Fleck Water Softener Operating & Maintenance Manuals & Guides

Where to find the manual for your water conditioner or water softener.

Direct links to free, download-able water softener manuals or water conditioner manuals for many Fleck water softener brands & models.

Select the correct installation or operation & repair manual for your Fleck water softener brand and model to be sure that you have exactly the right instructions for installing, maintaining, or troubleshooting your water conditioner.

Fleck / Pentair,Water Softener Installation, Operation & Service / Repair Manuals

Fleck water softeners are the product of a number of patented water softener and valve inventions and improvements by Andrew J. Fleckenstein and Lambert W. Fleckenstein (cited below).

The Fleckensteins patented a number of water softener controls and featers between (at least) 1963 and 1981.

The following list of water softener or water conditioner manuals is for all Fleck water softeners.

Here with illustrations & links to operation, installation, and service manuals we provide information for you to identify your water softener and find its IO Manual .

 

Contacts for Fleck or Pentair Water Softeners & Water Treatment Equipment

• Contact: Fleck / Pentair 5300 North Glen Park Road, Milwaukee WI 53029, USA: Tel: 262-238-4400, Website: waterpurification.pentair.com, Website: www.fleckcontrols.com [for instructions for the control valve for this water conditioner] email: tech-support@pentair.com Customer Support: Tel: 800-279-9404
• Pentair Filtration & Process 5730 North Glen Park Road, Milwaukee, Wi 53209 USA Tel: 262.238.4400 Web: pentairaqua.com Tel: Customer Care: 800.279.9404 Email: tech-support Pentair.com
• Fleck Corporation, Tel: 1-800-581-3488, Website: http://www.fleckvalves.com/ Email: customercare@fleckvalves.com
  a distributor of control valves for industrial and commercial water softeners and backwash filters
• Fleck SXT TIMER SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE MANUAL [PDF], P/N 42713 Rev. D., 2/27/09 retrieved 1 Aug 2015, original source http://www.apswater.com /images/sxt-manual.pdf . Contact APS Water by email to public@apswater.com or by telephone to 1-800-460-9011 in the U.S.
• Contact: Pentair Customer Service, Website: http://www.pentair.com/
  
  U.S. Aquatic Main Office, 1620 Hawkins Avenue Sanford, NC 27330 United States Tel: +1 (919) 566-8000
  
  US Corporate Office, 5500 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 600 Minneapolis, MN 55416-1261 United States, Tel: 1 (763) 545-1730
  
  Fleck Pentair Water Softeners at Pentair Water Purification - see http://waterpurification.pentair.com/en-US/product/fleck/2850s/
• Contact: U.S. Water Systems, Inc., sells replacement controls and valves for Fleck and many other water softener brands. These controls should work as repair or retrofit parts for water softeners using Fleck Controls, Fleckenstein Valves, or Pentair water softeners. The company has criticized currently-sold (2015) Fleck Controls valves and opines that their products perform better in service. Tel: 1-800-608-8792, Website: http://www.uswatersystems.com/
• Water Softener Center, a water softener review website describing Fleck Water Softeners, - retrieved 1 Aug 2015, original source: - http://www.watersoftenercenter.com/fleck-water-softener-reviews/

 

• FLECK 1500, 2500, 2700 MANUAL [copy needed]
  

• FLECK 2510 Water Softener Service Manual [PDF] , illustrated above and below,
  
  
  
  retrieved 2017/10/23, original source: http://waterpurification.pentair.com/Files/ KnowledgeBase/ItemDownload/en/40097-2510-rev-r-je17.pdf\
  
  

• Fleck 2510 & 2510 Econominder Water Softener MANUAL [PDF] (April 2001) photo above shows the power head on a Fleck 2510 Softener.
  
  Below is a Fleck 2510 Economizer Water Softener, as installed, courtesy of reader Travis who asked about the settings of this softener at WATER SOFTENERS & CONDITIONERS

Below: Fleck 2750 Water Softener

• Fleck 2750 Downflow / Upflow Water Softener Control MANUAL [PDF] includes the 3200 & 3210 Timer setting procedure & parts list

• Fleck 2850 Water Softener Control Service Manual [PDF] (2001) - shown above

• FLECK 2850S Water Softener Service Manual [PDF], retrieved 2017/10/23, original source: http://waterpurification.pentair.com/Files/ KnowledgeBase/ItemDownload/en/42319-digital.pdf

• Fleck 2900s Pentair Water Fleck 2900s Service Manual [PDF] 41689 Rev D - this is an updated version of the 2900s manual that follows.
• Fleck 2900s Downflow / Upflow Water Softener Service MANUAL [PDF] (September 2005) Rev A

• FLECK 3150 Downflow Water Softener Service MANUAL [PDF]

• FLECK 3150 UPFLOW BRINE Water Softener Service MANUAL [PDF]

• FLECK 3600 Softener CONTROL VALVE MANUAL [PDF] (1999) Note: this control is obsolete and should be replaced with the Fleck 4650 control valve

• FLECK 3900 UPFLOW DOWNFLOW Water Softener Service MANUAL [PDF]

• FLECK 4650 Water Softener Service MANUAL [PDF]
• FLECK 5000 PROFLOSXT DOWNFLOW SERVICE MANUAL [PDF]

• Fleck 5600 / 5600 ECONOMINDER WATER SOFTENER OWNER'S MANUAL [PDF] (2007)
• Fleck / Pentair 5600 / 5600 Econominder Water Softener SERVICE MANUAL, [PDF], (2001),

• Fleck / Pentair 5600 / 5600 Econominder Water Softener SERVICE MANUAL, [PDF], (2007), Pentair / Fleck water conditioners, Website: www.fleckcontrols.com [for instructions for the control valve for this water conditioner]

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• Fleck 5600 SE SOFTENER CONTROL MANUAL [PDF] (2001) Downflow brining system service manual - shown above courtesy of readers Susan and Guindon.

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• Fleck / Pentair 5600 SXT INSTALLER MANUAL [PDF] (2020) Website: www.pentairaquaeurope.com shown above

Thanks to InspectApedia.com Luke for the Fleck 5600-SXT water softener photo above.

• Fleck 5600 SXT DOWNFLOW SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (2015) (from CrystalClear Water softeners cited in this article series)
• Fleck, "Fleck SXT Water Conditioner Timer [control valve], SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE MANUAL", [PDF], (2009), Pentair / Fleck water conditioners, [more citation needed]
• Fleck 5800 LXT DOWNFLOW/UPFLOW SERVICE MANUAL [PDF], retrieved 2017/04/27, original source: http://waterpurification.pentair.com/Files/KnowledgeBase/ItemDownload/en/43359-rev-c-au15.pdf
  
  Installation of this Fleck / Pentair 5800 LXT water softener at a home in San Miguel de Allende is described & illustrated in detail
  
  at WATER SOFTENER RESIN REPLACEMENT
• Fleck / Pentair 5800 SXT WATER SOFTENER SERVICE MANUAL [PDF]

• Fleck 6600 Downflow Water Softener SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (2005) shown above

• Fleck 6700 Downflow WATER SOFTENER MANUAL [PDF] (2005) "OldStyle" water softener control - shownb above.
• Fleck 6700 Downflow Brining Water Softener MANUAL [PDF] (2001)

• Fleck 6700 XTR Downflow Water Softener SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (Rev. C, Un-dated)

• Fleck 7000 Water Softener - courtesy of InspectApedia reader Natash - shown above

• Fleck 7000 SE SOFTENER SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (2003)
• Fleck 7000 SXT Water Softener SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (2010)

Above, the discontinued Fleck Twin-Flow 100-E Water Softener, cited below.

• Fleck Pentair 8500 TwinFlo 100 E WATER SOFTENER SERVCE MANUAL [PDF] (1999) -
  
  Note: according to softenerparts.com, an independent supplier of water softener repair parts, Pentair still offers replacement parts for this discontinued water softener, but also the control head for this water softener can be replaced with the company's 9100 Twin-Tank Control Valve. (Feb 2020) Contact: support@softenerparts.com

• Fleck Model 9000 Econominder® Water Softener SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (04/2001) service, repair, programming, parts lists - shown above

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• Fleck 9000 / 9100 / 9150 / 9500 WATER SOFTENER SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (12/2006) - above

• FLECK 9500 SOFTENER SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (2001)
• FLECK PROFLO SE MANUAL [PDF] [copy needed]

• FLECK ProFlo SXT Downflow SOFTENER SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (08/2008) Rev A.
• FLECK ProFlo SXT 5000 SOFTENER SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (2014) Pentair Filtration & Process 5730 North Glen Park Road, Milwaukee, Wi 53209 USA Tel: 262.238.4400 Web: pentairaqua.com Tel: Customer Care: 800.279.9404 Email: tech-support Pentair.com

• FLECK SXT TIMER SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (2009)
• FLECK TwinFlo 100e Downflow Brining SOFTENER SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (09/1999) Rev. 2
• Fleck TwinFlo SXT Softener Manual [PDF] [Copy needed]

• Fleckstein Water Softener [illustrated above, documentation needed]
• Also see PENTAIR WATER SOFTENER MANUALS
  
  Pentair covers these brands: Autotrol, Everpure, Fleck, Industrial Filtration, Pentair, Pentex, Siata, Structural, WellMate
• Also see Water-Right WATER SOFTENERS

Fleck Control Valves or Control Heads Summary List

Included here are manual or non-electric water softener or water treatment backwash or regeneration control valves from Fleck. Below are 3/4" pipe size softener control heads (or "valves" in some sources) unless we note other sizes.

• Fleck 2510 Manual (Non-Electric) Backwash Control Valve
• Fleck 2510 Backwash Softener Filter Control Control Valve
• Fleck 2510 Manual (Non-Electric) Softener Control Valve
• Fleck 2510 Timer/Water Softener Control Valve
• Fleck 2510 Water Softener System Meter Control Valve
• Fleck 2510 SXT Water Softener System Meter Control Valve
• Fleck 5600 Backwash Control Valve
• Fleck 5600 Timer Water Softener Control Valve
• Fleck 5600 Water Softener System Meter Control Valve
• Fleck 5600 SXT Softener Electronic Meter Control Valve
• Fleck 7000 Backwash COntrol Valve, 1 1/4" (this valve is repalced by the Fleck 5810 SXT Control Valve)
• Fleck 7000 Electronic Meter Softener Control Valve, 1 1/4" (this valve is replaced by the Fleck 5810 SXT Control Valve)

• FLECK Model 9000/9100/9500 WATER SOFTENER SERVICE MANUAL [PDF]
• Fleck 9000 Twin Tank Softener Meter Contrl Valve
• Fleck 9000 ST Twin Tank Softener Meter Control Valve
• Fleck 9000 Water Softener Meter Control-Valve 1-inch
• Fleck 9100 Twin Tank Softener Contrl Valve
• Fleck 9100 SXT Softener Twin Tank Meter Contrl Valve
• Also see Water-Right WATER SOFTENERS

Photos of Current Autotrol & Fleck water softener control heads

Above and continuing below are example photos of current Autotrol, Fleck, and Pentair water softener models are given below and can be read-about in detail at the Fleck website link given just above.

Autotrol & Fleck Control Heads Listed By Fleck (Recent)

 

 

 

How to Identify Fleck Water Softeners by Patent Numbers

Fleck controls may appear on other water treatment equipment sold under different brands.

Currently (2015) the FleckValves.com website cited below is an independent distributor, while Fleck® is a trademark of Pentair, Inc. whose products include these brand names: Pentair, Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems, Kreepy Krauly, Everpure, Shurflo and Delta Environmental.

The Fleck water softener photos shown here were provided by a reader (Aug. 2015) and did not contain a brand identification label, but the US Patent numbers on the equipment confirmed the manufacturer.

Reader Question: Is this an old Fleck water softener?

... trying to figure out what this is. It looks like an old fleck but there are no numbers or anything really helpful. I have a serial number but that's about it. I'm also trying to figure out the name of the part in the last picture where the hose connects to the head and where i might find a replacement.

The plastic has degraded so bad that there is nothing holding the fitting in and now it leaks. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated. If you need any other photos or any info to better identify let me know.

Reply: History of Fleckenstein Valves & Water Softeners

From the patent numbers most likely you are correct that this is a Fleck® Controls water softener or possibly more accurately, a water softener using valves or controls designed by Fleck Valves, as those may appear on more than one water softener brand including Fleck, Fleck ProFlo, Autotrol, and Autotrol Performa and possibly also on some Pentair water softeners.

You can find parts for Fleck water softener controls via the contact links we give below.

While we don't know the specific model of your Fleck® water softener, the serial number can sometimes decode into the month and year of manufacture. That information, combined with a bit of product history, can tell us the possible models. Your model serial number is 1697619.

In any event, many of the Fleck softener parts are interchangeable across model years. The control details in your photo suggest this is an older model indeed, as it does not seem to match the Fleck 1500, 2500, 2510, 5600, 8500, 9000 nor 9100 models most popularly listed in 2015.

We also include some of the water softener valve and timing motor sketches from Fleckenstein's patent applications as those illustrations also help identify Fleck water treatment equipment, controls, and features.

Fleck water softeners are currently sold by a variety of distributors as well as at online retailers such as Amazon.com in at least the following models:

Fleck / Pentair 2510, Fleck / Pentair 2750, Fleck / Pentair 2850 & 2850s, Fleck / Pentair 2900s, Fleck / Pentair 3150 & 3900, Fleck / Pentair 5000 & 5600, , Fleck 5600SXT, Fleck 7000 sxt, and Fleck 9100SXT, Fleck / Pentair 5800 series water softeners, Fleck / Pentair 9000, 9100 & 95oo water softeners.

On 2019-10-28 by paul wysocki

Absolutely. I purchased this softener at auction - at a very fair price. It appears, on the outside, to have had light duty - and I would like to perform all needed maintenance (o rings, resin, etc) and put it back into service. I am reluctant to invest time and $$ into this softener without any manufacturer info. Thanks for your support so far!

On 2019-10-27 by (mod) - Tracing patent numbers gives the earliest date for a water softener as well as it's probable manufacturer

Or you're right that's not a controller that's familiar to me either. However can we be clear on what problem we're solving? Is it that system simply doesn't work?

The patent citations (I've added them below) tell us that the design for this water softener dates back as early as 1981, though of course your individual softener could be newer (or it could be "new old stock").

Tip for other readers: if you want to find the "newest" or "youngest" date associated with a water softener, use Google Scholar to search for the highest patent number shown. For this softener that was Patent 4290451 issued in 1981. See this

• Fleckstein et al., WATER CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONTROLS (Water Softener Patent) [PDF] (1981) U.S. Patent No. 4,290,451
  Abstract:
  This invention relates to the controls for a water condi tioning system with an operating valve having a simpli fied drive mechanism and a brine valve made from plastic materials and readily assembled for adaptability to softener systems of various sizes and having flexible coupling means which enable rigid plumbing parts to be connected with the plastic valve assembly.
  

On 2019-10-25 by paul wysocki

I ran the patent #'s and found them to be Fleckenstein (the latest patent dated 1980) - but this control head does not show up anywhere. It has a unique vertical profile with 3 knobs - a distinctive combination. I exhausted Google image searches and many softener system manufacture sites - with no joy.

This control head must not have been very popular based on its lack of web presence. In light of that, and the age of the system, it is time for Plan B - break down and purchase a new system. Thanks for your comprehensive website - it provided lots of resources to explore.

Any thoughts on a best value new system? -Paul

Here is a picture of the patents tag. Thanks again.

[Patent citations shown below are for the patent numbers on this water softener were added by Editor - all point to Fleckstein]

• Fleckenstein, Andrew, and Michael Mortl. "Water conditioning system controls." U.S. Patent 4,290,451, issued September 22, 1981.
• Fleckenstein, Andrew J., and Herman C. Mitchell. "Timing motor drive mechanism for water softener valves." U.S. Patent 3,874,412, issued April 1, 1975.
• Fleckenstein, A., and H. Mitchell. "Timing motor drive mechanism for water softener valves." U.S. Patent 3,742,768, issued July 3, 1973.
• Fleckenstein, Andrew J. "Softener valve." U.S. Patent 3,616,820, issued November 2, 1971.
• Fleckenstein, Andrew J. "Timing motor mechanism for control valves and the like." U.S. Patent 3,457,792, issued July 29, 1969.
• Fleckenstein, Lambert W., and Andrew J. Fleckenstein. "Control valve for water softeners." U.S. Patent 3,349,915, issued October 31, 1967.
• Fleckenstein, Lambert W., and Andrew J. Fleckenstein. "Sealing ring for piston and cylinder assemblies." U.S. Patent 3,347,556, issued October 17, 1967.
• Fleckenstein, Lambert W., and Andrew J. Fleckenstein. "Control valve for water softeners." U.S. Patent 3,249,122, issued May 3, 1966.

 

I am new to water softeners - what do I need to know & do?

New to me softener system, just resin and brine tanks and controller. Any ID assistance will be greatly appreciated. On 2019-10-24 by paul wysocki

by (mod) - Fleckstein or Fleck type Water Softener photo

Paul

For general water softener use and operation advice see t WATER SOFTENER ADJUSTMENT & CONTROLS

See if you an match your photo to the water softener ID photos above on this page, so that you can download the manual.

then don't hesitate to ask follow-up questions. Daniel

Early pattern Fleck 5600SE Water Softener Identification

This is an early pattern Fleck 5600SE On 2019-07-29 by Neil Iddison

Thank you Neil that photo will help other readers. I'll add your note in our discussion of Fleck softeners at

IDENTIFY WATER SOFTENER BRAND / MODEL

Any idea of the range of years this softener was made would be helpful.

DF

 

 

 

Fleck water softener piston, model may be 3600, 4600, 5600

Hi,
this is a Fleck piston. Uncertain of the model may be 3600, 4600, 5600 On 2019-07-29 by Neil Iddison

by (mod) - Fleck water softener piston, model may be 3600, 4600, 5600

Thank you Neil

I've added your comment in the article above. If you work in the field and want to be identified with contact information let us know by an email contact or by posting further here.

by Neil Iddison - follow-up: this Fleck Valve is model 3600

The mystery Fleck Valve is a model 3600

 

I have an unidentified water softener named by patent search PAT. NO. 4,313,825

I have a Unidentified water softener , I found a metal tag that says PAT. NO. 4,313,825 SERIAL NO. 129552
saraba@outlook.com please email me. 2017/10/22 pmod.saraba

Reply:

Good going Sara, sending along that patent number. From that we can find the actual patent - that I cite below, And from that we can figure that the control on which you probably found this tag was for a Fleck brand water softener, or depending on its age, a Pentair water softener as I'll explain. The patent cited below matches the number on your water softener control:

Fleckenstein, Andrew J., and Michael C. Mortl. "Control system for meter actuated regeneration in a water treatment system." U.S. Patent 4,313,825, issued February 2, 1982.

Fleckstein, an inventor of a number of water softener parts and controls, is the progenitor of Fleck Water Softener Company, currently owned by Pentair.

You are welcome to send me photos for posting - use the page top and bottom CONTACT link to find our email. Our Comments Box is supposed to accept photos but I, too, haven't figured out yet how to make that work. I'll ask the programmer again about posting photos.

 

Fleckstein / Fleck Water Softener History & Water Softener Control Patents - Pentair Fleck

Photo: an early Fleck 5600 SE water softener per reader Neil Addison's comment 2019/07/29.

In 1955, L.W. Fleckenstein patented the original Fleck Closure, a quick and easy cover for water softener tanks. Fleck valves became a widely-used and nearly-generic water softener control.

Currently Fleck Controls is owned by PENTAIR WATER SOFTENERS [link to Pentair in this article]

• Altshuler, Edward L. Rotary control valve for a water conditioning system [PDF] U.S. Patent 5,816,290, issued October 6, 1998.
• Fleckenstein, Andrew J., and Michael C. Mortl. "Control system for meter actuated regeneration in a water treatment system." U.S. Patent 4,313,825, issued February 2, 1982.
  Abstract:
  
  This invention relates to a control system for regeneration of a water treatment system in which a water meter monitors water usage and mechanically drives a water volume wheel to an operative position to call for regeneration when a predetermined volume of water has been treated and then automatically resets itself.
  
  A timer wheel driven by a motor is included within the control system such that the timer wheel and the water volume wheel coact to activate the regeneration cycle mechanism at a predetermined time after a predetermined volume of water has passed through the water meter.
  
  The mechanism is adjustable relative to the water treating capacity of the treatment system and the condition of the water being treated so as to be able to vary the predetermined volume of water treated which will call for regeneration.
• Fleckstein et al., WATER CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONTROLS (Water Softener Patent) [PDF] (1981) U.S. Patent No. 4,290,451 issued Sept. 22, 1981
  Abstract:
  This invention relates to the controls for a water conditioning system with an operating valve having a simpli fied drive mechanism and a brine valve made from plastic materials and readily assembled for adaptability to softener systems of various sizes and having flexible coupling means which enable rigid plumbing parts to be connected with the plastic valve assembly.

Below: photos of a Fleck water softener control head whose patent numbers include patents up through 4290851 shown above. Patent numbers on a tag like that shown below usually are arranged from oldest to newst, the newest or latest being the highest U.S. patent number.

So we can take the date of that patent as the oldest likely date of the water softener on which that control head is found.

Photos of a 1980's Fleck water softener courtesy of InspectApedia reader Tony, posting on WATER SOFTENERS & CONDITIONERS on 3/23/2023, show control head details and a list of Fleckstein patent numbers

Fleckstein patents, oldest to newest: US Patent 3249122, US Patent 3347556, US Patent 334991, US Patent 3457792, US Patent 361820, US Patent 3742768, US Patent 3874412, and US Patent 4290451.

• Fleckenstein Andrew J, Mitchell Herman C, "Timing motor drive mechanism for water softener valves." U.S. Patent 3,874,412, issued April 1, 1975.
  Abstract:
  
  A water softener valve timing mechanism utilizing a timing motor to shift the valve through the various operating and softening stages. A linkage is operated periodically to shift a drive gear for the valve into engagement with a pinion of the timing motor.
  
  An adjustable cam controls a brine line valve for variably controlling the amount of water filled in the brine tank of the system to thereby control salt usage.
• Fleckenstein, A., and H. Mitchell. "Timing motor drive mechanism for water softener valves." U.S. Patent 3,742,768, issued July 3, 1973.
• Fleckenstein Andrew J, "Softener valve." U.S. Patent 3,616,820, issued November 2, 1971.
• Fleckenstein Andrew J, "Timing motor mechanism for control valves and the like." U.S. Patent 3,457,792, issued July 29, 1969.
• Fleckenstein Andrew J, Fleckenstein Lambert W, "Control valve for water softeners." U.S. Patent 3,349,915, issued October 31, 1967.
• Fleckenstein Andrew J, Fleckenstein Lambert W, "Control valve for water softeners." U.S. Patent 3,249,122, issued May 3, 1966.
• Fleckenstein Andrew J, Fleckenstein Lambert W, "Sealing ring for piston and cylinder assemblies." U.S. Patent 3,347,556, issued October 17, 1967. Excerpt: The present invention is directed to new and useful improvements in seals for piston and cylinder assemblies of the general type disclosed in our co-pending applications Nos. 302,660 and 302,669 filed on Aug. 16, 1963.
• Vaughan, Don. Control mechanism for controlling regeneration of two water treatment tanks [PDF] U.S. Patent 5,628,899, issued May 13, 1997.

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Reader Q&A - also see RECOMMENDED ARTICLES & FAQs

I can not find the manufacturer's name on my water softener.

I can not find the manufacturer's name on my water softener. The serial number is 87013-001.000-0008C00. Attached is a photo of the controller. Can you help me? On 2021-01-29 by barclaywwallace@gmail.com

by (mod) - Patent number helps identify a Fleck / Fleckstein water softenr

Barclay

By researching the patent numbers Barlay, we see that yours is a Fleck water softener control -

see the page above.

 

Help me Find the Manual for this Water Softener

I am still trying to find the model make of my system and only have the Serial # 474064.

I have attached a picture and wondered if you could help me. I need to know what this system is and I need an manual. Thank you so much. - Betty

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Moderator reply: Fleck 5600 Water Softener 5600 SXT - manual on this page

That water softener is using a Fleck control head Model 5600 SXT with a sticker giving addtional detail as Model 2103 EF30SXT along with a date code and serial number.

You'll find the Fleck 5600 manual above on this page.

 

 

Find the Manual for this Water Softener

I am still trying to find the model make of my system and only have the Serial # 474064.

I have attached a picture and wondered if you could help me. I need to know what this system is and I need an manual. Thank you so much. - Betty

Moderator reply: Fleck 5600 manual source

That water softener is using a Fleck control head Model 5600 SXT with a sticker giving addtional detail as Model 2103 EF30SXT along with a date code and serial number.

You'll find the Fleck 5600 manual above on this page

Help me find the manuals for this water softener - here's patent number and model number

Hi, can anyone help me with finding out the correct manual and or the type of model this is.

I'm a 1st time home buyer, and the former owner didn't leave behind any manuals and or information to assist me going forward. Feel free to email me as well.
Jazz_blakk@yahoo.com On 2020-07-22 by Natasha

Natasha

That is a Fleck control head on your water softener, Model 7000.

At Fleck 7000 SXT Water Softener SERVICE MANUAL [PDF] (2010)

you can download a PDF copy at no cost.

Use your browser's "search" feature (Ctrl-F) to find "Fleck" on this page and you can find all of the Fleck Manuals

 

This softener looks like a Fleck 5600SXT water softener control head - is it?

Hi
I believe this head is Fleck 5600SXT modele. Can you confirm please?

Mod says: Not quite; that's a Flex 5600SE water softener, also sold as a GE LOGIX

That's a Flex 5600SE water softener, also sold as a GE LOGIX water softener.

The control head is similar to the Fleck 2750 but your model uses a smaller, thinner control panel. - Daniel Friedman

 

Identify this water softener from its photo

What brand of water softener is this?
The picture is above On 2019-10-30 by Luke

by (mod) - Fleck 5600 SXT.

Luke:

The water softener in your photo is made by Fleckstein or "Fleck" water softeners, A Fleck 5600 SXT.

But take care: Fleckstein as do other major water softener manufacturers often produce equipment that is re-labeled and sold under regional or even local water softener brands.

It would be helpful to

- have the age of the softener in your photo or at least the age of the home where it is installed, as well as the country and city of location

- to see photos (1 per comment) of any labels, patent number stickers, etc. you find on the back of the control head or inside the control head cover or elsewhere on the equipment.

 

Help me Identify my water softener with a tag containing US Patent Numbers

I have a Unidentified water softener , I found a metal tag that says PAT. NO. 4,313,825 SERIAL NO. 129552
Sorry I can't post a photo.
saraba@outlook.com please email me.

Thank you On 2017-10-23 by pmod.saraba

by (mod) - 1982 Fleck water softener patent by Andrew Fleckstein U.S. Patent 4,313,825

Good going Saraba, sending along that patent number. From that we can find the actual patent - that I cite below, And from that we can figure that the control on which you probably found this tag was for a Fleck brand water softener, or depending on its age, a Pentair water softener as I'll explain below.

• Fleckenstein, Andrew J., and Michael C. Mortl. "Control system for meter actuated regeneration in a water treatment system." U.S. Patent 4,313,825, issued February 2, 1982.
  
  Abstract:
  This invention relates to a control system for regeneration of a water treatment system in which a water meter monitors water usage and mechanically drives a water volume wheel to an operative position to call for regeneration when a predetermined volume of water has been treated and then automatically resets itself.
  
  A timer wheel driven by a motor is included within the control system such that the timer wheel and the water volume wheel coact to activate the regeneration cycle mechanism at a predetermined time after a predetermined volume of water has passed through the water meter.
  
  The mechanism is adjustable relative to the water treating capacity of the treatment system and the condition of the water being treated so as to be able to vary the predetermined volume of water treated which will call for regeneration.
  
  Original Assignee L. W. Fleckenstein, Inc.
  Fleckstein, an inventor of a number of water softener parts and controls, is probably the progenitor of Fleck Water Softener Company.
  
  
  In 1955, L.W. Fleckenstein saw the need for a safe, quick open-close cover for the water softener tank industry and patented the original Fleck Closure. Fleck valves were a water softener control. Currently Fleck Controls is owned by a more widely-known water softener company, Pentair.

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Which Fleck Water Softener Control Head is This?

I'm looking for a manual to set this controller I know it is a Fleck but not sure what number it is can you help there's an image

I know this is a Fleck control but I was just wondering what type it was and where I can get a manual for it

On 2018-11-04 by Kip Hoskins -

by (mod) - Fleck 5600 SE water softener identification & manuals

Kip:

After inspecting all of the exterior of the control head, try removing the cover. There is likely to be a data tag inside the cover or on the control head giving the model number.

I thought this was an older Fleck 2750-series control head but I'm uncertain.

In a comment posted on this page 2019/07/29, reader Neil Iddison said and we confirm that

your photo above shows an early pattern Fleck 5600SE water softener.

The manual for the 5600SE, also sold as GE LOGIX is given above on this page where we list just about every Fleck water softener in order by model number.

You will find manuals for Fleck and Fleckstein and their sisters Pentair and AutotrolDetails and more history of the company

at FLECK WATER SOFTENER MANUALS

You will find manuals for most water softener brands including Fleck and Fleckstein and their sisters Pentair and Autotrol and every other brand

at WATER CONDITIONER / SOFTENER MANUALS

Also for AUTOTROL water softeners (same company's control heads) -

see PENTAIR

Also for Hydroflow water softeners

see Hydroflow WATER SOFTENERS

Can you help me ID this water softener

Can anyone identify this water softener? On 2018-08-07 by Stephen

by (mod) - Older Fleck 5600SE

I'm not sure I've seen that exact control head before but

this looks like a Fleck / Pentair Water Softener,

possibly an older GE LOGIX softener aka Fleck 5600SE

It may be useful to know that often there are generic controls sold under various brands.

Take a look carefully on all sides of the control head and also inside the cover

and I think you'll see at least one sticker that will give part number and perhaps a manufacturers name. If you see something like that post a photo and I will research it further

At our water softener manuals page (links given above and at page end) you will find contact information for Fleck / Pentair.

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