Water Softeners and Air Filtration Systems - White haze...........
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hammy233
04-07-06, 06:28 AM
Hello I have a Culligan Medallist Series water softener.....my question is this, we are on a well, when using the dishwasher lately the dishes are coming out covered with "Chalky" haze, jet dry is up, how much salt should be in Tank? we`ve been here almost a year and I noticed yesterday that there is about 12" of salt in the bottom and about 13" of water on top of it....should I be loading up with salt..is the haze a result of something else? :coffee:
Ken(Canada)
Ken(Canada)
justalurker
04-07-06, 10:21 AM
Hi Ken,
Something to check ...
You might have a salt bridge at the bottom of the brine tank. If you do then you're not getting soft water.
If you haven't cleaned out the brine tank in a while it's time. Basically you want to remove all the salt in the tank. If there's any solid salt in the bottom then hot tap water will disolve it. Make sure you pour hot tap water (not HOT water) down the brine well (the round tube where the float is) to disolve any hardened salt at the brine pickup.
If your softener is in the garage it may be easier to get the brine tank outside and then run a hose from your water heater drain and use that water to disolve the solid salt. Be warned, if you haven't drained your water heater regularly then the drain valve may dribble when you're done. Another reason for routine service :)
Once the brine tank is clean put in a bag of salt and about 4 gallons of water. Wait at least two hours for the salt to disolve and then do a manual regeneration. At the end of the regen the brine tank will fill with the correct amount of water. Add salt until the water is covered by the salt. Adding more salt only promotes bridging. Check your salt level once a week and only add salt as needed to keep the water covered. Wait at least 2 hours for the salt to disolve and do another regeneration ASAP (with as little water usage as possible) and you should be all set.
Let us know how it goes
Something to check ...
You might have a salt bridge at the bottom of the brine tank. If you do then you're not getting soft water.
If you haven't cleaned out the brine tank in a while it's time. Basically you want to remove all the salt in the tank. If there's any solid salt in the bottom then hot tap water will disolve it. Make sure you pour hot tap water (not HOT water) down the brine well (the round tube where the float is) to disolve any hardened salt at the brine pickup.
If your softener is in the garage it may be easier to get the brine tank outside and then run a hose from your water heater drain and use that water to disolve the solid salt. Be warned, if you haven't drained your water heater regularly then the drain valve may dribble when you're done. Another reason for routine service :)
Once the brine tank is clean put in a bag of salt and about 4 gallons of water. Wait at least two hours for the salt to disolve and then do a manual regeneration. At the end of the regen the brine tank will fill with the correct amount of water. Add salt until the water is covered by the salt. Adding more salt only promotes bridging. Check your salt level once a week and only add salt as needed to keep the water covered. Wait at least 2 hours for the salt to disolve and do another regeneration ASAP (with as little water usage as possible) and you should be all set.
Let us know how it goes