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    Old softener maintenance?

    Oh, it was road salt, alright... there were 4 or 5 empty bags of the stuff jammed in behind the brine tank, along with empty bags of softener salt... looks like the guy recycled the bags for garbage. Yellow bag, "Windsor Premium Ice Melt Salt." Now, if only I could find my well... but that...
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    Old softener maintenance?

    What's funny? The Culligan part, or the price? I suspect a bit of both... not that there's anything wrong with Culligan, I just found this local franchise to be a bit aggressive on the sales side, and quite expensive. I cleaned the salt tank, here's what I found - 2 to 3 inches of sand and...
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    Old softener maintenance?

    Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I appreciate a rebuildable, user friendly system. The brine tank and the resin tank look like brand new, so if I have to do a rebuild, I can probably reuse those pieces. Looks like my first step is to clean out the brine tank. Bridging is a distinct...
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    Old softener maintenance?

    I have a question regarding what maintenance I should be doing on an older water softener. I just purchased the home last spring. The previous owner installed the softener in 1986, and has done nothing to it but add salt for all these years. I have the initial water test done by the...
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