Hi All. First time posting on the forums. I've read things on here many times and everyone seems to be so helpful.
I recently installed a Fleck5600stx softener about a month ago. Everything is working fine but I've been noticing in the shower that sometimes the water feels like it goes from soft to harder to soft again (this even happens right after it regens). Maybe it's just in my head, but i was wondering if someone experienced could check my regen settings to make sure they look ok. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Water:
Well water; Hardness: 26 gr/gal; Water goes through iron filter before softener
System:
64,000 gr- 2 cu ft. fine mesh resin; BLFC- 1.0 gpm; DLFC- 2.0 gpm
Household:
2 adults, 2 kids; Use about 120 gal a day so far
My settings:
C: 40
H: 26
SF: 10
DO: 10
BW: 10
BD: 60
RR: 10
BF: 4
I calculated for salt efficiency using the recommended 6# salt/cu ft resin w/ 40k capacity. 12# salt/ 3# salt per gal / 1 gal per min = 4 min for BF. Do my settings look ok?
I'm kinda wondering if maybe it's drawing the brine through too fast during the BD step with 1 gpm BLFC and not getting in full contact with the resin. Seems like most softeners have 0.5 gpm. Or does it matter? The drain line flow is 2gpm.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I recently installed a Fleck5600stx softener about a month ago. Everything is working fine but I've been noticing in the shower that sometimes the water feels like it goes from soft to harder to soft again (this even happens right after it regens). Maybe it's just in my head, but i was wondering if someone experienced could check my regen settings to make sure they look ok. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Water:
Well water; Hardness: 26 gr/gal; Water goes through iron filter before softener
System:
64,000 gr- 2 cu ft. fine mesh resin; BLFC- 1.0 gpm; DLFC- 2.0 gpm
Household:
2 adults, 2 kids; Use about 120 gal a day so far
My settings:
C: 40
H: 26
SF: 10
DO: 10
BW: 10
BD: 60
RR: 10
BF: 4
I calculated for salt efficiency using the recommended 6# salt/cu ft resin w/ 40k capacity. 12# salt/ 3# salt per gal / 1 gal per min = 4 min for BF. Do my settings look ok?
I'm kinda wondering if maybe it's drawing the brine through too fast during the BD step with 1 gpm BLFC and not getting in full contact with the resin. Seems like most softeners have 0.5 gpm. Or does it matter? The drain line flow is 2gpm.
Thanks in advance for any help.