Pentair Fleck 5800 LXT - Page 30

Installer manual Fleck 5800 LXT - System sizing
30 / 96 Ref. MKT-IM-005 / F - 30.04.2020
Salt amount
[g/L
resin
]
Corresponding resin
exchange capacity
[g/L
resin
] as CaCO
3
°f.m
3
[per L
resin
]
°dH.m
3
[per L
resin
]
130 52.1 5.21 2.91
140 53.8 5.38 3.01
150 55.5 5.55 3.1
170 58.5 5.85 3.27
200 62.7 6.27 3.5
230 66.9 6.69 3.74
260 71 7.1 3.97
290 75.3 7.53 4.21
To calculate the system mass capacity:
M
capacity
= V
resin
× C
resin ex
with:
M
capacity
: system mass capacity [g as CaCO
3
]
V
resin
: volume of resin [L]
C
resin ex
: resin exchange capacity [g/L
resin
as CaCO
3
]
To calculate the system combined capacity:
C
capacity
= V
resin
× C
cor resin ex
with:
C
capacity
: system combined capacity [°f.m
3
or °dH.m
3
]
V
resin
: volume of resin [L]
C
cor resin ex
: corresponding resin exchange capacity
[°f.m
3
/l or °dH.m
3
/l]
To calculate the system volume capacity:
V
capacity
= M
capacity
/ TH
inlet
Or
V
capacity
= C
capacity
/ TH
inlet
with:
V
capacity
: system volume capacity [m
3
]
M
capacity
: system mass capacity [g as CaCO
3
]
C
capacity
: system combined capacity [°f.m
3
or °dH.m
3
]
TH
inlet
: inlet water hardness [mg/L as CaCO
3
or °f or
°dH]
Mandatory
If a mixing device is set on the valve before meter, use TH=TH
INLET
-TH
OUTLET
!
Having determined the previous capacity allows the operator to know the service cycle duration.