Jason Ryan
New Member
Hi all,
My mother-in-law's water softener is acting up. It has an older Autotrol 255 valve. Occasionally it appears that the dial that shows the cycle (start, back wash, rinse, et) it is getting stuck between "treated water" and "start". So it seems like a valve is like half way open and the water flow through the house is really low and you can hear the noise as the low flow goes through the softener.
If I use the screw driver to twist the cam manually just a hair, it seems like it clicks in place and everything is good again. It doesn't happen after every regen cycle, just occasionally.
I ordered a replacement valve disk kit since the existing ones have never been replaced and they look a little gritty. I really just guessing though and not sure if there is some other problem with the unit. Hopefully someone here might have some recommendations! Thanks!
My mother-in-law's water softener is acting up. It has an older Autotrol 255 valve. Occasionally it appears that the dial that shows the cycle (start, back wash, rinse, et) it is getting stuck between "treated water" and "start". So it seems like a valve is like half way open and the water flow through the house is really low and you can hear the noise as the low flow goes through the softener.
If I use the screw driver to twist the cam manually just a hair, it seems like it clicks in place and everything is good again. It doesn't happen after every regen cycle, just occasionally.
I ordered a replacement valve disk kit since the existing ones have never been replaced and they look a little gritty. I really just guessing though and not sure if there is some other problem with the unit. Hopefully someone here might have some recommendations! Thanks!