Tam
New Member
I have a 1.5 CF water softener with a Fleck 7000 SXT valve and a whole house Carbon Filter also with a Fleck 7000 valve that I installed in 2012. Worked fine until the last 4-5 months. I've had two times recently that we have found the water to be hard 28-30 Grains, which is the level of the untreated well water. I'm looking for help as to if it is worth the trouble of rebuilding the valve because of it's age or should I just get a new valve. If a new valve which one do you recommend? Another Fleck or a Clack WS1? I probable would prefer having both the water softener and carbon filter to have the same control valve, but perhaps not an absolute need although the carbon filter is the same age and may need valve replacement in the not too distant future.
There are only two of us, both retired, in the house and 3 bathrooms.
My water system is well water that first gets chlorine injected, then goes into two 80 gal tanks for contact time to remove 1.4 mg/L iron,.181 mg/L manganese, hydrogen sulfur smell and kill any bacteria. The water then goes through a whole house 2 CF carbon filter ( also with a Fleck 7000 SXT valve) and finally through the 1.5 CF water softener to remove the 30 grains of hardness and any remaining iron. The resin in the softener is SST 60.
Thanks for any thoughts, Terry
There are only two of us, both retired, in the house and 3 bathrooms.
My water system is well water that first gets chlorine injected, then goes into two 80 gal tanks for contact time to remove 1.4 mg/L iron,.181 mg/L manganese, hydrogen sulfur smell and kill any bacteria. The water then goes through a whole house 2 CF carbon filter ( also with a Fleck 7000 SXT valve) and finally through the 1.5 CF water softener to remove the 30 grains of hardness and any remaining iron. The resin in the softener is SST 60.
Thanks for any thoughts, Terry