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Fleck 7000 Neutralizer Installation & Startup Guide

For Neutralizers with Vortech Distributor Screen

Thank you for purchasing a Clean Water System! With proper installation and a little

routine maintenance your system will be providing neutral pH water for many

years.

For best results, please review this start‐up guide entirely before beginning to install

your system and follow the steps outlined.

CALCITE MEDIA CONTAINS DUST. USE PAPER MASK AND VENTILATE TO AVOID
BREATHING DUST.

IMPORTANT: YOU MAY NOT NEED TO ADD ALL THE FILTER MEDIA YOU RECEIVED.
THE FILTER TANK SHOULD NOT BE FILLED MORE THAN 2/3 FULL.

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Summary of Contents for Fleck 7000 Greensand

Page 1: ...ears For best results please review this start up guide entirely before beginning to install your system and follow the steps outlined CALCITE MEDIA CONTAINS DUST USE PAPER MASK AND VENTILATE TO AVOID BREATHING DUST IMPORTANT YOU MAY NOT NEED TO ADD ALL THE FILTER MEDIA YOU RECEIVED THE FILTER TANK SHOULD NOT BE FILLED MORE THAN 2 3 FULL Questions Call us toll free 1 888 600 5426 or 1 831 462 8500...

Page 2: ... Blends 12 How to Mix and Use Calcite Blends 12 Neutralizers 1 0 Cubic Foot use 90lbs Calcite and 10 lbs Corosex 12 Neutralizers 2 5 Cubic Foot use 200 lbs Calcite and 20 lbs Corosex 13 Neutralizers 3 0 Cubic Foot use 250 lbs Calcite and 20 lbs Corosex 13 Troubleshooting the Fleck 7000 Neutralizer Filter 13 pH is Too High 13 pH is Too Low 13 White Spots on Fixtures and Glasses 13 Backwash Flow Rat...

Page 3: ... 13 cu ft Don t add all the media you receive You do not want the tank to more than 2 3rds full so generally we recommend you add 90 lbs of Calcite 1 8 bags and all 10 lbs of Corosex or FloMag For Neutralizer Blend 1 5 Cubic Foot use 150 lbs Calcite and 10lbs Corosex Calcite 150 lbs 3 50 lb boxes 1 65 cu ft Corosex Also called Flo mag 10 lbs 1 10 lb boxes 13 cu ft Add all the media supplied For Ne...

Page 4: ... the left The inlet and outlet are attached to the bypass valve which is marked with arrows as well 3 Make sure there is a working gate or ball valve before the Fleck 7000 system and also one after as shown in Fig 2 The pressure gauges are optional and perhaps not necessary but a hose bib which is a faucet that you can attach a garden hose to is strongly recommended after the neutralizer filter an...

Page 5: ... 1 In your neutralizer the water enters the top of the tank and flows down through the media and up the distributor tube The downflow type neutralizer removes sediment and can be backwashed which cleans and re classifies the Calcite preventing channeling During backwash the water flow is reversed and water flows down the distributor tube and up through the media lifting and expanding the Calcite m...

Page 6: ...Fleck 7000 Neutralizer Installation Startup Guide Page 5 www cleanwaterstore com Rev 120215 Fig 2 Calcite Neutralizer Full Installation Diagram ...

Page 7: ...e blend media If you are using a blend of Calcite and Corosex make sure to read page 11 for more information on using and adding blends 3 Remove cap or tape from the top of distributor tube Be careful not to pull up the distributor tube when removing cap or tape 4 If possible at this point fill tank completely with water This will allow the neutralizer media to settle and eliminate the need for pu...

Page 8: ...n Fig 3 Bypass Assembly 8 Lubricate the by pass valve o rings with vegetable oil or silicone grease and connect the bypass assembly to the Fleck 7000 control by sliding the bypass valve firmly into the body of the Fleck7000 Once the bypass is in far enough you will be able to insert the red connector clips DO NOT USE PETROLEUM GREASE ON ANY PART OF THE FLECK 7000 CONTROL VALVE 9 Next lubricate the...

Page 9: ...ol valve to a suitable drain such as a septic tank or sewer drain It is OK to run the drain line up and over the Fleck 7000 Neutralizer filter up to 4 feet above the top of the tank If the drain line will be more than 20 feet use larger diameter tubing such as or 1 Note that it is desirable to be able to run the drain line into a bucket in order to test the backwash flow rate in the future This is...

Page 10: ... run before it backwashes and regenerates automatically The default number of days between back wash is 7 16 Press and hold either the Up or Down button until the programming icon replaces the service icon and the parameter display reads TD Set the time of day by pressing the up or down arrows until it is the current time of day When the desired time is set press the Extra Cycle button to resume n...

Page 11: ...is in the full service position The Fleck 7000 bypass valve knobs are a little stiff so you can use a screw driver placed in the holes to turn the knobs Make sure you are turning the bypass valve knobs in the correct direction counter clockwise as you face the bypass valve knobs 23 There should be no Calcite media coming out of the drain line but the water will be milky or dirty looking At this po...

Page 12: ... so you safely unscrew the Media Fill Plug located on top of the neutralizer tank 3 Unplug the control valve cord from the wall outlet 4 Unscrew the media fill plug with channel locks or pliers and using a tube or hose siphon 2 to 3 gallons of water out of the filter tank If you don t siphon water out before adding filter media water will flow out the fill plug hole and onto the floor If water on ...

Page 13: ...use Calcite alone For a pH of 5 0 to 6 0 use a blend of Calcite and Corosex usually 90 Calcite and 10 Corosex or more Corosex as needed if the pH is less than 5 0 How to Mix and Use Calcite Blends The Calcite and Corosex media is sold and shipped in separate boxes It does not have to be completely blended together to use as it will mix during the backwash and rinse cycles Still when you are adding...

Page 14: ... several times on a given day etc Secondly you can open up the bypass valves slightly and allow some untreated water to lower the pH by blending in some lower pH water When you go to add more media in 6 to 12 months just add less Corosex pH is Too Low This can happen if the water entering the neutralizer has a pH less than 6 0 Generally the water after your neutralizer should have a pH of 7 0 and ...

Page 15: ...more minerals than is necessary Backwash Flow Rate One problem that may occur if you do not have enough backwash flow rate to properly clean the Neutralizer filter is a drop in water pressure due to fouling of the media from rust or sediment You can verify the backwash flow rate by running the drain line into a bucket and timing it when the Fleck 7000 is in Cycle 1 or backwash A 1 0 or 1 5 cubic f...

Page 16: ...e when no water is being used and no other filter or softener is likely to be in a regeneration cycle Press the Extra Cycle button 4 Press the Extra Cycle button to end User Programming Mode The timer will exit Diagnostic Mode after 60 seconds if no buttons are pressed Press the Extra Cycle button to exit Diagnostic Mode at any time Master Programming Perform a Master Reset Unplug the Fleck 7000 f...

Page 17: ...ter the Master Programming steps Do not unplug the control during this process Fleck 7000 Metered Flow Sensor Filter System Programming Guide This is for Fleck 7000 backwash filters that have are equipped with the optional built in flow sensor only There are two types of programming standard USER PROGRAMMING where you can set the time of day and gallons of water used and or days between backwashes...

Page 18: ... it is set for standard Down flow mode similar to a water softener so that we can take advantage of the flow meter in this Fleck 7000 5 cycle valve but we won t be using all 5 cycles that the water softeners use Press the Extra Cycle button to go to the next step 3 Control Type Display Code CT Set to Fd This is the Meter Delayed option This tells the Fleck 7000 control to meter or keep track of th...

Page 19: ...display to set the various minutes of each cycle Some of the cycles will be set to 0 Do not set any of the cycles to Off Use the Up or Down arrows to change the setting to the desired setting Press the Extra Cycle button to accept the setting and move to the next parameter a B1 Backwash Set to 8 to 10 minutes b BD Brine Draw Set to 0 c B2 2nd Backwash Set to 0 for most applications d RR Rapid Rins...

Page 20: ...ors push out or push apart slightly and lock in the red clips When the water is turned off and even if there is no water pressure it s impossible to remove the jammed in clips without great difficulty and eventually most customers end up breaking them to get them out Step 1 Turn off water to the Fleck 7000 and relieve the water pressure by opening up a faucet in the house You can also put the Flec...

Page 21: ... are putting the valve back to the Backwash position 6 Open the Inlet valve just enough so you can hear the water passing thru the valve you should notice a corresponding slow flow out of the drain line After a minute if there are no air bubbles present open the valve about another quarter inch again you should see a corresponding increase in the flow And you will continue until the valve is full ...

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