wuffers
New Member
I've finally got my system today, I must thank everyone who replied or PMed me with info or recommendations.
It ended up being: Fleck 5810 XTR2 valve with 2.0 cu ft. resin tank (12" x 52"), 10% cross-link resin, gravel bed and round brine tank. I didn't see them load up the gravel bed or resin, as it came already pre-assembled when the installer delivered it.
The installer took close to 3 hours hooking things up, and let me choose where the unit ended up. The only gripe I have is that the bypass I wanted to the backyard couldn't be done, as the turn-off was in another room in the basement and we couldn't tell if it had other pipes branching to other areas of the house. Since my basement is already finished, I ended up with the hard water bypass going to the garage spigot (that's the picture with the blue PVC pipe).
I've included other pictures of the system with his other connections.
So.. here's another bunch of questions.
As the installer left,
So when he did the programming, the only thing that he changed was the Media volume and salt dosage (that I wanted) setting, as far as configuration goes. He wanted to set the hardness to 15 gpG, but I had already tested to 8 gpG (city report states 7.5), so finally we set it to 10 (as per recommendation above, to set 2-3 above the tested hardness).
I noticed the phone icon had another company and phone number configured, so he changed that as well. I'm assuming that the unit was originally from the other company. I saw that the number of regens was already at 11 (now 12), so that's probably why he could regen without any salt (pre-configuration/prep)?
Here are the unit's settings:
Format
Language: English
Units: us
Hardness units: gpG
Interval: month based
Month: 12
Valve
Valve: 5800
Regen type: softener mtr. delayed
Media volume: 2.00 ft3
Salt dosage: 6lbs/ft3
Blfc size: 0.500gpm
Capacity: 40000
Hardness: 10 gpG
Sensor sensitivity: na
Day override/time-driven: 30d
Regen. time: 02:00am
Reserve: weekly reserve
I set the day override to 30 days. Based on our current usage, at 6 lbs of salt per regen, it'll take slightly over 31 days based on usage. I'm assuming BLFC size and the weekly reserve setting are correct.
Regeneration
Regen. flow: downflow
Step #1: backwash
Time 1: 10m
Step #2: draw
Time 2: 60m
Step #3: rapid rinse
Time 3: 10m
Step #4: tank refill
Time 4: 7m
Any settings here that need to be tweaked?
Relay output
Auxiliary 1 off
Auxiliary 2 off
Meter
Meter type: 0.75" paddle
Generic: na
Plumbing leak detect: off
Assuming this is all correct.
Remote regeneration
Remote signal duration off
It ended up being: Fleck 5810 XTR2 valve with 2.0 cu ft. resin tank (12" x 52"), 10% cross-link resin, gravel bed and round brine tank. I didn't see them load up the gravel bed or resin, as it came already pre-assembled when the installer delivered it.
The installer took close to 3 hours hooking things up, and let me choose where the unit ended up. The only gripe I have is that the bypass I wanted to the backyard couldn't be done, as the turn-off was in another room in the basement and we couldn't tell if it had other pipes branching to other areas of the house. Since my basement is already finished, I ended up with the hard water bypass going to the garage spigot (that's the picture with the blue PVC pipe).
I've included other pictures of the system with his other connections.
So.. here's another bunch of questions.
As the installer left,
- He ran the regen cycle, but at that point we didn't have any salt in the brine tank (I didn't have any). I'm guessing this is SOP?
- Told me to run the tap for 10 minutes, which I subsequently did. The water was very cloudy at the beginning, then cleared up a few minutes in. Should I expect this every regeneration?
- Told me to add some additional water in the brine tank. I just checked it, and it's sitting at 2". What level should this be at? Is this something that should be adjusted manually (adding water), or some settings on the unit?
- Told me to add 3-4 bags of salt for the initial seeding, over the water level. With 2" of water, I doubt I'll even need one bag. He said to keep the brine tank between 1/4 to 2/3 full afterwards.
So when he did the programming, the only thing that he changed was the Media volume and salt dosage (that I wanted) setting, as far as configuration goes. He wanted to set the hardness to 15 gpG, but I had already tested to 8 gpG (city report states 7.5), so finally we set it to 10 (as per recommendation above, to set 2-3 above the tested hardness).
I noticed the phone icon had another company and phone number configured, so he changed that as well. I'm assuming that the unit was originally from the other company. I saw that the number of regens was already at 11 (now 12), so that's probably why he could regen without any salt (pre-configuration/prep)?
Here are the unit's settings:
Format
Language: English
Units: us
Hardness units: gpG
Interval: month based
Month: 12
Valve
Valve: 5800
Regen type: softener mtr. delayed
Media volume: 2.00 ft3
Salt dosage: 6lbs/ft3
Blfc size: 0.500gpm
Capacity: 40000
Hardness: 10 gpG
Sensor sensitivity: na
Day override/time-driven: 30d
Regen. time: 02:00am
Reserve: weekly reserve
I set the day override to 30 days. Based on our current usage, at 6 lbs of salt per regen, it'll take slightly over 31 days based on usage. I'm assuming BLFC size and the weekly reserve setting are correct.
Regeneration
Regen. flow: downflow
Step #1: backwash
Time 1: 10m
Step #2: draw
Time 2: 60m
Step #3: rapid rinse
Time 3: 10m
Step #4: tank refill
Time 4: 7m
Any settings here that need to be tweaked?
Relay output
Auxiliary 1 off
Auxiliary 2 off
Meter
Meter type: 0.75" paddle
Generic: na
Plumbing leak detect: off
Assuming this is all correct.
Remote regeneration
Remote signal duration off