Fleck 5600SXT - Purchased Oct 2010
I've had hard water the last several weeks, and finally looked into it after a house guest mentioned how soft our water used to feel. There are 2 adults and 1 toddler in house.
My settings are below
Unit capacity set to 25k (actual 32k 1.0 cuft)
H 34. Hardness
RS SF. Reserve selection
SF 15. Safety factor
DO 9 day override
BW 10 backwash
BD 60 brine draw
RR 12 rapid rinse
BF 10 brine fill
0.5 gpm flow limit for brine
The City water report from 2011 is below
Average in mg/l
Total Hardness as CaCO3 157
Calcium Hardness 103
Magnesium Hardness 54
Iron - Highest detected 0.013 ppm
I'm not sure if I used the data correctly, but an online calulator indicated this is High or very High levels, and gave a hardness level of 33.4 .
I performed a manual regen over the weekend, and still the cold water did not seem soft. Monday (yesterday) I inspected the injector throat & screen, pulled the downspout from resin tank (upper and lower basket are clear), watched the valve & pistons cycle through each position, and did 2 more manual regens. The cold water now feels fairly soft (not as slimy as I remember it, but better).
Are my settings ok? Am I not getting enough brine in to regen properly? What would you change or look at next?
-Bain
I've had hard water the last several weeks, and finally looked into it after a house guest mentioned how soft our water used to feel. There are 2 adults and 1 toddler in house.
My settings are below
Unit capacity set to 25k (actual 32k 1.0 cuft)
H 34. Hardness
RS SF. Reserve selection
SF 15. Safety factor
DO 9 day override
BW 10 backwash
BD 60 brine draw
RR 12 rapid rinse
BF 10 brine fill
0.5 gpm flow limit for brine
The City water report from 2011 is below
Average in mg/l
Total Hardness as CaCO3 157
Calcium Hardness 103
Magnesium Hardness 54
Iron - Highest detected 0.013 ppm
I'm not sure if I used the data correctly, but an online calulator indicated this is High or very High levels, and gave a hardness level of 33.4 .
I performed a manual regen over the weekend, and still the cold water did not seem soft. Monday (yesterday) I inspected the injector throat & screen, pulled the downspout from resin tank (upper and lower basket are clear), watched the valve & pistons cycle through each position, and did 2 more manual regens. The cold water now feels fairly soft (not as slimy as I remember it, but better).
Are my settings ok? Am I not getting enough brine in to regen properly? What would you change or look at next?
-Bain