloor,youcaneasilyadjustit
byholdingtheemptytankandrappingitonaconcreteorsolidflooronceortwiceinordertolevelit.
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