Commissioning; Water Filling, Draining And Waterproofness Inspection; Activating The Softener - Pentair FLECK 5800 XTR Installer Manual

7.

Commissioning

Note
This chapter is available for standard regeneration types. Contact your supplier if the actual
regeneration is not standard and if you need assistance.
7.1.

Water filling, draining and waterproofness inspection

7.1.1. Activating the softener

A With the bypass still in bypass position (inlet and outlet of the valve closed), plug in the XTR
controller to the power source.
B Proceed to programming according to your system specification if not done yet.
C Start a manual regeneration by pressing the regen button for 5 seconds. The piston will move
into backwash position. If the first cycle is not backwash, quick cycle the valve until the piston is
in backwash position. Once in this position, unplug the XTR controller from the power source.
D Open the nearest faucet close to the system.
The valve and tank will slowly get filled with raw water, allowing air to be purged by the drain
and/or by the open faucet next to the system. Open the inlet progressively until fully open
position.
E With the bypass still in bypass position, put the bypass slowly in service position.
F Once the drain runs clear and the bypass valve is fully in service position, plug in again the XTR
controller to the power source.
G Push on the regen button once to move the piston to the next regeneration cycle position. Leave
the valve 1 minute in each positions and move to the next one, until refill cycle is displayed. When
refill cycle is displayed, let the valve run the entire cycle and check the level of water in the brine
tank or cabinet. The level of water in the brine tank should be about 5 cm above the salt platform.
You may want to mark the level on the brine tank as this can be used as an indicator for the
future lifetime of the softener.
H Once refill cycle is completed, the valve will automatically go back into service position (unless
non-standard regen sequence is programmed). Start again a manual regeneration by pressing
for 5 seconds on the regen button. The valve will move to backwash position.
I Press the regen button once to move to brine draw position. Check to see in the brine tank if the
water level decrease.
J Once the draw function is observed and confirmed (level of water in the brine tank or cabinet has
decreased), you may go through each cycle pushing on the regen button until refill cycle, leave
the water come back to the 'full' level, and then push on the regen button so that the valve
returns into service position.
K Fill the brine tank or cabinet with salt. You may want to mark the level of water in the brine tank/
cabinet when completely refilled with water and full of salt. In the future, after each
regeneration, you can visually control that the quantity of water refilled should be between the 2
marks done. Marking are optional, but may allow to visually detect any irregularity during
regeneration that may lead to softener inefficiency.
L With the brine tank completely refilled and full of salt, adjust the safety brine valve in the brine
well. Make sure the overflow elbow is installed above the float level.
M After the softener has been running a few minutes in service, proceed to hardness test on outlet
water to make sure the water is treated as per requirements.
The system is ready and in service.
Ref. MKT-IM-006 / B - 16.01.2018
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