Rockin Rog
New Member
Hi, first off I'm Northern Ontario Canada near the US border so ordering in the US is an option if needed.
Anyways I've owned a Fleck 5600 model unit with a separate smaller tank that has a Venturi Valve and Braukmann Automatic Air Vent on the top of the tank plus a separate brine tank. At one time we were drawing water from a Cistern well located at ground level on our farm and had some nasty smelly iron sulfur water. My understanding is that the air tank removed the smell.
Fast forward today we have a 100ft drilled well with water that is cleaner on a 1.5 inch supply line that is about 30 (3 elbows) feet in length to the water softener.
My Venturi failed where the spring inside disintegrated causing water to shoot out of the air intake hole and caused a small flood in the basement. Our service tech came and in the process managed to cause my main tank head unit to fail and in response said that perhaps the resin is now in the head valves and causing the issue where the manual control dial is impossible to turn.
Regardless I was not impressed because 2 weeks previous another tech had done an inspection for 180.00 dollars and missed the spring issue and was already in the head unit.
My softener is now in by-pass mode as I make a decision for them to install a newer 2-tank digital unit for 2100.00 dollars or purchase a Fleck 5600 tank and head with a brine tank for just under 500 bucks or for 220.00 bucks I can rebed the resin and get a 5600 rebuild kit!
I'm unaware of the model system they want to sell and install for 2100.00 dollars but what do you think of my options? I'm thinking that the new tank-head and brine tank deal for 500.00 with warranty isn't a to bad option but I can simply do the rebed myself without issue aswell.
Also to note my current Brine Tank doesn't have a brine grid in it...after reading about them and what they do I am not impressed that mine didn't come with one as I've always had to take my tank outside and knock the hard cavity out and clean the unit. For paying over 5000.00 dollars for what I have I'm thinking hmmm.
If I do buy the new 5600 system that includes the Brine Tank should I keep the aerator in the system as per usual or do I need it? I thinking I keep it in the flow. What is in that tank anyways such as media etc...I'd like to service it or change the media when possible?
Anyways thanks for now...Roger.