Hello all, I have a 10x54 Vortech midplate resin tank with a 760/268 autotrol controller on city water. The Mrs. said that the water has not been soft for awhile, and honestly by the time I got round to it, it had been several months. When the unit regenerated it started to overflow the brine tank. I figured this out by watching the mineral tank regeneration cycle flowing water into the brine tank, causing the leak! It turned out to be a bad flapper valve inside the autotrol. I went ahead and rebuilt the valve, replaced the black rubber check balls inside, the plugs and the flapper valves. I cycled the unit to check for proper operation and was excited to have soft water again! Went inside the house and ran some water to wash up and noticed after a bit that the water was turning a yellowish brown tint :-( Bypassed the unit and checked the water again - it returned to clear water. I figured I had kicked up a bunch of sediment in the mineral tank, so I cycled the valve again through an entire regeneration. I also emptied out as much water from the brine tank, taking with it as much of the brown water and dirt as possible. When the valve started to draw water from the brine tank, I ran a hose and washed down the sides and let it refill the brine to help draw clean water with the salt into the mineral tank. I did this 3 times today and I still have yellowish-brown discolored water. I left a glass of this to sit overnight and did not see anything solid settle to the bottom. I am thinking maybe the gold colored resin have started to breakdown? The unit is about 8 years old. I read about iron, but I doubt that is an issue on city water.
Does anyone know of a way to service the vortech tank? Is it the resin that has broken down? Should I just get a new regular tank and pass on solving the mystery of yellow water?
Thanks in advance!
Does anyone know of a way to service the vortech tank? Is it the resin that has broken down? Should I just get a new regular tank and pass on solving the mystery of yellow water?
Thanks in advance!