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Hi , I did a search but opinions are varying. My new softener (2.5 Cubic feet) was installed in Nov 2022. I have 0.12 ppm iron in raw water but by opening the Big Blue 20 sediment filter that is installed before the softener, I found that there is rust caught by the pre filter but some of this...

Thats good to know. I am new to this and bit afraid to open the valve components. One school of thoughts is why touch something that is working but then seems like this kind of maintenance and lubrication can extend life of this valve. What Lube did you use?

Thanks for commenting Jason Did you took the valve completely off the softener or did this disassembly while valve was on? Which part did you change? the Piston spacer kit? Any comments on brine Valve?

Before Regenerating, Do I need to take the extra water out? It is slightly above the float now. I did not want to waste the Brine and thought that I will do a regen and the brine will go down then I will skip the Brine Fill to bring the water level down. If the Float raised and closed the Water...

OK I will force regen on Thursday . Our water usage is normal and if everything was to be correct it would auto regen around Thursday anyway. Still wondering.. I was there at the end of regen on Tuesday . It withdrew brine properly and at the end during BF for 25 mins it filled up water...

problems 1) Display is not showing Gallons left anymore. It is showing blank lines 2) Water is very high . It is over the salt now. Earlier it used be few inches below salt. Float has stopped the Water. Should I remove the Water from the Top. How will next Regen happen? 3) Why did valve added...

So I go to my basement this morning and found ER 4 blinking on my softener. New 5810 SXT was installed and first ran on Nov 9 and Regen every 10 days . Not a good sign given the reputation of this valve. I looked into the manual. Fail Safe Error ; Valve has failed to find position in one...

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Hi there, I checked the manual page 16 https://www.pentair.com/content/dam/extranet/web/nam/fleck/manuals/44019-fleck-5810-5812sxt-manual.pdf Those are correct part numbers. Do you not need Brine Valve itself? Its part number is 60016-01 and there is a Plug, Brine Valve (40947) that just...

Wow so I was thinking my water is already Hard 57 grains per gallon, you suggesting I bump up to 74 in the configuration What about the water in the tank already. As per new configuration I would use brine = 0.25*25=6.25 gallons and 3 lbs salt per gallon so 6.25*3=18.75 lb salt per generation I...

There is a sticker that says 0.25 GPM and 0.75 LB of Salt Injector no is 1 Valve is 5810SXT My hardness was tested by a reputed lab it is 987.14 mg/L . I divided by 17.1 to arrive at 57.7 grains per gallon My Iron is 0.12 mg/L or PPM Softener is 2.5 Cubic feet Brine tank size is 1.5 feet...

Hello, Thank you for your advise. Seems like initially added water was on low side so it was sucking air. However at the end of that regeneration, the valve filled the brine tank with more water. I ran a second regeneration and noticed that this time the flow was smooth and there were less...

2.5 cubic feet of softener with Fleck 5810SXT newly installed today. The company gave procedure - Add 1/2 bag of salt ( no mentioned what size bag) and 3 gallons of water, wait for 1 hour and then force regeneration. When we added our usual bag's half with 3 gallons of water, the water was above...

what does your Iron +H2S filter uses as Backwashing agent? Is it some sort of that purple colour Potasium permagnate? I heard there are some filters in market that uses air bubbles to take H2S out. Is yours that kind?

That is our target state plan as well. We have mild H2S also but it only comes when the water is first started in taps showers etc then let it run for some time it goes away. What kinds Media it uses in your iron+H2S filter to backwash . We dont have much iron but H2S is something we need to...

Hello, Can anyone please any views? I got help from this community before so I appreciate a lot. While I am yet to make a final decision, I am tending towards a non Pentek 3 stage filter. I get that pentek housings are original but this another one is offering built it hole in the top of the...

Hello, I need to install my following 2.5 cubic feet Softener. https://www.aquatell.ca/products/aqualux-prosoft-water-softener?variant=25005502537 A friend of mine and an another plumber suggested to put a filter before softener. Although the plumber advised to just put a single sediment...

When you say crimp do you mean both crimp and clamp or even those two also have difference. I know the tool used is different, the ring is different . Is there any function difference?

Newbie here and I am trying my level best to put as robust a system for my new softener. From my pressure tank to the softener input I am trying to do 1 inch. I have bought the following Pex A pipe...

Hello, This is not directly a softener question but just wanted to check. My current softener is bad. In and out both hardness is 987.14 mg/L or 57.7 grains/gallon I have bought a new new softener but getting the connection parts, fittings and the fact I am doing DIY all this is taking time and...