Reconnect water softener

[Tonyman]

I've used this forum several time to find answers but this is my first post. If the answer is already posted somewhere please let me know.

I have a Kenmore water softener that was working fine. I decided to replace it with more expensive whole house system including a softener that didn't work out. Mineral deposits are everywhere and on everything. I want to hook the old one back up but it's been sitting for about a year in my basement with a small amount of salt in it. Is is OK to just hook it up again and fire it up or should I service it somehow before I put it back in use?

Thanks in advance for any answers/advice.

 

[Reach4]

I am not a pro. I would add a couple bags of salt, hook it up, and regenerate twice. I would tilt the salt against one side, if you can.

If you can get a manual, see if there are any screens to clean first.

If it doesn't work, I would not invest a lot of further time on it.

What was that expensive unit that did not work?

 

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[Tonyman]

Thanks for the response and advice. I'll give it a go.

The system I bought to replace the conventional softener was from Aquasana. It's a Softener and Filter and consists of four big blue missile looking containers designed to last 10 years or a million gallons. I was told the softener was better because it didn't use salt but would provide all the same benefits. When I started to see scale on all my fixtures, I called the company and they told me that their system would remove scaling "inside the pipes but not on the fixtures" which is contrary to what I was told when I bought it. I'm keeping the filter but removing the softener. I'll place the traditional Kenmore softener after the filter and then into my plumbing system.

Thanks again.
Tony

 

[Reach4]

There are some that thinks there is some merit for the salt free softeners that don't soften. I am not one of them.