I installed a brand new 40k grain fleck 5600sxt water softener last weekend. The instructions said put 5 gallons of water in the brine tank and 120-160 pounds of salt. I ran the manual regen to test drain fittings and brine fittings, everything was good. I left during the brine draw/slow rinse and when I got home I noticed the water line in the brine tank was up to the safety float.
Today I ran the manual regen again after doing some research and monitored the entire cycle.
During the brine draw/slow rinse, the entire brine tank is sucked dry. Nothing but salt left.
During the brine refill cycle, the sxt head shows a 10min countdown and starts filling. This time, I shut the cycle off after the water line reached the salt and was nearing the float. This was about 5mins into the cycle, so it would have surely hit the float and cut off.
What am I doing wrong? Why is it filling high?
Today I ran the manual regen again after doing some research and monitored the entire cycle.
During the brine draw/slow rinse, the entire brine tank is sucked dry. Nothing but salt left.
During the brine refill cycle, the sxt head shows a 10min countdown and starts filling. This time, I shut the cycle off after the water line reached the salt and was nearing the float. This was about 5mins into the cycle, so it would have surely hit the float and cut off.
What am I doing wrong? Why is it filling high?