Usually it is not necessary to clean out a brine tank, unless the salt product being used is high in water-insoluble matter, or there is a serious malfunction of some sort. If there is a build-up of insoluble matter in the resin, the reservoir should be cleaned out to prevent softener malfunction.

Normally it is not necessary to clean the brine tank. In time dirt and silt can build up in the brine tank and if you choose you can clean it out. Let the salt level drop down very low. The night before you clean, manually regenerate the softener. Disconnect the brine line and dump out the old salt, (Do not dump the old salt anywhere near living plants). Reconnect the brine line, add about (3) gallons of water, and add the new salt.

A great deal of research has been done on this subject. According to The Water Quality Association (WQA), water softener regeneration discharge poses no problems to a septic tank or its related leach field. Studies have shown that discharge (waste) does not interfere with the system drain field soil percolation, and in many cases, can actually improve the percolation especially when fine textured soils are involved.

The amount of salt placed into the brine storage tank has nothing to do with the amount of salt used during the regeneration cycle. Water will dissolve and absorb salt only until it becomes saturated. A given amount of brine (salt saturated water) contains a specific amount of salt. Just make sure that there is at least enough salt for a regeneration cycle (12 lbs. in the case of our unit). Most homes are plumbed with ?" copper pipe (in larger custom homes might be 1").

Primarily, keep your gutters clean. This will ensure plant matter such as leaves will not end up rotting away at the bottom of your tank and contaminating your water. Secondly, reduce sunlight infiltration into your rainwater tank. This will inhibit the growth of algae. If a manhole/access cover is fitted to your tank, ensure that it always in place. Thirdly, have your tank regularly cleaned by a professional tank cleaner. Please refer to Tank Care and Maintenance for more information.

Yes, 1 drop up to one half of a teaspoon brine in an 8 oz glass, or 1 drop up to one half of a teaspoon in your "Five Element Smoothie".

We recommend keeping the level of salt in the brine tank about half full for most households. Larger households can start out with more. Let the salt level drop down to the water level before adding more salt. Potassium should be kept as close to the water level as is practical to help prevent a “salt bridge”. Periodically you may experience a salt bridge. A salt bridge occurs when the salt forms a crust right at the water level in the brine tank.

This depends on the severity of your water problem, the size of your tank, and the amount of water that you use. A typical 5,000 gallon tank will stabilize anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. If your tank is 10,000 gallons and needs a lot of cleaning, it can take a several weeks to completely stabilize. Regardless, you will notice a dramatic change in your water within a few days.

Aqua Pure does not recommend for the brine tank to be elevated above the resin tank. During the brine and slow rinse cycles, the brine may be used too quickly because the elevation could cause less restriction on the injector, thus allowing all of the brine to be used too soon.

A water softener is a unit that is used to soften water, by removing the minerals that cause the water to be hard.

This will depend on where you are camping. When camping at a campground which has water at each site, filling the tank is not necessary. Just connect your hose (you did get a white hose designed for drinking water, didn't you?) to the city water connection on the side of your pop-up. When camping at a campground which has water available, but not at each site, stop at a water source as you enter the campground and fill up the tank using your hose BEFORE you go to the site to set up the pop-up.

The system No.1 has a unique, automatic feature that mixes the ozone into your incoming well water before the water is introduced into the tank. This happens every time your well pump is turned on.

The Water Quality Association has performed studies on this subject. These studies have indicated that a properly placed septic tank that works adequately cannot be damaged by brine that is discharged from a water softener. And softened water can sometimes even help reduce the amount of detergents discharged into a septic tank.

All the precious rainwater is kept in your tank and only the rubbish is removed in the cleaning process. However, hanging on to water in very poor condition only serves to contaminate fresh water.

If you do not overcrowd the tank and do not over feed the fish, you can treat the coffee table aquarium as a normal tank. Once a month remove 10% of the water and add fresh "aged" water. Some areas of the country require bottled or "RO" water for aquariums. Check with your local pet store for more information.

Answer: No. The tank must be emptied by gravity alone. The sole exception is you may align the tank vent tube into the onset airstream, giving a very slight positive pressure assist.

It all depends on the hardness of the raw water. The following table shows the additional amount of sodium consumed by drinking one quart of softened water.

The amount of water used depends on the size of the bird, how badly it is oiled and the bird. One pelican can use as many as 300 gallons of water. During the "Tenyo Maru" oil spill we cleaned 700 birds and used 1,000,000 gallons of water. Much of that was in the pools we need to swim the birds after they have been cleaned.

The metering device on the softener that we sell is after (on the outflow) of the softening tank. We feel that is far superior to any other location.

Of course. Flexcon tanks are designed in the knowledge that chlorine is often used to periodically treat a well.