Installer manual Fleck 5800 LXT - System sizing
28 / 96 Ref. MKT-IM-005 / F - 30.04.2020
The softening and regeneration reactions are driven under certain conditions. To allow these
reactions to take place, make sure that the velocity is convenient during the different phases for
proper ion exchange. This velocity is given in the resin manufacturer specifications sheet.
Depending on the inlet water hardness, the service velocity for standard softening must be
between:
Service velocity
[bed volume per hour]
Inlet water hardness
[mg/l as CaCO
3
]
°f
°TH
°dH
8 - 40 <350 <35 <19.6
8 - 30 350 to 450 35 - 45 19.6 - 25.2
8 - 20 >450 >45 >25.2
Caution - material
Risk of leakage due to unrespected service velocity!
Failure to respect the service velocity will lead to hardness leakage or even total softener
inefficiency.
Note that the water supply piping size may also be useful when estimating the nominal flow rate,
since the size of the piping allows a maximum flow rate to pass. Assuming the maximum velocity
of water in pipes is about 3m/s, a good estimation for most common pressure [3bar] and
temperature [16°C] is:
Piping size (internal diameter) Max. flow rate
[in] [mm] [m
3
/h at 3m/s]
0.5 12 1.22
0.75 20 3.39
1 25 5.73
1.25 32 8.69
1.5 40 13.57
2.0 50 21.20
2.5 63 34.2
3.0 75 49.2
4.2.2 Determining the required volume of resin
When sizing a softener, make sure that the volume of resin in the tank (bed volume) will be
sufficient so that even when the peak flow rate is reached, the velocity is still between the above
values depending on the hardness. When sizing a softener, always choose the resin volume and
tank size based on the peak flow rate but not on the nominal flow rate.
Caution - material
Risk of leakage due to wrong sizing!
Sizing on the nominal flow rate without taking the peak flow rate into account would
result in choosing smaller tank size and resin volume, and may lead in severe hardness
leakage during the service cycle when the peak flow is reached.
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