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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.

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

Fleck Pentair Water Softener (C) InspectAPedia RY

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.

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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

 

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Fleck 3600 Softener Control identification & Manual at InspectApedia.com

Fleck 3900 Softener Control & Manual at InspectApedia.com

Fleck 4650 Softener Control identifiation & manual at InspectApedia.com

Fleck 5600 Econominder Control & Manual at InspectAPedia.com

Fleck 5600SE water softener control identification & manual at InspectApedia.com

Fleck 5600 SE Softener identification & manual at Inspectapedia.com Susan

How to set the timer on a Fleck 5600 Softener cited & discussed + manuals at InspectApedia.com ... Fleck 5600 softener (C) InspectApedia.com Betty

Fleck 5600 SXT Softener identification & manual at InspectApedia.com readr

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

Fleck 6600 Softener identification & Manual at InspectApedia.com

Fleck 6700 softener control head identification & manual at InspectApedia.com

Fleck 6700 XTR Softener control identification & manual at InspectApedia.com

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Fleck 7000 SE Water Softener Control Identification & Manual at InspectApedia.com

Fleck Pentair Twin Flow 100-E Water Softener (C) cited & discussed at InspectApedia.com

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

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Fleck 9500 Softener control identification & manual at InspectApedia.com

Fleck ProFlo SXT Downflow water softener control Identification & Manual at InspectApedia.com

Fleck SXT timer supplemental service manual at InspectApedia.com

Fleckstein water softener courtesy of InspecctApedia reader Chris

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.

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.

On 2018-11-04 by (mod) - Which Fleck Water Softener Control Head is This?

Fleck water softener contro lhead (C) Kip InspectApedia.com possibly 2750-seriesKip:

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: This is an early pattern Fleck 5600SE.

Details and more history of the company are

at FLECK WATER SOFTENER MANUALS

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

at FLECK WATER SOFTENER MANUALS where we also give contact information for the company in the event that you want to ask them directly.

and at WATER CONDITIONER / SOFTENER MANUALS

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

see PENTAIR

On 2018-11-04 by Kip Hoskins

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 2018-08-07 by (mod) - Older Fleck 2750

Fleck water softener possibly 2750 (C) InspectApedia.comI'm not sure I've seen that exact control head before but this looks like a Fleck / Pentair Water Softener, possibly an older Pentair / Fleck model 2750.

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.

On 2018-08-07 by Stephen

Can anyone identify this water softener?

 

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Current Fleck Pentair Autotrol water softener model photos at InspectApedia.com

 

Current Fleck Pentair Autotrol water softener model photos at InspectApedia.com

 

Current Fleck Pentair Autotrol water softener model photos at InspectApedia.com

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.

Fleck Pentair Water Softener (C) InspectAPedia RY ... Fleck Pentair Water Softener (C) InspectAPedia RY

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 softener patent illustration - InspectApedia.com

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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.

Fleck water softener patent illustration - InspectApedia.com

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

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.

Fleck water softener patent numbers (C) InspectApedia.com 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]

On 2019-10-24 by (mod) - Fleckstein or Fleck type Water Softener photo

Fleckstein water softener of unknown age (C) InspectApedia.com Paul WysockiPaul

See the live link for WATER SOFTENER ADJUSTMENT & CONTROLS

given just above on this page

and don't hesitate to ask follow-up questions

On 2019-10-24 by paul wysocki

New to me softener system, just resin and brine tanks and controller. Any ID assistance will be greatly appreciated.

On 2019-10-21 by (mod) - to Date a water softener you need both brand/model & serial number

This serial number alone won't be enough. However if you atte ach a photograph of the data tag and any other markings or brands on the water softener perhaps it can be identified.

On 2019-10-21 by Anonymous

I have a water softener and don’t recall manufacturer. Can I check with serial number?

On 2019-07-29 by (mod) - early pattern Fleck 5600SE Water Softener Identification

Fleck 5600 water softener (C) InspectApedia.comThank 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.

D

On 2019-07-29 by Neil Iddison

This is an early pattern Fleck 5600SE

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On 2019-07-29 by (mod) - Fleck water softener piston, model may be 3600, 4600, 5600

Water softener parts for a Sears Elite water softener (C) InspectApedia CJCThank 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.

On 2019-07-29 by Neil Iddison

Hi,
this is a Fleck piston. Uncertain of the model may be 3600, 4600, 5600

On 2019-07-28 by (mod) -

Thanks Neil

On 2019-07-28 by Neil Iddison

The mystery Fleck Valve is a model 3600

Question: unidentified water softener named by patent search PAT. NO. 4,313,825

2017/10/22 pmod.saraba said:

I have a Unidentified water softener , I found a metal tag that says PAT. NO. 4,313,825 SERIAL NO. 129552
I want to post pictures of it but I don't see where I can do that here.
saraba@outlook.com please email me.

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

Fleck water softener contro lhead (C) Kip InspectApedia.com possibly 2750-seriesPhoto: an early Fleck 5600 SE water softener per reader Neil Iddison'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]

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.

Fleck water softener patent numbers and identification photos (C) InspectApedia.com Tony ... Fleck water softener patent numbers and identification photos (C) InspectApedia.com Tony

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.

Fleck water softener patent numbers and identification photos (C) InspectApedia.com Tony ... Fleck water softener patent numbers and identification photos (C) InspectApedia.com Tony

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Reader Comments, Questions & Answers About The Article Above

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On 2021-01-29 - 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.

On 2021-01-29 by barclaywwallace@gmail.com

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?

Fleck or Fleckstein water softener control head (C) InspectApedia.com Wallace

This Q&A were posted originally

at IDENTIFY WATER SOFTENER BRAND / MODEL - home

On 2020-10-05 by (mod) - Find the Manual for this Water Softener - Fleck

Re-posting from private email.

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.

Fleck 5600 SXT Water Softener identification & manuals (C) InspectApedia.com Betty ... Fleck 5600 SXT Water Softener identification & manuals (C) InspectApedia.com Betty ... Fleck 5600 SXT Water Softener identification & manuals (C) InspectApedia.com 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.

On 2018-11-01 by (mod) - instructions for the Fleck / Pentair 2910 Control Valve

Faried

You'll find the maintenance manual for the 2910 Control Valve for Fleck / Pentair water softeners above on this page.

On 2018-11-01 by Faried

I'm trying to find a problem on a 2910 control valve. The one side has power to the control valve but the other side don't have any power.

Where and what can I look for to solve this problem?

 

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Reader Comments, Questions & Answers About The Article Above

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On 2022-01-12 by Inspectapedia Com Moderator

@Jim Dowd,

We have some product literature for the Hydroflow water softener TTT series at

https://inspectapedia.com/plumbing/Hydroflow-Water-Softener-Lit.pdf

But we're looking for the installation, operation, and servicing manual;

In fact the Fleck-Pentair 6700 was used on several water softeners sold under various brand names including Fleck, Pentair, Elite, Hydrotech; they all will work similarly.

So in the index above take a look at the Fleck or Pentair 6700 control head manual.

Also see

https://inspectapedia.com/plumbing/Hydrotech-6700-DF-51431-US-Softener-Manual.pdf

On 2022-01-12 by Jim Dowd

We have a Hydroflo TTT320MP water softener. Is there a user /diagnostic manual available for this model?

On 2021-09-14 by Inspectapedia Com Moderator

@Kay hummel,

Please post a photo of the data tag for your Wirth Bros. water softener so that we can be sure of consulting the proper instructions. Or at least tell me the model number.

Also (in a second comment) post a photo of the control head of your water softener, since most likely your Wirth water softener (not a common brand) probably uses a control manufactured by one of the major companies such as Fleck.

**IF** you are in Wisconsin your softener may be one installed by Wirth Mechanical Contractors:

Wirth Inc., Mechanical Contractors, 133 East Exchange Street Geneseo, IL 61254 USA Tel: 309.944.4612 | Fax: 309.944.3507 Emergency: 309.944.4612 you will be directed to a cell

Below is a sample page - THIS MAY NOT pertain to YOUR water softener -

On 2021-09-14 by Kay hummel

I need to figure out how to set the timer on a Wirth Bros. water softener.

On 2020-10-05 by (mod) - Find the Manual for this Water Softener

Re-posting from private email.

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.

Fleck 5600 SXT Water Softener identification & manuals (C) InspectApedia.com Betty ... Fleck 5600 SXT Water Softener identification & manuals (C) InspectApedia.com Betty ... Fleck 5600 SXT Water Softener identification & manuals (C) InspectApedia.com 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.

On 2020-07-22 - by (mod) -

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

On 2020-07-22 by Natasha

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

Fleck water softener identification & data tags (C) InspectApedia.com Natasha ... Fleck water softener identification & data tags (C) InspectApedia.com Natasha

On 2020-06-23 by Rock Guindon - looks like a Flck 5600SXT water softener control head

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

Fleck water softener (C) InspectApedia.com

On 2019-10-30 by (mod) -

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.

On 2019-10-30 by Luke

What brand of water softener is this?
The picture is below

Fleck water softener identification (C) InspectApedia.com

On 2017-10-23 by (mod) - early Fleck water softener patent by Andrew Fleckstein

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 below.

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.

On 2017-10-23 by pmod.saraba

I have a Unidentified water softener , I found a metal tag that says PAT. NO. 4,313,825 SERIAL NO. 129552
I want to post pictures of it but I don't see where I can do that here.
saraba@outlook.com please email me.

Thank you



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