Commissioning; Water Filling, Draining And Waterproofness Inspection; Activating The Softener - Pentair Fleck 4600-MECH Installer Manual

Installer Manual Fleck 4600 - MECH - Commissioning
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), proceed to
programming according to your system specification if not done yet.
B Turn ON the main water supply.
C Open a cold water faucet nearby and let run a few minutes or until the system is free from
foreign material (usually solder) that may have resulted from the installation.
D Once the faucet runs clear, put the bypass slowly in service position.
E 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. Let run until the air is purged from the unit.
F Close the water faucet nearby.
G Plug the valve to a power source. Check that the valve is in service position.
H Fill approximately 25mm of water above the grid plate, (if used). Otherwise, fill to the top of the
air check in the brine tank. Do not add salt to the brine tank at this time.
I Initiate a manual regeneration, bring the valve into "brine draw and slow rinse position" in order
to draw water from the brine tank until the blockage of the air check; the water level will be
approximatively in the middle of the air check.
J Open a cold water faucet and let the water run in order to drain the air out of the circuit.
K Bring the valve in brine refill position and let it get back to service position automatically.
L Close the cold water faucet.
M 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
two marks done. Marking are optional, but may allow to visually detect any irregularity during
regeneration that may lead to softener inefficiency.
N 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.
O 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.
52 / 88 Ref. MKT-IM-027 / B - 01.06.2018