dss_cottage
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No need to remove the meter from the system if you can remove the (4) screws #1 in your drawing. This will allow you to remove the meter dome. The "restrictor" is not that at all, it is a flow straightener which allows for more accurate flow readings with shorter distances. Without it the accuracy of the meter is less than it should be.
Not sure how relieving pressure would fix your systems pressure drop, sounds like you have a different problem going on, possibly bad resin. Not uncommon in mixed Anion/Cation beds, the anion resin causes precipitation issues if it is exposed to hardness ions, in a mixed bed system the hard water hits the anion bed first which typically sits on top of the cation bed, exactly backwards of how it should be.
The flow restrictor you are mentioning sounds more like a drain line flow restrictor that would limit the water to the drain. Flow restrictors for water treatment systems are commonly used but they are usually installed externally, not internally to the equipment.
Try watching the meter for a few days, does it count down or does it stay in the exact same spot? Try removing the 4 screws and checking the paddle wheel, and the body where the paddle wheel turns, let us know what you find.
Thank-you again for the help.
I've been diverted today (Monday) so I won't get to it until Tuesday.
I'll do exactly as you and Bannerman suggest. It will be a little awkward but I believe that I can access the 4 screws.
I'll post back with my results.