Water Softeners and Air Filtration Systems - How much resin do I need for a Fleck 7000 48k?
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blocker
07-22-08, 01:32 AM
I just bought a Fleck 7000 48k and had it installed today. The plumber only did the plumbing part, and I did all the assembling work, programming, and testing.
Anyways, UPS screwed up and now I fear that I may not have enough resin in the tank. The shipment included 1.5 cubic feet of resin in two different boxes. The 1.0 cf one was leaking upon arrival, and the 0.5 cf box only arrived AFTER the installation and testing.
As a result, there is only about .85 ct (my estimate) of resin in the tank, and that even include the 'clean' portion I rescued from the garage floor. Now here are my questions:
1) Is there enough resin in the tank?
2) If not, how much more should I add?
3) Can I choose to program the system down to like 32k grains if the resin is not enough and I don't want to unscrew the valve?
Many thanks from a newbie!
Anyways, UPS screwed up and now I fear that I may not have enough resin in the tank. The shipment included 1.5 cubic feet of resin in two different boxes. The 1.0 cf one was leaking upon arrival, and the 0.5 cf box only arrived AFTER the installation and testing.
As a result, there is only about .85 ct (my estimate) of resin in the tank, and that even include the 'clean' portion I rescued from the garage floor. Now here are my questions:
1) Is there enough resin in the tank?
2) If not, how much more should I add?
3) Can I choose to program the system down to like 32k grains if the resin is not enough and I don't want to unscrew the valve?
Many thanks from a newbie!
greg-cws
07-22-08, 09:58 PM
On average, gel-based Strong Acid Cation softening resin has a capacity of 32,000 grains per cubic foot, so your 48,000 grain system should have 1.5 ft3 of resin to be within specifications.
Adding resin is relatively simple/easy.
Bypass, depressurize and then disassemble the softener. Drain excess water and add the apropriate amount of resin.
If you don't add extra resin, the 7000 can be adjusted for your lower resin capacity, just adjust the capacity setting in programming.
Good Luck !
Greg Reyneke CWS-VI
Adding resin is relatively simple/easy.
Bypass, depressurize and then disassemble the softener. Drain excess water and add the apropriate amount of resin.
If you don't add extra resin, the 7000 can be adjusted for your lower resin capacity, just adjust the capacity setting in programming.
Good Luck !
Greg Reyneke CWS-VI
blocker
07-23-08, 11:04 AM
Thank you so much Greg!
I'll try to add the 0.5 cf resin this weekend.
I'll try to add the 0.5 cf resin this weekend.
blocker
07-24-08, 11:06 PM
Does Ion Exchange Resin fall into the "gel-based Strong Acid Cation" category?
Also, how do I depressurize?
Many thanks!
On average, gel-based Strong Acid Cation softening resin has a capacity of 32,000 grains per cubic foot, so your 48,000 grain system should have 1.5 ft3 of resin to be within specifications.
Adding resin is relatively simple/easy.
Bypass, depressurize and then disassemble the softener. Drain excess water and add the apropriate amount of resin.
If you don't add extra resin, the 7000 can be adjusted for your lower resin capacity, just adjust the capacity setting in programming.
Good Luck !
Greg Reyneke CWS-VI
Also, how do I depressurize?
Many thanks!
On average, gel-based Strong Acid Cation softening resin has a capacity of 32,000 grains per cubic foot, so your 48,000 grain system should have 1.5 ft3 of resin to be within specifications.
Adding resin is relatively simple/easy.
Bypass, depressurize and then disassemble the softener. Drain excess water and add the apropriate amount of resin.
If you don't add extra resin, the 7000 can be adjusted for your lower resin capacity, just adjust the capacity setting in programming.
Good Luck !
Greg Reyneke CWS-VI
greg-cws
07-26-08, 12:10 AM
Residential softeners will have some form of cation ion exchange resin. The two most common types are:- macroporous and gel. Macro resin is an opaque gray color and gel resin can vary in color from light amber to jet black and all shades between. Gell resin is translucent.
For the purposes of your project, either type will generally have close enough capacity, that 0.5 ft3 will be fine. Resist the temptation to overfill the tank !
To depressurize a Fleck 7000-based system - turn both bypass knobs to the bypass position, press and hold the regenerate button for 5 seconds. That will initiate a manual regeneration. After a few moments, you will hear water running down the drain. Water will slow to a stop after a period of about 2 minutes. Once the water stops, the system is depressurized.
-Greg Reyneke CWS-VI
For the purposes of your project, either type will generally have close enough capacity, that 0.5 ft3 will be fine. Resist the temptation to overfill the tank !
To depressurize a Fleck 7000-based system - turn both bypass knobs to the bypass position, press and hold the regenerate button for 5 seconds. That will initiate a manual regeneration. After a few moments, you will hear water running down the drain. Water will slow to a stop after a period of about 2 minutes. Once the water stops, the system is depressurized.
-Greg Reyneke CWS-VI
blocker
07-29-08, 02:42 PM
Many thanks for all your tips and information, Greg!