Programming Fleck 5600 and 2510 SXT Water Softener Controls

Fleck 5600 SXT Metered Softener Control Valve Setup Your softener is controlled by a metered electronic control valve. Metered means that it counts gallons of water used rather than time to make its regeneration decisions.

To enter master programming: Use the up and down buttons to set the time of day to 12:01 PM. Must be PM. Then press the “Extra Cycle” button–the button on the left–to save the time.

With the time set to 12:01 PM, press the Up and Down buttons simultaneously and hold for 5 seconds (until the display changes). You are now in Master Programming Mode. The display should show GAL.

Use the Extra Cycle button to advance through the various programming stages. Pressing the button saves the setting on the screen and advances to the next item.

Below are the main items to be programmed. They may not follow this order exactly.

Display Explanation Set your unit to DF Display Format GAL (for gallons)

VT Valve Type dF -1b (downflow, single backwash)

CT Control Type Fd (meter delayed)

NT Number of tanks 1 C

Capacity Capacity of Unit in Grains Per Gallon.

H Hardness Your water’s hardness, in grains per gallon.

RS Reserve Capacity Selection Choose rc RC

Reserve Capacity Multiply the number of people who live in the home by 75 and enter here.

DO Day Override This feature allows you to set a limit on the days that the softener can go without regeneration. Recommeded: 15.

RT Regeneration Time Set to the time you want the unit to regenerate. For example, 2:00 AM.

BW Backwash Duration of the backwash. 10 mintes recommended.

BD Brine Draw Softener draws brine from the salt tank. Recommended: 60.

RR Rapid Rinse Duration of the rinse cycle. Recommended: 10.

BF Brine Fill The softener puts water in the brine tank to make brine for the next regeneration. This determines how much salt the softener will use. For full salt, enter 10 minutes for each cubic foot of resin in the softener.

FM Flow Meter Type t0.7 Leave at default.

When programming is finished, the softener display will alternate between the actual time of day and the number of gallons until the next regeneration. To initiate a manual regeneration for the regularly scheduled time of the current day, press and release the extra cycle button. To initiate an immediate regeneration, press the extra cycle button and hold for 5 seconds, or until the screen changes. The regeneration will start in backwash (BW) and count down the minutes left in the cycle. It will progress through the cycles in this order: Brine Draw, Rapid Rinse, Brine Refill —then return automatically to service position. The full regeneration cycle takes approximately 90 minutes