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

How Your 5600SXT 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
Item Model Pipe Max. Bed Iron removal Service Peak Backwash Mineral KMnO 4 Shipping
Number Number Media Size Capacity Capacity Flow Rate Flow Rate Flow Rate Tank size Regeneration Weight
cu. ft. (litres) inches (mm) (ppm) (ppm) USGPM (LPM) inches (mm) (oz) Lbs. (kg)
7621 5600SXTM-847IF 0.75 (21) 3/4 (19) 6000 4500 3.0 (7.6) 4.0 (15) 3.5 (13) 8 x 47 (203 x 1194) 2 120 (55)
7622 5600SXTM-948IF 1.00 (28) 3/4 (19) 8000 6000 3.0 (11) 5.0 (19) 4.0 (15) 9 x 48 (229 x 1219) 4 135 (61)
7623 5600SXTM-1054IF 1.50 (42) 3/4 (19) 12000 9000 5.0 (19) 8.0 (30) 5.0 (19) 10 x 54 (254 x 1372) 6 185 (84)
Hydrotech Iron & Sulfur (Manganese Greensand) Filter
Notes:
Operating Temperature Range: 34° to 110°F (1° to 43°C)
Operating Pressure Range: 20 to 120psi (137 to 827 kPa)
Electrical: 24V/60Hz with a supplied 120V/60Hz Wall Mount CSA Approved Transformer
1. The manufacturer reserves the right to make product improvements which deviate from the
specifications and descriptions stated herein without obligation to change previously manufactured
products or to note the change.
2. Peak flow rates are intended for intermittent use only and are for residential application only.
3. KMnO
4 refers to Potassium Permanganate.
Caution: These water conditioners are not intended to be used for treating water that is microbiologically unsafe or of unknown quality without adequate
disinfection before or after the system.
In normal operation, the Time of Day display will alternate being viewed with the Volume Remaining display. This display
will be in gallons, liters or cubic meters. As treated water is used, the Volume Remaining display will count down from a
maximum value to zero or (---). Once this occurs, a regeneration cycle will be initiated at the Set Regeneration Time. Water
flow through the valve is indicated by the Flow Indicator that will flash in direct relationship to flow rate.
Example 833 Gallons of Treated
Water Remaining
0 Gallons of Treated
Water Remaining
PM Indicator
PM Indicator
Flow Indicator
(Flashing with water flow)
Flow Indicator
(Flashing with water flow)