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Water usage greenpjs 10-31-2009
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Posted by on October 31, 2009, 6:11 pm


Hi,
Our condo association has a Fleck 9500 twin tank water softener that
is being used in the water supply for our eleven condo units. It has
1.5" input and output connections. Recently, I began to wonder how
much water we use in a given month. Since the water is supplied by 2
water wells on the property, there is no water meter to read. However,
the Fleck has a meter that controls when it is time to recharge. The
meter has no face but instead turns a cable that turns the gears
inside the softener control. I added a magnet to the meter shaft and
a small reed switch nearby such that I can remotely tell when the
meter output shaft has completed one full revolution. My question is
how many gallons does one full revolution equal? The manual says
nothing about that. I have searched on the internet, but haven't
found an answer. If I watch the dial inside the softener cover, it
seems to move around 1600 gallons per revolution. I did some more
googling and found some Fleck equipment specs mention 1550 as a
minimum number of gallons between recharging for some of their
softeners. Could that be the number of gallons coresponding to one
revolution of the meter? Can any of you familiar with these things
confirm that?

Thanks,
Pat


Posted by dpb on November 1, 2009, 10:10 am


greenpjs@neo.rr.com wrote:
...
> googling and found some Fleck equipment specs mention 1550 as a
> minimum number of gallons between recharging for some of their
> softeners. Could that be the number of gallons coresponding to one
> revolution of the meter? Can any of you familiar with these things
> confirm that?
...
No clue, never seen one; don't want to... :)

Did you contact manufacturer directly?

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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on November 1, 2009, 11:51 am


On Oct 31, 5:11=EF=BF=BDpm, green...@neo.rr.com wrote:
> Hi,
> Our condo association has a Fleck 9500 twin tank water softener that
> is being used in the water supply for our eleven condo units. =EF=BF=BDIt=
has
> 1.5" input and output connections. =EF=BF=BD Recently, I began to wonder =
how
> much water we use in a given month. =EF=BF=BDSince the water is supplied =
by 2
> water wells on the property, there is no water meter to read. However,
> the Fleck has a meter that controls when it is time to recharge. =EF=BF=
=BDThe
> meter has no face but instead turns a cable that turns the gears
> inside the softener control. =EF=BF=BDI added a magnet to the meter shaft=
and
> a small reed switch nearby such that I can remotely tell when the
> meter output shaft has completed one full revolution. =EF=BF=BDMy questio=
n is
> how many gallons does one full revolution equal? =EF=BF=BDThe manual says
> nothing about that. =EF=BF=BDI have searched on the internet, but haven't
> found an answer. =EF=BF=BDIf I watch the dial inside the softener cover, =
it
> seems to move around 1600 gallons per revolution. =EF=BF=BDI did some mor=
e
> googling and found some Fleck equipment specs mention 1550 as a
> minimum number of gallons between recharging for some of their
> softeners. =EF=BF=BDCould that be the number of gallons coresponding to o=
ne
> revolution of the meter? =EF=BF=BDCan any of you familiar with these thin=
gs
> confirm that?
> Thanks,
> Pat

Use enough water to get shaft to revolve once?

Posted by on November 1, 2009, 2:14 pm


On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:51:29 -0800 (PST), "hallerb@aol.com"

>On Oct 31, 5:11?pm, green...@neo.rr.com wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Our condo association has a Fleck 9500 twin tank water softener that
>> is being used in the water supply for our eleven condo units. ?It has
>> 1.5" input and output connections. ? Recently, I began to wonder how
>> much water we use in a given month. ?Since the water is supplied by 2
>> water wells on the property, there is no water meter to read. However,
>> the Fleck has a meter that controls when it is time to recharge. ?The
>> meter has no face but instead turns a cable that turns the gears
>> inside the softener control. ?I added a magnet to the meter shaft and
>> a small reed switch nearby such that I can remotely tell when the
>> meter output shaft has completed one full revolution. ?My question is
>> how many gallons does one full revolution equal? ?The manual says
>> nothing about that. ?I have searched on the internet, but haven't
>> found an answer. ?If I watch the dial inside the softener cover, it
>> seems to move around 1600 gallons per revolution. ?I did some more
>> googling and found some Fleck equipment specs mention 1550 as a
>> minimum number of gallons between recharging for some of their
>> softeners. ?Could that be the number of gallons coresponding to one
>> revolution of the meter? ?Can any of you familiar with these things
>> confirm that?
>> Thanks,
>> Pat
>Use enough water to get shaft to revolve once?

That sounds easy, but we are talking 1500 or 1600 gallons of water. I
would need to fill a gallon bucket 1500 times and dump it down the
drain. And, no one else could use water while I was doing it.
Somebody must know how these things work. ...Pat


Posted by Ed Pawlowski on November 1, 2009, 3:43 pm



> That sounds easy, but we are talking 1500 or 1600 gallons of water. I
> would need to fill a gallon bucket 1500 times and dump it down the
> drain. And, no one else could use water while I was doing it.
> Somebody must know how these things work. ...Pat

Watch for a half revolution and you only have to fill 800 times.

Is this a curiosity thing or do you need to monitor water use? You can buy
a meter for a couple hundred bucks and be accurate if it is something the
association can use for something.



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