5900e Greensand Filter Installation & Startup Guide
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More Troubleshooting Tips:
PROBLEM / SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Iron or manganese or sulfur
odor in treated water after
Greensand Filter
No permanganate in solution
tank
Not backwashing often
enough
Water being used when
Greensand Filter is in
regeneration.
Permanganate solution is not
being sucked in during the
regeneration brine cycle.
Greensand media exhausted
Add permanganate powder to tank and
regenerate greensand filter
Set to backwash more frequently.
Backwash twice in one day and re-check
water.
If any water is used during the 90 minute
regeneration cycle, untreated water will
enter household piping. Set time
Greensand Filter regenerates to a time
when no one will be using the water.
Clean brine injector
Clean potassium permanganate tank
Replace permanganate support pad in
permanganate tank
Inadequate backwash flow. Make sure
there that Greensand Filter is backwashing
at the correct backwash flow rate (5 to 10
gallons per minute depending on size of
filter).
Low water pressure. Increase water
pressure to unit by adjusting well pump
pressure switch, or replacing well pump.
Replace Greensand media with new
Greensand.