Motors can easily fail and since water softeners run on electricity and need a motor to function keep in mind that they can break.
Water softener timer motor noise.
Too little water in the brine tank water softener is not filling.
The timer drive motor on the fleck 5600 3200 control valves can sometimes quit working or the teeth will wear down too much to work properly.
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Whole house water softener fleck 5600 water softener 12 day timer valve 110v.
If the system simply dies the most probable cause is a motor failure.
Fleck 5600 timer motor replacement fleck part number 18743 replacement 120v 60hz 3w.
Sometimes these gears will make a clicking sound as they make contact with each other.
It is possible that the moving parts within the motor itself have worn or are getting stuck at some point causing the softener to make a noise that sounds unnatural and.
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This is also the replacement motor for the timing motor on the fleck 2500 2510 2750 9000 9100 9500 valves.
Calcium or magnesium buildup on the intake valves trying to use water during the regeneration cycle air check mechanism issues and loose gears can all contribute to a noisy water softener.
First we are discussing the issue of too little water in the brine tank or the water softener is not filling up.
A water softeners timer motor is just a slow turning motor that operates the clock of the water softener.
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10 water softener motor failure.
This is a genuine oem replacement part 18743 2 and is the same brand used by fleck.
One possible source of a screeching noise in a water softener is the timer motor which is responsible for determining when the softener is supposed to regenerate the resin.
Many people mistake the noise during the regeneration cycle for some sort of mechanical problem when in fact the softener is simply doing its job.
How to replace timer motor used with the fleck 5600 water filter valve.
Before reaching a conclusion though check the cables and make sure they are not damaged.
But if it does then the only solution is to replace it.
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They are very simple motors but they do have a few gears inside of them.