Water Softeners and Air Filtration Systems - Salty tap water after running

Doityourself.com community forum was created to provide answers to all questions related to home improvement and home repair. Doityourself community can help you find information about how-to topics on small fixes to large remodeling projects. With comprehensive how-to content and expertly moderated community forums DoItYourself.com makes it easy to tackle even the most complex home improvement projects.



PDA

View Full Version : Salty tap water after running

TomTruax
12-06-07, 06:47 PM
After the water softner runs during the night, the tap water is salty for a few minutes when 1st used in the morning. What could be wrong ?

AndyC
12-07-07, 08:10 AM
What kind of softener do you/ Make/model?

What kind of salt are you using? Solar, block, pellet, evaporated?

Usually, salty water is caused by inadequate backwashing due to lack of pressure or volume. A line may be clogged or the valve may be maladusted. The salt dosage may be too high.

Andy Christensen, CWS-II
TomTruax
12-07-07, 04:43 PM
ait's a Kenmore model 625.348470
I use the pellets with iron out
I did take apart and clean the nozzel and venturi as the instructions suggested. This just started app 2 months ago and regens app 2x per week. thanks for any suggestions

AndyC
12-08-07, 10:47 AM
Is it more than one year old. If so, then the warranty is probably up. I think a service call may be more than the value of the unit. It may have just run its course and time for a new, but better, unit.

If you have read many of the posts in this and other forums, you will see there is little faith in these and other big box store brands.

Andy Christensen, CWS-II