petrelli11
New Member
Hi,
I got a brand new fleck 5810 water softener (1 cubic foot tank) 3 months ago. I have been suspicious that the water meter is registering higher than actual water usage. (e.g. I use 100 gallons and the fleck's display says I have used 160 gallons). I have been measuring and writing below down over last few weeks. For measuring actual water usage I have used a flow meter and also tested manually by letting water empty in a big bucket etc. I am very confident that I have been measuring the actual water usage accurately and I have done this over 3 weeks.
In summary, for every 1 gallon of water used, the fleck thinks I have used on average 1.75 gallons.
My questions are:
1. How do I rectify this? Is this a faulty meter or faulty programming?
2. Is this causing more frequent regeneration than needed? i.e. fleck thinks tank will empty soon and regenerates earlier than needed.
Relevant programming details given below.
DF = GAL
VT = 5810
RF =df2b
C = 20 X 1000
H = 8
RS = SF
SF = 5
FM=t1.2
Appreciate any and all help. Thanks so much
I got a brand new fleck 5810 water softener (1 cubic foot tank) 3 months ago. I have been suspicious that the water meter is registering higher than actual water usage. (e.g. I use 100 gallons and the fleck's display says I have used 160 gallons). I have been measuring and writing below down over last few weeks. For measuring actual water usage I have used a flow meter and also tested manually by letting water empty in a big bucket etc. I am very confident that I have been measuring the actual water usage accurately and I have done this over 3 weeks.
In summary, for every 1 gallon of water used, the fleck thinks I have used on average 1.75 gallons.
My questions are:
1. How do I rectify this? Is this a faulty meter or faulty programming?
2. Is this causing more frequent regeneration than needed? i.e. fleck thinks tank will empty soon and regenerates earlier than needed.
Relevant programming details given below.
DF = GAL
VT = 5810
RF =df2b
C = 20 X 1000
H = 8
RS = SF
SF = 5
FM=t1.2
Appreciate any and all help. Thanks so much