ENIGMA-2
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I finally got around to cleaning the brine tank today, it has been in continuous use for ten years.
I have used Diamond Sun Gems pellets with Red Out from the beginning.
I was very surprised to see very little dirt in in tank, a couple pieces of plastic salt wrapper, a piece of plastic from something (have no idea, doubt it came from the softener). The remaining layer of salt was packed into a thin, dense layer about an inch thick, but broke up easily.
I allowed the salt level to drop to the dense salt layer (took several months) and then used a wet/dry vac to suck out the salt and dirt.
Took about 20 minutes. Good testament to the cleanness of the salt. Probably could have gone another 10 years from what little dirt I saw.
I have used Diamond Sun Gems pellets with Red Out from the beginning.
I was very surprised to see very little dirt in in tank, a couple pieces of plastic salt wrapper, a piece of plastic from something (have no idea, doubt it came from the softener). The remaining layer of salt was packed into a thin, dense layer about an inch thick, but broke up easily.
I allowed the salt level to drop to the dense salt layer (took several months) and then used a wet/dry vac to suck out the salt and dirt.
Took about 20 minutes. Good testament to the cleanness of the salt. Probably could have gone another 10 years from what little dirt I saw.