Adenwork2
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My Fleck 5600 Economider is over 20 years old.
Every 2 years or so, the large knob on the front is hard to turn. http://cracklecdn.zoovy.lg1.simplecdn.net/img/softenerparts/W200-H150-Bf0f0f0/3414177.jpg
I change the piston, seals and spacer kit and until this year, the problem was solved. http://cracklecdn.zoovy.lg1.simplecdn.net/img/softenerparts/W200-H150-Bf0f0f0/3456pskit.jpg
This year, I changed the piston, seals and spacers but the large knob was still hard to turn and the motor would stall.
I bought a power head like this http://www.ohiopurewaterco.com/shop/files/images/product_thumbnail/FL56M-PH-thumbnail.gif
http://www.ohiopurewaterco.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=18715&cat=527&page=1
And the knob is easier to turn and the motor is able to push the control valve through the whole cycle.
I was thinking about just buying an empty power head housing http://cracklecdn.zoovy.lg1.simplecdn.net/img/softenerparts/W200-H150-Bf0f0f0/3413162010.jpg but could not figure out how to get the old parts out to put into a new housing.
What actually makes the knob hard to turn? The old seals did not feel any harder than the old one. Is there some special way to insert the seals and spacers that makes a difference in how hard it is to turn the knob?
I do not think the piston or spacers have anything to do with the knob being hard to turn.
Every 2 years or so, the large knob on the front is hard to turn. http://cracklecdn.zoovy.lg1.simplecdn.net/img/softenerparts/W200-H150-Bf0f0f0/3414177.jpg
I change the piston, seals and spacer kit and until this year, the problem was solved. http://cracklecdn.zoovy.lg1.simplecdn.net/img/softenerparts/W200-H150-Bf0f0f0/3456pskit.jpg
This year, I changed the piston, seals and spacers but the large knob was still hard to turn and the motor would stall.
I bought a power head like this http://www.ohiopurewaterco.com/shop/files/images/product_thumbnail/FL56M-PH-thumbnail.gif
http://www.ohiopurewaterco.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=18715&cat=527&page=1
And the knob is easier to turn and the motor is able to push the control valve through the whole cycle.
I was thinking about just buying an empty power head housing http://cracklecdn.zoovy.lg1.simplecdn.net/img/softenerparts/W200-H150-Bf0f0f0/3413162010.jpg but could not figure out how to get the old parts out to put into a new housing.
What actually makes the knob hard to turn? The old seals did not feel any harder than the old one. Is there some special way to insert the seals and spacers that makes a difference in how hard it is to turn the knob?
I do not think the piston or spacers have anything to do with the knob being hard to turn.