Hydrotech 5600 & 2510 Valve Automatic Iron & Sulfur Filter Operation Manual - Manual (Page 3)

How Your Water Filter Works
Your automatic iron filter is an ingeniously simple and reliable design. The unit consists of a bed of filter media contained
in a fiberglass tank; a specially designed feeder containing potassium permanganate for the regeneration of the filter
and a proven automatic control.
Raw water enters your home through the main supply line, enters your iron filter and passes down through the filter
media. Any iron, manganese or hydrogen sulfide present in your water supply is exposed to oxygen stored in the filter
media. The oxygen causes precipitation of the minerals and they are trapped in the filter media. Only clean filtered water
flows to your household water line. The filter media is periodically regenerated, automatically backwashing the trapped
minerals to the drain and replacing the oxygen. This is done by introducing potassium permanganate to the media.
1. Your automatic iron filter can be programmed to operate according to your needs by making the appropriate settings
on the timer. On the days your filter regenerates, the operating cycles will be automatically performed. In the service
position, filtered water is supplied for household use.
2. The automatic control reverses the flow of the water through the filter, backwashing minerals trapped in the filter to
the drain.
3. The control pulls a vacuum on the feeder. This causes an exact volume of saturated potassium permanganate
solution to be drawn into the filter tank.
4. The control slowly rinses the chemical through the media tank. The potassium permanganate supplies oxygen to the
filter media.
5. The control fast rinses the media bed to settle it and to ensure that all the chemical and mineral precipitate is
removed.
6. The control adds water to entirely fill the previously evacuated feeder. The feeder is now ready for the next
regeneration. The control puts the system into service, supplying iron-free water to the household. All this is
performed automatically over a period of 2 ¾ hours. Water runs to the drain for approximately 80 minutes.
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Performance and Specifications
Calendar Meter Manganese Potassium Iron Removal Service Backwash Mineral Installation Shipping
Clock Initiated Greensand Volume Permanganate Capacity Flow Rate (1) Flow Rate Tank Size (2) Space Weight
Model Model cu. ft. per Regen. oz. ppm USGPM USGPM inches w x d x h (inches) Lbs.
5600CC-948IF-100 5600MI-948IF-100 1.00 4 6,000 4 4 9 x 48 22 x 12 x 56 135
5600CC-1047IF-100 5600MI-1047-100 1.00 4 6,000 5 5 10 x 47 24 x 14 x 55 145
2510CC-948IF-100 2510MI-948IF-100 1.00 4 6,000 4 4 9 x 48 22 x 12 x 56 135
2510CC-1047IF-100 2510MI-1047IF-100 1.00 4 6,000 5 5 10 x 47 24 x 14 x 55 145
2510CC-1054IF-150 2510MI-1054IF-150 1.50 6 9,000 8 7 12 x 52 26 x 16 x 60 180
2510CC-1252IF-200 2510MI-1252IF-200 2.00 6 12,000 10 10 14 x 50 28 x 18 x 58 207
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Operating Temperature Range = 34° to 110°F (1° to 43°C). Operating Pressure Range = 20 to 120 psi (1.37 to 8.27 bar). The manufacturer reserves the right to make product
improvements which may deviate from the specifications and descriptions shown above, without obligation to change previously manufactured products or to note the change.
CAUTION: These products are not intended to be used to treat water that is microbiologically unsafe or of unknown quality without adequate disinfection before or after the system.
NOTES:
(1) The Service Flow Rate given will not exceed a pressure drop of 15psi. Peak flow rates are intended for intermittent use only (10 minutes or less). (2) Dimensions of cylindrical tanks shown are
diameter (or width) x height.