PENTAIR FLECK 5000 Control Valve Service Manual • 23
Brine. Hard water enters unit at the valve inlet - ows into
injector housing and through nozzle and throat to draw brine
from the brine tank - brine ows down through mineral and
enters the center tube through bottom distributor and out
through the drain line.
Slow Rinse. Hard water enters unit at valve inlet - ows into
injector housing and through nozzle and throat down through
mineral and enters the center tube through bottom distributor
and out through the drain line.
Hard water ows from inlet around the piston down through the
mineral into bottom distributor and up through center tube -
through piston and out through the drain line.
Hard water enters unit at valve inlet and ows around the piston
down through the mineral. Conditioned water ows up through
the center tube - ows through the injector housing - through
the brine valve to ll the brine tank.
Brine/Slow Rinse Position
Rapid Rinse Position
Brine Tank Fill Position