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    Pentair fleck 5800 XTR2 no-flow alert

    yeah there is definitely a no flow alarm. Went away for another week and it was beeping on arrival. I will try turning that off and see
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    Pentair fleck 5800 XTR2 no-flow alert

    Hello, every time I go away (whether I shut off the water or not) for more than a week the softener starts playing an alarm (intermitent sound) and displays a warning window. If left like that for about 3 weeks the softener becomes unresponsive and needs to be hard reset. Is there any way to...
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    Uneven salt distribution in brine tank

    Thanks! so you don't suspect this is a salt bridge?
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    Uneven salt distribution in brine tank

    It happens every time it does the renewal cycle. perhaps I should be more thorough breaking it then
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    Uneven salt distribution in brine tank

    Hello, Just wondering if this is normal after every renewing cycle of my softener. The salt is only being spent close to the brine tower. I typically redistribute it with a spoon but I was wondering if this is normal and even if i can leave it on its own until need to add more salt. this...
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    Pentair fleck 5800 XTR2 won’t start (help!)

    Hello, I went away for three weeks (shut off water) and now that I’m back the screen of my softener controller is black abs won’t turn on. Power cycling does nothing to it. Any idea what I can try? Thanks a lot in advance!
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    Small hardness leakage for the first 2-5 gallons after regeneration

    Thank you for the thorough post! It is really educational. The injector is 0.125 gpm. The diameter of the drain line is 3/4 of an inch. it goes basically horizontal for about 5-6 ft until be da towards the drain line where it discharges. I have checked and it may be possible that the hose was...
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    Small hardness leakage for the first 2-5 gallons after regeneration

    Thanks for all the comments. Regarding the brine fill, I was told by the retailer that it’s better to avoid formation of salt bridges. They configured it like that. your estimations are good, and the softener does not leak hardness at the very end of the cycle. However, the first 5 gallons...
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    Small hardness leakage for the first 2-5 gallons after regeneration

    I just checked this. Yes it looks like the softener is plumbed correctly as per your indication.
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    Small hardness leakage for the first 2-5 gallons after regeneration

    Yes sorry, the order of the last two steps is reversed. Backwash first and then the fast rinse. This was a typo. The durations are correct. Do they seem good to you? yes this is a bit of a curiosity since I’m practice it won’t make a difference but I would love to understand what’s going on and...
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    Small hardness leakage for the first 2-5 gallons after regeneration

    Untreated water is 34 gpg (very hard indeed). We are talking cold water. The faucet and the softener are not that far away so I would not expect several gallons of water to survive inside those pipes. thanks so much for helping out with this. I am not sure what can provoke this.
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    Small hardness leakage for the first 2-5 gallons after regeneration

    If it were that, can that last for something like 2 to 5 gallons after regen? Thanks again!
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    Small hardness leakage for the first 2-5 gallons after regeneration

    Hello, I’m observing something really strange: my softener arrives to the end of the regeneration cyclle with no hardness leakage at all (measured at 0 gpg). However after a regeneration cycle, the first 2-5 gallons register 2gpg to fall again to 0 gpg after that remaining as such until end of...
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    Fleck 5800 turbine not measuring water flow below 0.2gpm (humidifier uses that)

    Thank you so much! Good to see that this is normal operation and that I can correct for it accordingly.
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    Fleck 5800 turbine not measuring water flow below 0.2gpm (humidifier uses that)

    Hello, I am having a problem with my softener not registering flow below 0.2gpm. In particular my whole house humidifier is connected to softened water and uses less than that and consumes soft water without it being registered by the Fleck control unit. Is this a defective turbine? or is it...
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