Fleck 7000sxt issues

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I'm having some brine issues with my fleck 7000sxt. The brine tank is half full of water . It seems to be sucking some of the solution but never all of it . I checked the drain line and all is clear , I checked the brine line that's good , I cleaned the injector screen and the injector . I double checked my programming settings to make sure nothing got lost of changed in a power outage and all thats good . One thing I did notice and I'm not sure if this is normal is if I take the brine line off at the valve head that water comes out during first backwash. Could that be why my brine tank has so much water is because backwash is going into it ? I don't know what else could be wrong . Thanks

I can also let the unit get into brine draw stage , unplug it and come back hours later and it might only go down a few inches at most
 
Most likely time to rebuild the valve with a new Seal/Spacer & brine valve kit. If the piston's Teflon coating shows any scratches or flaking, then replace the piston also.

 
Most likely time to rebuild the valve with a new Seal/Spacer & brine valve kit. If the piston's Teflon coating shows any scratches or flaking, then replace the piston also.

Ok , thanks ill try that . Do they ever just get gunked up or possibly a piece of sediment in them that could just be dissasembled , cleaned or usually they just go bad ?
 
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Ok so It appears my 7000sxt was discontinued and finding parts seems a pain , I found the seals and spacer kit , but the piston assembly looks out of stock everywhere. So i have a question .....would I be better off cutting my losses and replacing the softener head with a new model ? This is a 2cuft system , is there a clack ws1 valve i can uidt but thay and screw ongo my tsnk and replumb it? Seems parts are hard to get so no sense in throwing $200 plus into this if I can just put that towards a new softener head ? I believe I installed this system new in 2018
 
The final Fleck 7000 was produced in September 2016. As you purchased your system in 2018, if obtained from a reputable local dealer, I would expect to have been advised that the valve is from remaining stock as it is no longer being produced, thereby providing you an option of choosing to equip your system with an alternate, more current valve.

Although parts for discontinued models will typically remain available directly from Fleck, usually for up to a decade after production ceases, when discontinuation of a control valve is initially announced, distributors and dealers will often stock-pile the most common parts, thereby depleting the manufacture's stock more rapidly than anticipated.

Clack long ago made the policy decision to stop selling to on-line dealers which focus on the DIY market, instead making their products available to water treatment professionals which directly install and service the systems they sell. Even as Fleck followed suit with their newer valves, sometimes a Fleck 5800 maybe found on-line.

Although production of Fleck 5600 continues and is offered on-line, it is a several decade old design which has limitations. Even though compatible with a 2 ft3 softener, the 5600 is best suited for applications with a 3/4" or smaller main supply line diameter.

While a new piston may not be currently needed, perhaps a generic water treatment dealer that is local to your area, will continue to have some stock of regular downflow 7000 softener pistons. That dealer if asked, may be agreeable to selling a Clack WS1 or Fleck 5800 directly for self-install.

Performing a brief on-line search, I did find listed, High Flow 7000 pistons for rare, 35 gpm larger commercial applications, available from some water treatment equipment distributors and on E__y. The only 7000 regular downflow softener piston I found on-line, was listed on A____n.

If deciding to repair your existing 7000, if possible, you might purchase at least one spare of each part, so ensure those components will continue to be available to you in the future.
 
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I think i found my issue , tore down valve to inspect , spacers and orings look good , piston has 3 scores in the end , I imagine this isn't normal and needs replacement?
 

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I think i found my issue , tore down valve to inspect , spacers and orings look good , piston has 3 scores in the end , I imagine this isn't normal and needs replacement?
A seal could also be bad. But the condition of the seal does not stand out like it did for your piston. Nice picture.
 
As the piston travels within the center void of the spacers and seals, for the piston's Teflon coating to be scored as it is, I would expect similar scoring damage to at least 1 seal.

Damage & wear to the seals is usually not visible due to the flexibility of the material utilized. The seals also will dry out over time, especially when exposed to chlorine.
 
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