BDrivenByDemons
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Am I crazy or should this be 2000 gal?
2 ft3 would equal 64K grains total capacity. You said your system has 48K capacity, therefore 1.5 ft3.I actually have 2ft3 resin
5.3 gallons does not compute.measured my BD and BF rates and use 5.3 gallons of brine per regen.
My BLFC is .5gpm but when measured it's only .28gpm. See my "elevated brine tank thread for details". 19 minutes * .28 = 5.32 which is almost perfect.5.3 gallons does not compute.
As the Brine Fill setting only allows whole numbers, a 10-minute BF setting flowing through a 0.5 GPM BLFC restrictor, will cause 5-gallons water to enter the brine tank. An 11-minute BF setting will result in 5.5 gallons to enter the brine tank.
Likewise, a 20-minute BF setting flowing through a 0.25 GPM BLFC restrictor, will result in 5-gallons water to enter whereas, 21-minutes X 0.25 = 5.25 gallons.
A 40-minute BF setting X 0.125 = 5-gallons whereas 41-minutes X 0.125 = 5.125 gallons.
Seems to me that the BLFC installed in the system, may not match the flow rate specified on the label.My BLFC is .5gpm but when measured it's only .28gpm.
I already did the BF procedure you are describing. I was precise in my measurements and it flows .28 regardless of the .5 designation. Maybe a mis-labeled BLFC but it doesn't matter to me since I adjusted settings accordingly and during BF I get soft water in the house.Seems to me that the BLFC installed in the system, may not match the flow rate specified on the label.
Suggest removing the brine tube directly at the control valve, then install a short piece of tube of the same diameter so outgoing flow can be directed into a graduated jug. Advance the controller to Brine Fill to measure the quantity of water in 60 seconds without any possible interference caused by the elevated brine tank location. If a 0.5 BLFC is actually installed, then 0.5 gallons should exit from the tube in 60-seconds.
The variable reserve setting will require several weeks to identify your family's usual water usage patterns for each day of the week. During that initial learning period, you may see the remaing gallons vary significantly each day while the controller is learning. Even after the usual patterns are determined, the controller will continue to record water usage so if usage patterns change over time, it can compensate for those changes as appropriate.
If for instance Monday is the usual laundry day and so a greater amount of water is normally utilized that day compared to other days, if there is insufficient capacity remaining at (usually) 2am Monday morning to satisfy that day's anticipated soft water usage, then the control valve will immediately proceed to perform a regeneration cycle to ensure there will be sufficient capacity available. Since an identical amount of remaining capacity may be sufficient to satisfy a lower usage day, the controller may delay regeneration 1 more day so as to utilize as much usable capacity as possible without using more capacity than is to be regenerated.
A fixed reserve amount will not take into consideration any water use variance, but will always cause a regeneration cycle to occur once any amount of reserve capacity has been consumed. Even with a 200 gallon reserve allowance setting, if only 1-gallon is used and 199 gallons of reserve capacity remains, which may satisfy the requirements of the following lighter water usage day, the controller will proceed to disregard the 199 unused capacity, and will immediately proceed with regeneration.
0.28 GPM is irregular as BLFC restrictors are available in 0.125, 0.25, 0.5 and 1 GPM versions.it flows .28 regardless of the .5 designation.
.28 is damn close to .25 so that's my only guess. I checked all possible sources for a restriction or debris and found nothing. Directionality is correct. I have marked the level on my brine tank and it has been consistent so I'm good with it. This setup is dialed in to the max.0.28 GPM is irregular as BLFC restrictors are available in 0.125, 0.25, 0.5 and 1 GPM versions.
Appears to me there maybe debris to cause a partial blockage within the BLFC or possibly a defect.
Because both the BLFC and DLFC restrictor buttons are directional, perhaps your BLFC was installed backwards, which is resulting in an incorrect flow rate through it. The numbers that are embossed on one side of the button, should be installed facing the valve.
Regardless of you being satisfied with the current performance, the reason for the incorrect flow rate should be investigated and corrected.
This is awkward, but...
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