DougDoingRemodel
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About 5 weeks ago I purchased, installed, and programmed a water softener by myself. I got it from an online retailer. It's a 24k unit, Fleck 5600SXT valve, SST-60 resin, and I put Morton "rust remover" salt in the brine tank. I have it programmed to remove 9gpg of hardness and 5mg/l of iron, which is what my water was tested at.
After installing it I let the water run until the brown coloring was out of it. I took a shower, and it's wonderfully soft. It now has regenerated three times since I've installed it. No problems with the water - still feels great, no iron staining anywhere, and the water heater isn't "pinging" anymore. Very happy.
This is my first water softener. So I have no idea how much salt they're supposed to use. After I initially filled the brine tank with water and salt I marked the level of the salt. It's an 11x11 brine tank because of space limitations. The salt level has gone down just a couple of inches.
Does this sound like normal salt usage? Maybe I'm worrying about nothing, but it just seems very low compared to what I've heard from others and I want to be sure that everything is working correctly.
Thanks!
Doug
After installing it I let the water run until the brown coloring was out of it. I took a shower, and it's wonderfully soft. It now has regenerated three times since I've installed it. No problems with the water - still feels great, no iron staining anywhere, and the water heater isn't "pinging" anymore. Very happy.
This is my first water softener. So I have no idea how much salt they're supposed to use. After I initially filled the brine tank with water and salt I marked the level of the salt. It's an 11x11 brine tank because of space limitations. The salt level has gone down just a couple of inches.
Does this sound like normal salt usage? Maybe I'm worrying about nothing, but it just seems very low compared to what I've heard from others and I want to be sure that everything is working correctly.
Thanks!
Doug