Pentair 40106 Rev. H 05/05 General Service Hints for Meter Control, Backwash position, Problem

Model 5600 & 5600 Econominder®

Model 5600 and 5600 Econominder Troubleshooting (Cont’d.)

	PROBLEM		CAUSE		CORRECTION
9.	Softener fails to draw brine.	A.	Draw line flow control is plugged.	A. Clean drain line flow control.
		B.	Injector is plugged.	B.	Clean or replace injectors.
		C.	Injector screen plugged.	C.	Replace screen.
		D.	Line pressure is too low.	D.	Increase line pressure (minimum 20
					psi at all times).
		E.	Internal control leak.	E. Change seals, spacers and/or piston
					assembly.
10.	Control cycles continuously.	A.	Faulty timer mechanism.	A.	Replace timer.
11.	Drain flows continuously.	A.	Foreign material in control.	A.	Remove piston assembly and inspect
					bore, remove foreign material and
					check control in various regeneration
					positions.
		B.	Internal control leak.	B. Replace seals and/or piston assembly.
		C.	Control valve jammed in Brine or	C.	Replace seals and/or piston assembly.
			Backwash position.
		D.	Timer motor stopped or jammed.	D.	Replace timer.

General Service Hints for Meter Control

PROBLEM		CAUSE	CORRECTION
Softener delivers hard water.	A.	Reserve capacity has been exceeded.	A. Check salt dosage requirements and
			reset program wheel to provide
			additional reserve.
	B. Program wheel is not rotating with meter		B. Pull cable out of meter cover and
		output.	rotate manually, program wheel
			must move without binding and
			clutch must give positive "clicks"
			when program wheel strikes
			regeneration stop (if not, replace
			timer).
	C.	Meter is not measuring flow.	C. Check output by observing rotation
			of small gear on front of timer
			(program wheel must not be against
			regeneration stop for this check)
			each tooth to tooth is approximately
			30 gallons (if not, replace meter).

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