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Rinse cycle has 0 hardness. I am going to submit to RMA the bypass as it is only a month old and see if that fixes my issue.

Thanks and I appreciate all of the help in this thread!

I will attempt this tonight, I am assuming this is the rinse cycle on a Clack valve.

If this was happening, wouldn't the water at the bottom of the tank have hardness? When I took the valve off, I used a PE tube all the way down the riser tube and drained the water out like a water...

settle/radid rinse, would this be the backwash mode you are referring to? If so, you are saying to go into regen mode, skip all the way to backwash, and then test the drain water for hardness?

I bought the parts from out of state and had them shipped to me. If need be I will call a plumber out, but where is the excitement in a DIY project if you call in the pros to finish the job the...

Ok I am having an issue with hard water getting past my water softener. I have a Clack WS1 with the Clack Bypass. Riser tube is flush with the tank threads, 1.05" tube size, and the seal on the...

This local dealer wants to sell me a 2.0 cuft setup with a brine tank for a 1.0 cuft all for $2k. I could buy all the parts online, except the control valve from him, and still be under that price.
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Can anyone fill me in on the cost of a Clack WS-1 CS? I have a local dealer quoting me $540 for the valve, bypass, and yoke. This seems overpriced to me as I have seen an entire water softener build...