domesticengineer
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Hi, we have a problem whenever a toilet is flushed while the sink or shower is turned on. The water pressure drops to almost nothing. This can be fixed by by-passing the water softener, which is a North Star, and I think is original to the house, so about 14 years old.
From what we have read online, we think the resins may need replacing. Does this sound right? How hard is it to replace resins? My dh took the whole thing apart and cleaned it Saturday, and ran an iron/rust remover through it about three times, but nothing helped. We could see some of the resin beads stuck to the top of the lid of the resin tank, but it does look hard to get them all out and replace.
With the age of this softener, is it worth it to do that ourselves or pay someone to do it, or should we just put the money toward a new softener?
Thanks!
From what we have read online, we think the resins may need replacing. Does this sound right? How hard is it to replace resins? My dh took the whole thing apart and cleaned it Saturday, and ran an iron/rust remover through it about three times, but nothing helped. We could see some of the resin beads stuck to the top of the lid of the resin tank, but it does look hard to get them all out and replace.
With the age of this softener, is it worth it to do that ourselves or pay someone to do it, or should we just put the money toward a new softener?
Thanks!