Pentair 5600SE Service Manual page 26

MODEL 5600SE Downflow
Service Instructions (Cont'd.)
PROBLEM
6. Iron in conditioned water.
7. Excessive water in brine tank.
8. Salt water in service line.
9. Softener fails to draw brine.
10. Control cycles continuously.
11. Drain flows continuously.
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CAUSE
A. Fouled resin bed.
B. Iron content exceeds recom-
mended parameters.
A. Plugged drain line flow
control.
B. Brine valve failure.
C. Improper programming.
A. Plugged injector system.
B. Timer not operating properly.
C. Foreign material in brine valve.
D. Foreign material in brine line flow
control.
E. Low water pressure.
F. Improper programming.
A. Drain line flow control is plugged.
B. Injector is plugged.
C. Injector screen plugged.
D. Line pressure is too low.
E. Internal control leak.
F. Improper programming.
G. Timer not operating properly.
A. Timer not operating properly.
B. Faulty microswitches and or
harness.
C. Faulty cycle cam operation.
A. Foreign material in control.
B. Internal control leak.
C. Control valve jammed in brine or
backwash position.
D. Timer motor stopped or jammed.
E. Timer not operating properly.
Printed in U.S.A.
CORRECTION
A. Check backwash, brine draw and
brine tank fill. Increase frequency
of regeneration. Increase back-
wash time.
B. Add iron removal from filter or
system.
A. Clean flow control.
B. Replace brine valve.
C. Check programming and reset as
needed.
A. Clean injector and replace
screen.
B. Replace timer.
C. Clean or replace brine valve.
D. Clean brine line flow control.
E. Raise water pressure.
F. Check programming and reset as
needed.
A. Clean drain line flow control.
B. Clean or replace injectors.
C. Replace screen.
D. Increase line presure (line pres-
sure must be at least 25 PSI at all
times.)
E. Change seals and spacers and/or
piston assembly.
F. Check programming and reset as
needed.
G. Replace timer.
A. Replace timer.
B. Replace faulty microswitch or har-
ness.
C. Replace cycle cam or reinstall.
A. Remove piston assembly and
inspect bore, remove foreign
material & check control in vari-
ous regeneration positions.
B. Replace seals and/or piston
assembly.
C. Replace piston and seals and
spacers.
D. Replace timer motor and check all
gears for missing teeth.
E. Replace timer.