Hi I just installed a watts premier 40000 grain water softener and it seems to be working perfectly. Its only been a few hours since install and the treated water seems to have a slight salty taste. My hardness setting is at 25, if its swt too high would it cause extra salt in the water whoch would be causing the salty hint? Thanks
The softener should be sent through another regeneration and if any salt has enetered your plumbing, the hot water may take a day to get rid of the salty taste due to simple dilution issues in the hot water storage tank.
You set the hard water setting to 25, did you test the water? The hardness setting has little to do with the salt, it has to do with how many gallons the system is good for and how often it regenerates. The salt per cu. ft. s determined by the brine refill time. Do you have the model number of your system? Or can you post a picture of it?
In general, the water should not have a salty taste. The "salt" taste is a combination of sodium and Chloride, NACL, the water exiting your system should be lacking the Chloride portion of that if the system is working properly. The chloride is a waste product during the regeneration.
Hope this helps.