Fleck 5600 Birm Iron Filter (Remove Iron & Manganese)

Fleck 5600 Birm Filter for Iron & Manganese

Birm iron filter is a filtration system that utilizes birm media. The Iron Filter Fleck 5600 removes iron and manganese up to 5 ppm oxidized iron and 1 ppm manganese; however, it does not remove sulfur.

Birm is really a filter medium used in iron filtration systems. It oxidizes and eliminates iron and manganese without pre-treatment. but works absolute best following aeration. The pH should be 7.0 or above for birm to function properly.

This filter system consists of:

• Fleck 5600 Filter Valve – Standard timer backwashing filter valve.
• Simple mechanical style is easy to use
• Controls are user-friendly and effortlessly programmable
• Can handle flow rates as much as 20 gallons/minute
• Backwash price of 7 GPM
• Non-corrosive, UV-resistant Noryl valve body
• Tank (9×48 or 10×54)
• Bypass
• 1 cu ft or 1.5 cu ft media

*Note: (a) This product isn’t available to CA residents due to California regulations on the Birm, please get in touch with Quality Water Treatment Inc for a various method.
(b) An inexpensive water test of your raw well water is highly suggested prior to buying these systems. 

How it Functions:
As water flows through the filter tank containing Birm media, with enough oxygen within the water, the media causes the iron to form rust or strong iron particles. After these rust particles get trapped within the filter media, once or twice per week they’re automatically backwashed out to drain, and also the filter media is prepared to filter once more.

Pros:

• No chemicals to buy for upkeep (under correct circumstances) and no regeneration needed.
• Very high iron removal efficiency.
• Occasional backwashing needed.
• Tough material having a long life and wide temperature variety.

Circumstances:

• Water must have a pH of 7.0 to 9.0. for birm to function correctly.
• The dissolved oxygen content should be a minimum of 15% from the iron or manganese content.
• Water must include no tannins, chlorine, oil, or hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg odor). For water with any of those items we suggest the GreenSand filter systems.

For many wells deeper than 50 ft, an air injector must be used for additional oxygen within the water prior to the Birm filter. When the water being filtered is water from an open storage tank or spring, no additional air injection is usually required.