Hydrotech 5600 Econominder Service Manual - Manual (Page 30)

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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).