wifenneed
DIY Junior Member

Most residential well water needs to be regenerated more frequently than most city water. Older softeners usually were smaller than today's...

You do not want hot water going up to the control valve through the drain line whenever the P/T relief valve opens.

No I don't wonder why you have a problem with me. I used to be just like you. Nor do I wonder about those others either. Remember that I reply to...

A better answer is to leave it alone, it will be sucked out during the next regeneration, and that way you don't have to guess how much to take out...

Here's the question; "In general, how much water should one add to the brine tank after cleaning it and loading new salt?". Now that is after...

Add water to cover the inlet of the brine pickup tube Usually about 3", and then 1 gallon for each 3 lbs of salt in your salt dose.

Yes, sorry, you should wait at least 2 hrs after the first is done unless you have Pre Brine Refill.

There's no way to know how high the water should be without knowing what size salt tank he has, how mush salt is in it and if he has a salt grid or...

You can, iMO that is the only place it should go. See my reply above. Another option is to go with the advice of someone that has serviced more...

I say the injector should go after the pressure tank and be the correct model based on the pressure switch range the system is operated at. ...

Your resin may not be fully regenerated. You could change the salt dose to 30 Lbs and do two manual regenerations, one after the other, with no water...