Help for programming Fleck 5600 sxt water softener

[Mkowal78]

I'm reaching out to you to ask for an advice how to adjust my water softener.

I got this water softener

6 months ago from my neighbor .The unit is almost brand new . Also I have Iron filter that works great ( Air injected Fleck 5600 ). They both were installed same day.I used a tester Hach 5-B and its at 55 and Iron 3-4 ppm . It is Fleck 5600SXT 64K 2 cub/ft of grain. Would like nice soft water, but doesn't need to be super slick. Just want our dishes to stop getting wrecked and come out clear/clean after the dish washer. Forgot to mention , my salt consumption is way bigger then I was expecting.
We are a family of 4 and use about an average of 220 gallons per day .

Initial settings are as follows:

DF - GAL
VT - dF1b
CT - Fd
NT - 1
C - 48
H - 63
RS - RC
RC - 240 gal
DO - 14
RT - 2 am
BW - 10 min
BD - 60 min
RR - 10 min
BF - 8 min
FM - p0.7

Please let me know your thoughts on this or tweaks you may recommend.

 

[Reach4]

Show the back where the pipes and paddlewheel are.

When using the Hach 5-B for water that 30 to 60 grains, test one part well water and 1 part distilled. Then take the number of drops to turn blue, and multiply by 2.

Your first picture show 1.0 on a label. That is in an area where somebody might right the BLFC gpm. Most 5600SXTs have a 0.5 gpm BLFC, but you may have the 1.0 gpm. Let's presume you do.

 

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[Reach4]

Assuming BLFC 1.0 and 55 hardness, here it is.
System info (not programmed)
salt lb/cuft = 6 ; A choice ( efficiency vs capacity)
BLFC = 1 ; Brine Refill rate GPM
cubic ft resin = 2 ; ft3 resin = (nominal grains)/32,000
Compensated hardness = 60 ; including any compensation
Estimated gal/day = 220 ; 60 gal per person typical calc
Estimated days/regen = 2.60 ; Computed days including reserve

Fleck 5600SXT Settings:
DF = Gal ; Units
VT = dF1b ; Downflw/, Single Backwash, black cam
CT = Fd ; Meter Delayed regen trigger
NT = 1 ; Number of tanks
C = 42 ; capacity in 1000 grains
H = 70 ; Hardness-- compensated from 55 due to high hardness
RS = rc ; rc says use gallons vs percent
RC = 220 ; Reserve capacity gallons
DO = 30 ; Day Override (28 if no iron)
RT = 2:00 ; Regen time (default 2 AM)
BW = 5 ; Backwash (minutes)
Bd = 60 ; Brine draw minutes
RR = 5 ; Rapid Rinse minutes
BF = 4 ; Brine fill minutes
FM = ___P_0.7 ; https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?attachments/img_fleck5600sxt_flow-png.31592/

You have some really hard water.

Revised based on number from https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?threads/help-for-programming-fleck-5810.82673/#post-595983
BLFC = 1
cubic ft resin = 2

Alternative C and BF pairs:
lb/cuft ; C= ; BF= ; grains/pound of salt

3.000 ; 27.7 ; 2 ; 6147
4.500 ; 36.0 ; 3 ; 5332
6.000 ; 42.0 ; 4 ; 4670 #used above
7.500 ; 46.6 ; 5 ; 4147 #this one would give softer water
9.000 ; 50.3 ; 6 ; 3726 #this one would be softer still
10.500 ; 53.3 ; 7 ; 3383
12.000 ; 55.7 ; 8 ; 3097
13.500 ; 57.8 ; 9 ; 2856

 

[Mkowal78]

Reach4, Thank you for an explanation and your time.
Going back to other chat - I will order #00 injector and replace it asap, after that do you think I should change anything on the settings.

 

[Reach4]

Yes, the BD.

And if you change the BLFC to 0.5, then the BF.

 

[Mkowal78]

Yes, the BD.

90 min ?

 

[Reach4]

90 min ?

Yes, that is what I would use.

 

[Mkowal78]

Yes, that is what I would use.

I ordered yesterday #00 Violet injector nozzle and throat from site that you recommended. Thank you again for your time and advices.

 

[Mkowal78]

Yes, the BD.

And if you change the BLFC to 0.5, then the BF.

Reach4, if I would change BLFC to 0.5 - then what settings should I go with?

 

[Reach4]

You would double BF. The advantage of 0.5, instead of 1.0, would be able to have more granularity.
Do you understand the table I put at the bottom of post #3?

For now, I would stay with the BLFC that you have, since the an in-between brine setting may not be of interest.

 

[Mkowal78]

You would double BF. The advantage of 0.5, instead of 1.0, would be able to have more granularity.
Do you understand the table I put at the bottom of post #3?

For now, I would stay with the BLFC that you have, since the an in-between brine setting may not be of interest.

Copy that,Thank you

 

[Bernard Dan]

Hello,
I don't know if my problem has anything to do with programming, so please bear with me.
I haven't checked on my water softener for a few months and today since I had to replace the filter on the main I thought I might do so.
So I opened the salt/brine container and I was surprised to find that water was covering the salt level up to at least 12cm/4 inches. Also where the floater is there was water down there, half height, same height as in the tank obviously.
I don't know what happened but I made some inquiries:
- The brine wash works fine
- The brine draw works too
- The RR works
- The brine fill was stuck. Weird since the brine tank was actually way full.

I dismantled the floater and water was coming in while in refill, so the 5600 is fine.
I opened the top valve of the floater and wooosh I got myself splattered.
Closing it back seemed to have solved the problem (temporarily?) and the water flowed to the tank.
I also noticed that i actually don't know where (at what height) to set the floater. I don't even know if it works as a security for floods.
I programmed and installed my 5600 myself and used an old Culligan Medalist salt container with it.