Fleck 5600-SXT Softener Installation & Startup Guide
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Now you are ready to turn on the water to the system. Turn on the water and leave on bypass and
check for leaks. Leave the ball valve after the softener closed, so water is still off to the house, but
connect a garden hose and open up the hose bib after the softener and allow the water to run. This
will help to clear out any foreign material that may be in the pipes from the piping installation. If you
do not have a valve installed after the softener and you do not have a hose bib, you will need to turn
the water on inside the house to let the water run. Use a bathtub or laundry sink or other fixture that
does not have an aerator screen.
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Leave the water running out of the garden hose at a slow rate. Now you can turn the bypass valve to
the service position. You do NOT remove the red clips on the bypass knobs in order to turn the
bypass valves from the bypass to the service position. First open the Inlet Side of the bypass valve.
Second slowly open the Outlet Side of the bypass until it is in the full service position. The Fleck
5600-SXT 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 which is
counter-clockwise as you face the bypass valve knobs.
19.
Now turn on the garden hose to full force and let the water until it turns relatively clear. The water
may have some color at first.
20.
Your Softener 5600-SXT control valve does require some modifications to the programming specific to
your application. To enter the programming mode, you just need to set the time to
12:01 PM
. To do
this, hold either the up or down button until the time display starts changing. Then push the extra
cycle button to exit the time-setting mode.
21.
Next, hold down the up arrow and down arrow at the same time for 5 seconds. This will enter you
into the Master Programming Mode. Change the parameters according to the following guide
22.
Display Format (Display Code DF): Set display to GAL
(stands for U.S. Gallons), or change to Liters or
Cubic Meter is outside the U.S. Press the Extra Cycle button to go to the next step
23.
Valve Type (Display Code VT): Set to DF1b.
This means it is set for standard Downflow mode. Press
the Extra Cycle button to go to the next step.
24.
Control Type (Display Code CT): Set to Fd.
This is the Meter Delayed option. This tells the Fleck
5600-SXT control to meter or keep track of the amount of water used, but then wait until the pre-set
regeneration (backwash and rinse cycles) time, typically in the middle of the night. Press the Extra
Cycle button to continue.
25.
Unit Capacity (Display Code C): Set to 32 if you have a 32K grain capacity softener; 48 if you have a
48K grain softener, 64 if you have a 64K grain softener, or 80 if you have an 80K grain softener.
Use
this display to set the Unit Capacity. This setting specifies the treatment capacity of the unit. Press
the Extra Cycle button to go to the next step.
26.
Number of Tanks (Display Code N):
Set to 1, as this is a single-tank system. Press the Extra Cycle
button.
