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I got it figured out. A small flat water container helped me get it all settled out.

Greetings, I'm replacing the resin in my water softener. Currently I've got 15 pounds of gravel. I tried to rinse it out as best I could, but there is some (a couple handfuls?) of old resin mixed in with the gravel. Is it OK to use that, or will that small amount of old resin cause issues...

Thanks for the info. I'll check the resin in the next couple of days.

Thanks for that suggestion. I watch a bunch of YouTube for various hobbies, but it didn't cross my mind for this process!

There is a bit of a chlorine smell - but I've lived in this house for 30 years, and I'm sure I'm used to the smell. Looking at my initial order, this is what I received as far as resin: Softening Resin (1.5 cuft): NSF Approved High Capacity Cation 8% Crosslink Softening Resin (Imported) Any...

Turns out -- back in 2013 I noted which installation manuals I used, right here in the forum! That covers me on the details of installation, but I'd still be glad for any advice on other steps to try first. One of the manuals refers to cleaning the injector - which I've never done. Perhaps...

Greetings all, I've had my Fleck 7000 SXT-based water softener for about 7.5 years now. I installed it in April 2013 after advice from here and others. Over the last few days my wife and I noticed reduced water pressure -- especially noticeable when running a faucet and flushing a toilet...

Just to follow-up. I let it dry for 40 hours with a fan running on it, cleaned out the existing (very small) bead of silicone caulk between the glass and the bottom rails. I re-caulked with a larger bead of caulk, making sure it sealed from edge to edge. I let that dry for 36 hours. Since...

Thanks for the info. The glass installer I spoke with suggested that if it was a clean caulk line that I should first clean it, and try to caulk over it with a larger bead seeing that the caulk was relatively clean. If that doesn't work, he suggests I may have to disassemble the side walls and...

The masking tape has been working amazingly well, which pretty much confirms that the water is entering the rail by running down the glass. Even though it appears to be well caulked with silicone, when I cover up that area with the masking tape, I get no water leaking from the end of the bottom...

Nice. I'll have to remember that.

So after 5 more showers, complete with fresh 2" masking tape across the bottom of the glass on the two sides of the shower, I've had no more leaks from the corners. Of course, this isn't an ideal long term solution. :) So - should I just lay down another line of silicone caulk where the glass...

Thanks. I think I may need to get some close-ups, but here are some shots. I'm wondering if the water is coming in at the joints between the three bottom rail pieces as opposed to running down the glass and into the bottom rail.

For my first experiment, I ran strips of 2" masking tape along the glass sidewalls, covering the point where the glass enters the bottom rail. After a shower, I did not have water leaking as shown in the previous post. This was a quick and dirty test, and the edges were certainly not sealed...

Yes, indeed. Now the trick is to run enough water down the glass wall to see if it is getting past the silicone sealer down into the rail, or if it is coming from somewhere else (perhaps through the grout as suggested above). Thanks for the info. John

I have not ruled that out. I guess the next step is to try to spray the tile area without hitting the glass wall area and see what happens. Thanks for the idea. John

Greetings, I recently replaced (with help) an old shower enclosure with fiberglass rear surround for a glass-wall surround with tile against the walls. The Vigo unit was installed and caulked with silicone caulk per the instructions: - Inside between the side walls and the side seal...

I installed mine. That was part of the the reason I downloaded and read installation instructions from 4 different sites. I was able to piece together the best. Some had great photos, some had decent programming directions, etc. Be gentle when setting the valve on the tank. You will feel...

Ya dang well better post pictures when you are done. :)

If you have the room, the time, and the skill/or skilled friends/professionals, I'd do both. That way, if you end up needing to change out the bypass on the 7000SXT, or moving to another softener in the future, etc., you can use the house bypass, and not have to turn off water to your whole...