General Service Hints For Meter Control - Pentair Fleck 2850 Service Manual

Problem
8. Softener fails to draw brine.
9. Control cycles continuously.
10. Drain flows continuously.

General Service Hints For Meter Control

Problem: Softener delivers hard water
Reason: Reserve capacity has been exceeded.
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Correction: Check salt dosage requirements and reset program wheel to provide additional reserve.
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Reason: Program wheel is not rotating with meter output.
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Correction: Pull cable out of meter cover and rotate manually. Program wheel must move without binding
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and clutch must give positive clicks when program wheel strikes regeneration stop. If it does not, replace
timer.
Reason: Meter is not measuring flow.
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Correction: Check meter with meter checker.
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Cause
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. Service adapter did not cycle.
A. Misadjusted, broken, or shorted
switch.
A. Valve is not programming cor-
rectly.
B. Foreign material in control.
C. Internal control leak.
Service Instructions
Correction
A. Clean drain line flow control.
B. Clean injector
C. Clean screen.
D. Increase line pressure to 20 P.S.I.
E. Change seals, spacers, and piston
assembly.
F. Check drive motor and switches.
A. Determine if switch or timer is faulty
and replace it, or replace complete
power head.
A. Check timer program and positioning
of control. Replace power head assem-
bly if not positioning properly.
B. Remove power head assembly and
inspect bore. Remove foreign material
and check control in various regeneration
positions.
C. Replace seals and piston assembly.
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