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07-15-16, 05:09 PM

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Water softener resin brand recommendation

Hello,

I have a Fleck 5600 system that has stopped producing soft water. Its filling & drawing brine ok, and I cleaned the injector in case but it looked pretty clean. I am running ResCare resin cleaner through it to clean the resin bed.

In case the cleaner doesn't help, I will change the resin out since it maybe time. I was just wondering if one brand of resin media is better than the other or if there is a preference for a certain brand?

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07-31-16, 06:35 AM

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You should use 10% crosslink resin if you are on chlorinated water or SST60 if you have high iron.

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