Thank you for your clear, concise and professional instruction. The salt in the bottom of my brine tank had become compacted and was very dirty. I just took everything apart and cleaned and sanitized the tank.
Very informative best video I have found. Thank you for explaining the names of the parts. After looking through manual and spending a couple of hours on-line you are the first person to say the name of the Brine well in my Kinetico. Now trying to find just that part! Any ideas on where to purchase? mine cracked down the side
Hello! I recently moved into a house that has an old GE 440i water softener. The softener itself seems to work, however, it eats through a ton of salt. Everytime I check the salt tank, the water level is up around 12” or so from the bottom. Is this an abnormal amount of water?
I'm thinking that the position of the tapered ferrule & shouldered collar were installed incorrectly. The correct order should be the nut, shouldered collar with the shoulder pointed towards the pipe elbow & then the tapered ferrule with the taper towards the pipe elbow. When the tube is fitted onto the pipe elbow tightening the nut pushes on the shouldered collar which in turn forces the tapered end of the ferrule tightly into the pipe elbow creating an air tight seal. To check the air tightness, you can blow air into the other end of the tube (using your mouth) & lift the float valve arm to close the valve blocking the air.. then release the float valve arm while still blowing again opens the valve.
I have a Kenmore and the brine tank keeps filling up with water to very top. I have replaced the venturi and that has not worked. I followed the pictorial on Kenmore's site and was able to lower the water per their instructions. As soon as I plug the softner up to the electricity, it starts fill up. Any suggestions
Is it bad if my brine well (the long white pipe) is tilted a bit? It doesn’t sit straight up and down, but it does seem to reach the bottom of the tank. All the connections look to be in place.
Yes - the brine tank will need to be cleaned out every few years or so. Exactly how often depends on the quality of the salt you're using. All salt contains some impurities. The dirtier the salt, the more junk it leaves in the bottom of the brine tank when it dissolves. Take out your brine grid and have a look at the bottom of the brine tank. If it's muddy or dirty looking, take it out to the driveway and hose it out.
I recently bought a new home with a Imperial Water Softening System. I've never had a water softener, so I know nothing about these things. The only thing I know is basically how to put the salt pellets in the brine tank. Everything has been great with it, until the last couple days the water tastes nasty. I opened the brine tank and the water looks dirty, what do I need to do to get it working properly again? Thanks.
Well, I made the video almost 10 years ago, so I don't remember why I did or didn't show certain things. It's likely because I wasn't getting many questions about that at the time. Going off of memory, that salt grid sat about 3" off the floor of the tank. It was higher than most of the other salt grids I'm familiar with.
hello, i bought a home brand new almost 2 years ago and ever since the first day i moved in the brine tank the salt and water looks like a dirt color inside can you tell me according to your expertise if this is right please?
You have a simple brine 'pickup' - no safety float. The brine line should connect to it just like it would to a safety float. Are you having issues? Let me know how I can help.
Could be a few things. The most likely is that the programming is not correct. Secondly, make sure that during the Brine Fill stage that the mechanism is opening the brine valve.
Verification: A 29,000 Capacity water softner / set at 16 gpg / avg water usage/day / regen's every 5 days / 16 x 110 x 5 = 8,800 grains removed. Am I understanding this correctly? Is my softner regening to often or is something wrong with it? Thank You
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. So here's how I would break it down for you. First, you call your softener a 29,000 grain system. Is that because that's how it was sold to you or is it because that is the capacity that it ACTUALLY provides? Often, a softener is sold at the max capacity it can be regenerated to, but in actuality it's much more efficient to operate it at a lower capacity value and a MUCH lower salt consumption rate. So, the first thing to do is confirm that your softener is operating at 29,000 grains. If that is indeed the case, then based on a hardness of 16 grains per gallon, the softener can process about 1812 gallons before it's exhausted and needs to regenerate. I hope that helps.
Potassium chloride does not regenerate your water softener as thoroughly as regular salt (sodium chloride). The ONLY reason to use Potassium Chloride is if you're trying to limit the sodium content of your water. Since water softening is an ion exchange process, the positively charged ion (cation) ends up in the soft water. The harder the incoming water, the higher this concentration. But potassium chloride does not regenerate your softener as thoroughly as regular salt.
It sounds like the valve is stuck in the 'brine fill' position. It should only be in that position for a few minutes and then switch to the next stage. From what customers have described to me, these control valves are not easy to repair and the repairs often don't last long.
I have confirmed our softner has a 29,000 capacity per label. It regens roughly every 5 days/ it can be adjusted to a max of 7 days. At the 16grains/5days/avg water use per day 110gallons; it is only removing 8,800g. Why so low when it is a 29000g unit? The unit is operating in the auto function per timet on the regens. It can be adjusted from 1-7 days. Thank You Is it possibly oversized?
A couple of questions. Does your softener have an electronic controller? Does it measure the amount of water that you use and regenerate based on that, or does it regenerate based on elapsed time?
My brine tank only fills 1/3 of the way. What could cause this? I have a pentair 762/268 with autotrol control screen It recently had to be reset because out dog chewed the electrical connection that went to it, and I’m afraid I didn’t set it up correctly. How would I know if 9lb/ft is the correct setting and if 25 is correct for hardness? Sorry for so many questions but hopefully someone can help
Having a brine tank fill to 1/3 of the way with water isn't necessarily a problem at all. The height that that water reaches in the brine tanks has to do with the programming and the amount of salt in the tank. If you have the salt set to 9 pounds then as long as you have the cubic feet of resin set correctly then the softener will add the proper amount of water to the brine tank. For your hardness you can look it up if you live in a city, or if you don't already know it and you have your own water supply you'd have to get it tested.
drain it, clean it and refill it with fresh salt, check to see if its pre or post fill system. should be done once a year or more often if you notice its dirty. Maintenance is key.
OK - so all you have to do is set it to automatic mode, make sure your hardness is set properly, and the softener will only regenerate based on your consumption. The rest of the math will take care of itself.