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  1. Buckeye Hydro

    Help ID this softener timer (fleck 3220?)

    If the valve is old, or of unknown age, it will need some maintenance. The valve may need a little, or a lot, and also the media should be replaced if over 5 yrs old if exposed to chlorinated water. The brine tank should be cleaned out at least once a year. The reason it in not regenerating...
  2. Buckeye Hydro

    Help ID this softener timer (fleck 3220?)

    very well could be. Is it going through salt? look about shin high on the tan mineral tank. Should be a sticker from the manufacturer showing the tank size. Yours looks to be something like a 1262 or 1465 (i.e., 12" in diam and 62" tall). If nothing else, measure the tank size. From that...
  3. Buckeye Hydro

    Help ID this softener timer (fleck 3220?)

    That should be a Fleck (now owned by Pentair) 3210 metered timer in the picture, which is used on several different elctromechanical valves. Ugh. It's was a dinosaur when it was installed. Immediate Regen timers do not have a 24-hr wheel like yours does. There are a variety of program wheels...
  4. Buckeye Hydro

    What do you need help with? If it is any of your water treatment equipment, including an RO...

    What do you need help with? If it is any of your water treatment equipment, including an RO system, (Buckeye Hydro) we can help you.
  5. Buckeye Hydro

    Reverse Osmosis System

    The only other thing that could be holding the motor on is the shaft seal.
  6. Buckeye Hydro

    Reverse Osmosis System

    Do you not have these bolt heads?
  7. Buckeye Hydro

    Reverse Osmosis System

    Would you send a close up of the pump make model sticker?
  8. Buckeye Hydro

    Reverse Osmosis System

    Post a pic of how your pump is mounted to your motor
  9. Buckeye Hydro

    RO system pressure

    We stock membranes spec'ed at 80 psi, 100 psi, 150 psi, and 225 psi. Realize that these are the test pressures used by the manufacturer. These pressures, along with 77F feedwater (and some other factors) are what allow the manufacturer to claim the output gpd of the membrane. In other words...
  10. Buckeye Hydro

    Need help- RO System, how to give it maitenance?

    Feel free to give us a call when you are in front of the system. We can identify the different components for you and recommend needed testing and maintenance of the RO and the pretreatment equipment. Russ 513-312-2343
  11. Buckeye Hydro

    Resin

    Water comes in the tank at the top, trickles down through the resin, goes into the bottom basket, up through the riser, and into the valve. Flow is reversed during a backwash.
  12. Buckeye Hydro

    Resin

    So I suspect either the lower basket is broken, or the top of the riser is not seated properly in the bottom of the valve. Maybe the oring that should go around the top of the riser is missing?
  13. Buckeye Hydro

    Resin

    That's the one!
  14. Buckeye Hydro

    Resin

    When you rebuilt the softener, did you inspect, or replace the bottom basket (on the bottom of the riser)?
  15. Buckeye Hydro

    RO Unit Recommendations

    We prefer Axeon units. We've been spec'ing them for over 20 years. As an end user however you can't purchase directly from Axeon.
  16. Buckeye Hydro

    Water softener installation - what needs soft water? Sizing?

    This is almost as soft as it will be coming out of a softener.
  17. Buckeye Hydro

    Water softener installation - what needs soft water? Sizing?

    You'd probably be looking at at least 21" or 24" diameter softener (mineral tank(s)) and 24" or 30" diameter brine tanks for that sort of flow. Consider how much floorspace you have available. Also you'd be looking at 1.5" or 2" valves. Russ
  18. Buckeye Hydro

    Water softener installation - what needs soft water? Sizing?

    As far as sizing - as mentioned above get a handle on your typical maximum gpm demand, and your water hardness (either in ppm or grains per gallon). The fact that you are on municipal water typically takes other potential complicating contaminants off the table (e.g., iron, manganese). Also...
  19. Buckeye Hydro

    Water Softener

    Great place to start. Some other things to think about, or make sure your vender thinks about: Your demand - is it around the clock 24/7? If so, you'll want a twin tank alternating softener. If not, a single tank softener should do just fine. What is the max reasonable flow (gallons per...
  20. Buckeye Hydro

    Upgrading an RO system

    If your demand for purified water is low enough, also consider using multiple 2.5" diameter membranes - where the minimum recommended concentrate flow is 1 GPM rather than 3 GPM for the 4" membranes.
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