General Service Hints For Meter Control - Pentair Fleck 2510 Service Manual

MODEL 2510 & 2510 ECONOMINDER
service instructions (continued)
PROBLEM
7. Excessive Water in Brine Tank
(continued)
8. Softener Fails to Draw brine.
9. Control Cycles Continuously.
10. Drain Flows Continuously.
Problem: Softener Delivers Hard Water
Cause could be that . . . Reserve capacity has been exceeded.
Correction: Check salt dosage requirements and reset program wheel to provide additional reserve.
Cause could be that . . . Program wheel is not rotating with meter output.
Correction: Pull cable out of meter cover and rotate manually. Program wheel must move without binding and clutch
must give positive "clicks" when program wheel strikes regeneration stop. If it does not, replace timer.
Cause could be that . . . Meter is not measuring flow.
Correction: Check output by observing rotation of small gear on front of timer (Note - program wheel must not be
against regeneration stop for this check). Each tooth to tooth is approximately 30 gallons. If not preforming properly,
replace meter.
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CAUSE
C. Timer Not Cycling.
D. Foreign Material in Brine Valve.
E. Foreign Material in Brine Line Flow
Control.
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.
A. Broken or Shorted Switch.
A. Valve is not Programing Correctly.
B. Foreign Material in Control.
C. Internal Control Leak.
GENERAL SERVICE HINTS
FOR METER CONTROL
CORRECTION
C. Replace timer.
D. Replace Brine Valve Seat and Clean
Valve.
E. Clean Brine Line Flow Control.
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.
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 Assembly if not
Positioning Properly.
B. Remove Power Head Assembly and
Inspect Bore. Remove Foreign Mate-
rial and Check Control in Various
Regeneration Positions.
C. Replace Seals and Piston Assembly.