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Hello All,
I have just received a new Fleck 5810 XTR2 and I do not believe the company configured it correctly with injector and BLFC size. Nothing has been set up correctly in the menus - but that is much easier to figure out based on the manual and stuff already posted on this forum.
Here is some info
Fleck 5810 XTR2
2.5 cf of resin
13x54 Tank
Injector - Upflow, Violet/00 (Injector color matches sticker label on outside)
BLFC - 0.12, 0.37lb salt per min. (part matches sticker - 123 on BLFC)
DLFC - 90 deg, has "F 500 144" On the washer side. I have not seen different sized orifice fittings. Flow controlled by injector, correct?
Water pressure = 55-56psi at water heater downstream of softener with no flow demand.
Water hardness = 23gpg
Iron - pretty low. Need to test again to confirm exact level.
I will probably be targeting around 6-9lbs of salt per cubic foot. I will play around to figure out what works best for me .
I would have naturally expected a BLFC of 0.25 and at least a Red/White (0/1 size) injector for 2.5cf. This just seems small and would increase the regen time dramatically. Not sure if too low of flow rate actually hurts regen efficiency with higher CF/ tank sizes. My thought is the an is yes, larger tanks require more flow.
I know there is also talk about fleck/pentair injector recommendations might be larger than what we should be using. Based on the pentair recommendations I found for 2.5cf/13in tank, it would say yellow #3 injector and BLFC of 0.5. This is obviously much larger than what is currently installed in my valve.
Any help/insight here would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I have just received a new Fleck 5810 XTR2 and I do not believe the company configured it correctly with injector and BLFC size. Nothing has been set up correctly in the menus - but that is much easier to figure out based on the manual and stuff already posted on this forum.
Here is some info
Fleck 5810 XTR2
2.5 cf of resin
13x54 Tank
Injector - Upflow, Violet/00 (Injector color matches sticker label on outside)
BLFC - 0.12, 0.37lb salt per min. (part matches sticker - 123 on BLFC)
DLFC - 90 deg, has "F 500 144" On the washer side. I have not seen different sized orifice fittings. Flow controlled by injector, correct?
Water pressure = 55-56psi at water heater downstream of softener with no flow demand.
Water hardness = 23gpg
Iron - pretty low. Need to test again to confirm exact level.
I will probably be targeting around 6-9lbs of salt per cubic foot. I will play around to figure out what works best for me .
I would have naturally expected a BLFC of 0.25 and at least a Red/White (0/1 size) injector for 2.5cf. This just seems small and would increase the regen time dramatically. Not sure if too low of flow rate actually hurts regen efficiency with higher CF/ tank sizes. My thought is the an is yes, larger tanks require more flow.
I know there is also talk about fleck/pentair injector recommendations might be larger than what we should be using. Based on the pentair recommendations I found for 2.5cf/13in tank, it would say yellow #3 injector and BLFC of 0.5. This is obviously much larger than what is currently installed in my valve.
Any help/insight here would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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