Troubleshooting - Pentair FLECK 5800 SXT Installer Manual

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Troubleshooting

Problem
Cord plugged into intermittent or
switched off power source.
Water softener
Disconnected / faulty meter cable.
fails to regenerate
Defective power cord.
automatically.
Defective timer, meter or sensor.
Bad programming.
Regeneration at Timer improperly set, due to power
wrong time. failure.
Increased raw water hardness.
Brine concentration and/or quantity.
Resin fouling.
Loss of capacity.
Poor distribution, Channeling (uneven
bed surface).
Internal valve leak.
Resin age.
Resin Loss.
Check items listed in loss of capacity.
Bypass valve open.
Poor water quality.
Channeling.
Mixing wrongly set.
High salt setting.
High salt usage.
Excessive water in brine tank.
Scaling/Fouling of inlet pipe.
Loss of water Fouled resin.
pressure.
Improper backwash.
Ref. MKT-IM-004 / A - 18.04.2017
Installer Manual Fleck 5800 - SXT - Troubleshooting
Cause Solution
Connect to constant power source.
Reconnect / replace cable.
Replace cord.
Replace or repair.
Program correctly.
Reset timer.
Reset unit to the new capacity.
Keep brine tank full of salt at all times.
Clean it yearly. Salt may be bridged. If
using a salt grid plate ensure refill
water is over it.
Call dealer, find out how to confirm it,
clean the resin and prevent future
fouling.
Call dealer. Check distributors and
backwash flow.
Call dealer. Replace spacers, seals
and/or piston.
Call dealer. Check for resin oxidation
caused by Chlorine. Mushy resin.
Call dealer. Check for correct bed
depth. Broken distributors.
Close by-pass valve.
Check for too slow or high service flow.
Check for media fouling.
Set mixing correctly.
Adjust salt setting.
See problem "Excessive water in brine
tank".
Clean or replace pipeline. Pretreat to
prevent.
Clean the resin. Pretreat to prevent.
Too many resin fines and/or sediment.
Call dealer, reset backwash flow rate,
and/or adjust time.
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