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").

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.

No, this unit regenerates with just a 1 pound box of table salt. You just shut off the water supply, unhook the outlet side of the water softener, twist off the tank cap, pour in the table salt, put the cap back on, turn on the water supply, and rinse the unit for about 15 minutes. This will complete the regeneration process.

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.

Depends on your water usage and hardness level. In a typical household it will regenerate every 2-7 days.

About 2 hours. Generally water softeners come preprogrammed to regenerate at 2:00 a.m., however can be reprogrammed to regenerate at any desired time. No. Water softener discharge water should not affect septic system operation or drain field soil percolation.

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.

Fit DELTA in the normal way, before the existing softener, and it will increase the efficiency of the softener resin. It must be understood a DELTA unit will not remove any minerals from the water as a softener does. However it must be remembered that for every gram of mineral (calcium, iron etc) a salt softener removes from the water it replaces with an equivalent amount of sodium salt.Back to top All DELTA units come with: 25 year guarantee on the performance of the magnets.

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.

Normal regeneration time is 2 hours. It normally takes place at night time (2:00AM0 when water usage is at a minimum. For a model S100ME (30,000-grain model) 30 gallons of water & 6 lbs of salt are used per regeneration at factory setting.

The electronic controller is programmed to know the water softener’s capacity. It uses the softener capacity, the hardness setting and the water usage from the meter to continuously adjust to the customer’s water using habits. The electronic controller is searching for a water usage pattern and may seem to regenerate more frequently or not enough for the first few weeks of installation.

If the fuel tank resonates with the vibrations and the fuel foams abnormally, the engine may stop on rare occasions. This is caused by a large amount of air being mixed in the fuel transfer tube. The fuel tank should be securely attached. Once started, let the engine run until the rpm stabilizes without turning off the plug heat. When first starting a cold engine, the engine sometimes suddenly stops as soon as the electricity is turned off.

Yes. Any CUNO water softener may use either Potassium or Sodium Chloride as a re-generant without changing settings. This is of special interest to anyone on a sodium-free or low sodium diet.

The average is 80 lbs. per month, BUT can vary depending upon the type of valve used and the quality of water being treated. Metered valves will tent to use less salt than a non metered unit ( i.e. one set to regenerate every so many days with no regards for actual water used ). An average softener with 1 cu. ft. of resins ( 32,000 grain, 9" x 48" tank ) should use about 8 lbs.

That primarily depends on what fish you have - some need salt, some hate it, many may benefit from a little. Here is a short thread which outlines the basic pros and cons.

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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.

Cover the bottom of a small glass jar with washed rock crystals and add enough filtered or artesian water so that you have three times the amount of water as crystals. The brine can be used after two hours, but allow 24 hours for it to reach a full saturation point of 26% in solution. Start with one drop per day and work up to a maximum of one teaspoon per day. Take in a glass of pure water on an empty stomach. The brine is very powerful so start slowly and find the proper amount for your body.

For meat curing purposes, a brine, also known as a sweet pickle cure, is a mixture of Morton® Tender Quick or Morton® Sugar Cure (Plain) and water. This mixture is then pumped into the meat or the meat is placed in the brine and refrigerated for a specific period of time. Back to Top