Fleck 7000SXT User manual

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Fleck 7000 SXT
Installation Guide
Before you assemble your new system, be sure that the following conditions
have been met for placement of your softener:
Level, firm surface, such as concrete, on which to place the softener
tank and salt tank AKA Brine Tank.
Nearby floor drain or standpipe to connect to the softener for use
during each regeneration.
Standard US plug, 120v 60hz (the softener system includes a 5ft.
power cord and plug). Be sure the outlet you use is not connected to
a light switch.
Make a list
Make a list of all of the plumbing fittings needed to install; a typical list looks like this:
Eight 90° elbows, two –female adapters if installing in plastic.
Proper amount of pipe you need
½” drain line
Getting Started

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Position your new softener unit where you want it placed for use.
Inside the Softener tank you’ll find a 1.05" gray or white Pvc tube
(called a distributor tube.) If the tube does not already have a cap on
the top use a pvc slip cap or some duct tape to temporarily plug this
tube (this is to keep the resin from going down the tube.) If your
system came with gravel, add the gravel first, then the resin. Use the
included special funnel when adding the resin. This will take about 10
minutes.
After adding the resin, remove the temporary cap, clean the valve
threads with water, and screw the valve on. When screwing the valve
on the tank the tube will slip into the bottom of the valve hole. Note:
No silicone or tape is needed; the valve is o-ring fit and only needs to
be tightened by hand. Do not over tighten.
Assemble all tools
needed for
installation.
If you are using copper you will need a copper cutter, propane tank, soldering torch, flux, wire paper, and
lead free solder.
Now that you have collected the materials and added the resin you are ready to install.
Adding Resin

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Please follow the instructions below step by step in order to correctly
complete the installation of your new water softener from Quality Water
Treatment.
Attaching the Bypass
valve
1. Turn off the main water shut off valve.
2. Open all plumbing fixtures in the house including the outside faucets in order to drain the lines.
Unscrewing the aerator screen from your bathroom and kitchen faucets will help drain the lines faster.
3. Cut and remove a 4” section of the water line where the unit is to be installed.
4. Remove the plastic clips that are connected between the plastic bypass and the plastic meter assembly.
Remove the bypass valve from the meter assembly by pulling it away from the meter assembly. Notes: Be
sure to leave the meter assembly in place. If soldering we do not recommend applying heat from a
soldering torch to solder copper pipe to new valve/meter assembly.
5. Solder adapters of your choice to copper tales we provided or glue adapters to pvc tales if you ordered
your system with that option.
6. Once the pieces of 1” or 1 1/4” Adapters of your choice are soldered or glued into the adapters wait until
they are cool enough to touch.
7. Re-attach the plastic bypass valve back onto the valve/meter assembly and secure it with red clips
Begin Installation

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Final water line
Installation
1. First, Measure and cut the lengths of pipe you need to plumb the hard water line into your softener unit.
Then do the same for the soft water line that will exit from the softening unit back into the home.
2. The unit will be marked either on the back of the valve body itself with the word “In” and “out” or the top
of the body of the bypass valve assembly will have arrows showing the direction of water flow. “OUT” is
the water entering your house after it passes through the water softener. Shown in Figure 1. PLEASE be
careful to follow these correctly, making sure you plumb the system in the right direction otherwise you
will lose the resin out of your tank into your house lines!
3. Once you have made all the connections put the system in Bypass (holes in the two bypass handles should
be Up and Down)
4. Put the threaded drain line adapter in place (figure 2) using Teflon tape (only) to make sure it’s snug.
Figure 1
Figure 2

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5. Now that you have the adapter in place you can attach your drain line. (Do NOT attach your drain line to
the elbow on the brine tank; it will overflow the brine tank). Running the drain line to a house drain such
as where your washing machine drain line goes is an excellent choice, if this is not possible then you can
drain into another area of your choice; Note: Do not run drain line to plants, shrubs, trees or a lawn unless
using potassium chloride instead of rock salt, make sure you have an air gap if going into a pipe. (Air Gap:
Open area where there is no standing water). Your drain line can be elevated up to 5 feet over/above
where it comes out of the valve and up to 100 feet away. Remember to always follow your local codes.
6. Slide a 1/2” hose clamp over the drain line then slide the drain line over drain hose barb. Slide hose clamp
over the drain and barb, tighten the clamp.
7. Plug your power cord into a nearby outlet that is not connected to a switch.
-Continue to page 6 for Brine tank assembly Instructions -

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Make sure you have all of the pieces to the brine assembly. The nuts and
ferrules are now combined into one and are usually already attached to the
brine assembly; please check this to make sure.
Brine tank
installation
instructions
1. The float assembly is a safety float; it only functions if there is a failure in the control valve. This will insure
that the brine tank won’t over flow with water. The safety float DOES NOT dictate the water level in your
brine tank.
2. Measure 10” from the top of the air check valve (shown as #1 in figure 3 below) to the bottom of the float
(shown as #2 in figure 3 below). You may have to gently push the float rod through the rubber gametes to
achieve this, cut any existing rod off.
3. Slide the float assembly into the brine well (shown in figure04 below) and stick the stud into the side hole
on the brine well ( shown in figure 5). Be sure to secure it with the nut we supplied you.
Brine tank assembly
Figure 3

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4. Take the clear brine tubing that we supplied and slide it through the hole in the brine tank and into the
brine well.
5. Slip the plastic nut (the ferrules are attached) over brine tubing then push brass insert into brine tubing.
6. Insert tube into top fitting on float shown in figure 6 below, hand tighten it then snug up with a small
wrench. Note: Tape is not required, this is a compression fitting.
7. Take the other end of the tube, slide the nut/ferrule combination over it and insert sleeve into tube. Push
the tube into the side of the control valve shown in figure 7 above. Tighten by hand then snug up with a
small wrench.
Figure 4
Figure5
Figure
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Congratulations! You have completed the installation of your Fleck 7000 SXT
It is now time to being programming. Please follow the step by step
instructions listed below to correctly program your water softener.
Figuring your water
Hardness
It will be important to know what your water Hardness and Iron content is before doing this programming
procedure. If you do not know your water hardness or iron content you should either look up your city
water quality report by going to Google and typing in: water quality report (enter your water supply
company or the city that you are in) , or take a 8 oz sample to a pool supply store to have it tested.
Your Hardness test results may indicate GPG, PPM, or Mg/L. It is important to note that PPM and Mg/L are
the same measure and both figures can be treated interchangeably. If you get a hardness figure in PPM or
Mg/L, please divide this number by 17.1 to get Grains Per Gallon “ GPG”.
Iron results should also be measured in either PPM or Mg/L. Add your level of iron multiplied by 3. Add this
number to your hardness level. This figure will be your Total hardness content that you will program into
your softener system.
Example:
if water hardness is 10 GPG and the iron is 1 PPM or Mg/L take the iron content of 1 and x 3 = 3 GPG
hardness plus 10 GPG = total compensated hardness 13 GPG
Enter and being
programming
First plug in your 7000 SXT Valve to a nearby outlet. The system will illuminate 4 digits and show the time
of day and the amount of gallons remaining. This display will switch between these values about every 5
seconds.
PLEASE NOTE: The valve below is a 2510 sxt valve but the display should look the same as the 7000 sxt.
Programming

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Set the time on the system to 12:01 PM by pressing either the UP or DOWN arrow as shown in picture
below. You can hold the button to allow the time to scroll faster.
Once the time display is set to 12:01 PM, press the “extra cycle button once as shown in the photo below.
To enter master programming mode, press the UP and DOWN buttons together and hold for 5 seconds,
and then release the buttons, as shown in picture below.

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The display should now show DF GAL as shown in the picture below. This indicates United States gallons.
Do not change this value, and press the Extra Cycle Button once to continue.
The display should now show VT st1b OR df1b as shown in the picture below. If this is not the value you
display use the up or down arrow to change it. press the Extra Cycle Button once to continue.

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The display should now show CT / Fd as shown in the picture below. This indicates Control Type Meter
Delayed. Do not change this value, and press the Extra Cycle Button once to continue.
The display should now show NT - - - 1 as shown in the picture below. This indicates number of tanks is
single. Do not change this value, and press the Extra Cycle Button once to continue.
The display should now show C 24.0 as shown in photo below. This indicates the Capacity is 24,000 grains
Use the UP or DOWN button to change this value to the size of your system, and press the Extra Cycle
Button once to continue when finished.

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The display should now show H 20 as shown in picture below. This indicates the Hardness is 20 grains) Use
the UP or DOWN button to change this value to the total hardness of your water. Then press the Extra
Cycle Button once to continue when finished.
The display should now show RS SF as shown in the picture below. This indicates Reserve Selection is
Safety Factor percentage; do not change this value, and press the Extra Cycle Button once to continue.

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The display should now show SF 10 as shown in the picture below. This indicates the Safety Factor is 10
percent. Use the UP or DOWN button to change this value to 15. Press the Extra Cycle Button once.
The display should now show DO 14 as shown in the picture below. This indicates the Day Override is 14
days the system will regenerate on the 14TH day if the meter does not otherwise automatically initiate a
regeneration based on gallons used. Do not change this value, and press the Extra Cycle Button once to
continue.
The display should now show RT 2:00 as shown in picture below. This indicates the system will regenerate
at 2:00AM, assuming the system clock is set accurately. Press the Extra Cycle Button once to continue.

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The display should now show BW 10 as shown in the picture below. This indicates Backwash Time is 10
minutes. Do not change this value, and press the Extra Cycle Button once to continue.
The display should now show BD 60 as shown in picture below. This indicates Brine Draw Time is 60
minutes. Do not change this value, and press the Extra Cycle Button once to continue.

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The display may now show RR 10 as shown in picture below. This indicates Rapid Rinse Time is 10 minutes)
Do not change this value, and press the Extra Cycle Button once to continue if this value is different, use
the UP or DOWN buttons to change it.
The display may now show BF 12 as shown in picture below. This indicates the length of the Brine Refill
Cycle during regeneration. Change this value to the proper number for your system capacity below, and
press the Extra Cycle Button once to continue. If this value is different, use the UP or DOWN buttons to
change it.
24,000 Grain System = 15 minutes
32,000 Grain System = 20 minutes
40,000 Grain System =25 minutes
48,000 Grain System = 30 minutes
64,000 Grain System = 40 minutes
80,000 Grain System = 50 minutes
96,000 Grain System = 60 minutes
110,000 Grain System = 80 minutes

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The display may now show FM t1.5. This indicates Flow Meter type 3/4" Turbine. Do not change this value,
and press the Extra Cycle Button once to continue if this value is different, use the UP or DOWN buttons to
change it.
The system will now exit the Master Programming mode, and the display should now show the time of day,
followed by the new number of gallons remaining, as shown in the picture below. Change the time of day
by pressing and holding the UP or DOWN button until the proper time setting is shown. There is a PM light
indicator to show the difference between AM and PM times.
Putting your system in
service
Your 7000 SXT Water Softener System is now programmed and ready for operation.

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Installation and set-up is now complete. Congratulations! Please feel free to email some pictures of your
new installation and a letter we will post it on our site for other customers to view. As always we appreciate
your business!
Filling your water softener with water and purging air from it: Turn all faucets off outside and in home.
Slowly open bypass valve and let the mineral tank fill with water. When water stops running go to the
nearest treated faucet to the Water Softener, unscrew aerator screen if applicable and turn cold water on
slowly, this will bleed the air from the tank, let the water run until it clears. If you sized your water softener
using our recommendation then you will go through salt or potassium chloride slowly. Add five gallons of
water to brine tank. Add three 40 to 50 pound bags of extra course, pelt salt or potassium chloride to brine
tank. The resin is already charged so initial regeneration is not required.