User Guide

Model 5600 & 5600 Econominder

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

General Service Hints for Meter Control

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

Backwash position.

C. Replace seals and/or piston assembly.

D. Timer motor stopped or jammed. D. Replace timer.

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

output.

B. Pull cable out of meter cover and

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).