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Hi, it's been a while since I've posted here. I always appreciate the helpful advice.
I recently changed the size of the injector, the BLFC, and the DLFC on my Fleck 7000SE water softener valve, as per advice I received here.
The old injector was yellow, I changed it to the correct #00 (violet) one. The BLFC was a .50 gpm, I changed to a .125 gpm. I replaced the worn out DLFC with a new 2.0 gpm one. I received these correct sizes from "dittohead" (thank you) via a link to the Pentair Service Bulletin #599 (the link doesn't seem to work anymore).
I would appreciate any advice on programming the settings properly and determining a good salt dose setting.
My system :
Inline Clack PVC Air Injector (to oxidize the Iron)
Well-X-Trol pressure tank
10" x 54" pH Neutralizer (85% Calcite, 15% Corosex)
9" x 48" Softener with 1 cuft of resin
My water basics :
(Hach test kits at un-conditioned water)
pH 6.5
Iron .45 mg/L
Hardness 15 gpg
Note : Hardness (after pH neutralizer) is +/- 17 gpg (ToBeConfirmed)
(Hach test kits after conditioning)
pH 7.4
Iron .05 mg/L (ToBeConfirmed)
Hardness 0 gpg
Current Fleck 7000SE Softener valve settings :
Feed water hardness = H-25
(I am considering changing the Feed Water Hardness setting to 20 but have left it as it is because I can't test the water after the pH neutralizer tank, yet.
Safety Factor = 0%
(Should I considering changing this?)
Previous Regeneration Cycle step times seem to be set up for the dF category as they were as follows :
Cycle Step 1 : Backwash = 9, Step 2 : Brine Draw = 59, Step 3 : 2nd Backwash = 4, Step 4 : Rapid Rinse = 9, Step 5 : Refill = 11
I changed the (brine tank) Refill time to 22 minutes to compensate for the smaller injector and BLFC.
I received this info from "F6Hawk" (thank you) at this forum :
"11 minutes times 0.5 gpm yields 5.5 gallons, times 3 lbs per gallon gives you 16.5 lbs per regen."
"22 minutes times .125 gpm yields 2.75 gallons, times 3 lbs per gallon gives you 8.25 lbs per regen."
I used the sizing calculator at : http://www.qualitywaterassociates.com/sizing.php
to check the "Total Grains of Capacity needed" and it looks like I need 18240 "Total Grains of Capacity for approximately once per week regeneration with a 24 hr reserve". The chart shows that if I use 6 Pounds of salt Per Cubic Foot of Resin then the "Salt Dose Capacity" will be 20000
grains and there will be 9 "Days between regenerations". It also shows that I will have 1053 gallons available to use between regenerations.
Should I change the Brine Refill time to 16 minutes? (16 x .125 = 2.0 gallons x 3 lbs = 6 lbs per regen) will this be correct if I want to regen only using 6 lbs of salt?
Are there any adverse effects to using this minimum amount of salt?
Are there any adverse effects to regenerating only once per week, considering I have +/- .45 mg/L Iron in my water?
Note : I will update the Iron and pH testing after I install a drain valve, post pH Neut tank, to see how much Iron it is able to filter out prior to going to the softener.
Thanks for the help.
I recently changed the size of the injector, the BLFC, and the DLFC on my Fleck 7000SE water softener valve, as per advice I received here.
The old injector was yellow, I changed it to the correct #00 (violet) one. The BLFC was a .50 gpm, I changed to a .125 gpm. I replaced the worn out DLFC with a new 2.0 gpm one. I received these correct sizes from "dittohead" (thank you) via a link to the Pentair Service Bulletin #599 (the link doesn't seem to work anymore).
I would appreciate any advice on programming the settings properly and determining a good salt dose setting.
My system :
Inline Clack PVC Air Injector (to oxidize the Iron)
Well-X-Trol pressure tank
10" x 54" pH Neutralizer (85% Calcite, 15% Corosex)
9" x 48" Softener with 1 cuft of resin
My water basics :
(Hach test kits at un-conditioned water)
pH 6.5
Iron .45 mg/L
Hardness 15 gpg
Note : Hardness (after pH neutralizer) is +/- 17 gpg (ToBeConfirmed)
(Hach test kits after conditioning)
pH 7.4
Iron .05 mg/L (ToBeConfirmed)
Hardness 0 gpg
Current Fleck 7000SE Softener valve settings :
Feed water hardness = H-25
(I am considering changing the Feed Water Hardness setting to 20 but have left it as it is because I can't test the water after the pH neutralizer tank, yet.
Safety Factor = 0%
(Should I considering changing this?)
Previous Regeneration Cycle step times seem to be set up for the dF category as they were as follows :
Cycle Step 1 : Backwash = 9, Step 2 : Brine Draw = 59, Step 3 : 2nd Backwash = 4, Step 4 : Rapid Rinse = 9, Step 5 : Refill = 11
I changed the (brine tank) Refill time to 22 minutes to compensate for the smaller injector and BLFC.
I received this info from "F6Hawk" (thank you) at this forum :
"11 minutes times 0.5 gpm yields 5.5 gallons, times 3 lbs per gallon gives you 16.5 lbs per regen."
"22 minutes times .125 gpm yields 2.75 gallons, times 3 lbs per gallon gives you 8.25 lbs per regen."
I used the sizing calculator at : http://www.qualitywaterassociates.com/sizing.php
to check the "Total Grains of Capacity needed" and it looks like I need 18240 "Total Grains of Capacity for approximately once per week regeneration with a 24 hr reserve". The chart shows that if I use 6 Pounds of salt Per Cubic Foot of Resin then the "Salt Dose Capacity" will be 20000
grains and there will be 9 "Days between regenerations". It also shows that I will have 1053 gallons available to use between regenerations.
Should I change the Brine Refill time to 16 minutes? (16 x .125 = 2.0 gallons x 3 lbs = 6 lbs per regen) will this be correct if I want to regen only using 6 lbs of salt?
Are there any adverse effects to using this minimum amount of salt?
Are there any adverse effects to regenerating only once per week, considering I have +/- .45 mg/L Iron in my water?
Note : I will update the Iron and pH testing after I install a drain valve, post pH Neut tank, to see how much Iron it is able to filter out prior to going to the softener.
Thanks for the help.