Hello All,
I have been visiting the forums for a long while and within the last year I purchased a Fleck 7000sxt 48,000 Grain system from an online site. Everything went great with the install but I have been plagued with three issues, which I think may be all be related in some way. Thanks to the forums, I think I have tried everything to troubleshoot this, so I am looking to reach out for some help here.
1. The metering function does not work anymore, I can get it to work for about one week until it goes through a cycle.
2. The connection between the Fleck valve and the bypass leaks very slightly.
3. I get constant small amounts, which add up over time, of resin in my water line which clogs my washing machine the most.
I pulled the distributor tube and checked the basket and line and found no damage. I checked the meter, and I can force it to work by waving a magnet against it. I bypassed the unit again and pulled the turbine out to verify there is no damage there. I cleaned the valve exit, waved the turbine on the meter reader and it read it fine.
The only reasoning I can come to, is that somehow resin is making its way up the distributor into the valve, possibly clogging the turbine from operating. Lastly I have no idea why it leaks, as I checked the gaskets and re-lubed it up with silicon grease and have re-done the connection more than once trying to troubleshoot this.
I am at my wits end and need to bounce this off the community for any other ideas.
The only thing I can think of is trying to get a new distributor basket to redo that, and a new gasket to try to stop the leak. Everything else seems sound.
For my system, the major differences is that we have a higher than normal amount of people in the household, about 7 total. So I opted for a 32mm high flow bottom distributor basket and ran 1 1/4" piping to make sure we had enough flow. Does anyone have any experience with this distributor basket? It all came fully assembled, resin in the system as well I just had to attach the vale and plumb it.
Lastly, this is definitely not just some backwash resin or small amounts. When I clean my washer filter, I collect a good 1/4oz of resin from the filter in a cup. I assume other parts of the house are getting it too but I just am not noticing it.
In the mean time, I clean filters and I manually cycle the Fleck every 7 days to keep it going.
Edit:
I have ResinTech CG10 10% resin 48k capacity. The high flow distributor I have, as I understand can even be used with fine mesh resin and does not require a gravel bed. The slits should measure 008-.010 inches wide. I could be wrong though, but do others have experience with this and maybe the resin is making its way through the distributor?
Thanks!
I have been visiting the forums for a long while and within the last year I purchased a Fleck 7000sxt 48,000 Grain system from an online site. Everything went great with the install but I have been plagued with three issues, which I think may be all be related in some way. Thanks to the forums, I think I have tried everything to troubleshoot this, so I am looking to reach out for some help here.
1. The metering function does not work anymore, I can get it to work for about one week until it goes through a cycle.
2. The connection between the Fleck valve and the bypass leaks very slightly.
3. I get constant small amounts, which add up over time, of resin in my water line which clogs my washing machine the most.
I pulled the distributor tube and checked the basket and line and found no damage. I checked the meter, and I can force it to work by waving a magnet against it. I bypassed the unit again and pulled the turbine out to verify there is no damage there. I cleaned the valve exit, waved the turbine on the meter reader and it read it fine.
The only reasoning I can come to, is that somehow resin is making its way up the distributor into the valve, possibly clogging the turbine from operating. Lastly I have no idea why it leaks, as I checked the gaskets and re-lubed it up with silicon grease and have re-done the connection more than once trying to troubleshoot this.
I am at my wits end and need to bounce this off the community for any other ideas.
The only thing I can think of is trying to get a new distributor basket to redo that, and a new gasket to try to stop the leak. Everything else seems sound.
For my system, the major differences is that we have a higher than normal amount of people in the household, about 7 total. So I opted for a 32mm high flow bottom distributor basket and ran 1 1/4" piping to make sure we had enough flow. Does anyone have any experience with this distributor basket? It all came fully assembled, resin in the system as well I just had to attach the vale and plumb it.
Lastly, this is definitely not just some backwash resin or small amounts. When I clean my washer filter, I collect a good 1/4oz of resin from the filter in a cup. I assume other parts of the house are getting it too but I just am not noticing it.
In the mean time, I clean filters and I manually cycle the Fleck every 7 days to keep it going.
Edit:
I have ResinTech CG10 10% resin 48k capacity. The high flow distributor I have, as I understand can even be used with fine mesh resin and does not require a gravel bed. The slits should measure 008-.010 inches wide. I could be wrong though, but do others have experience with this and maybe the resin is making its way through the distributor?
Thanks!
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