MrStop
Member
I have been educating myself on water softener setup and I think I'm close to getting it. However, I still have a few questions on the settings:
- Grain Capacity setting (C) - Is this set based on the actual size of the water softener (e.g. 48 for 1.5 cu ft/48,000 grain unit), OR is it set based on the salt dose (e.g. 30 for a 9 lbs salt dose on a 1.5 cu ft unit)? What does this setting do mechanically or to other settings?
- Brine draw - I saw a post that indicated that "You would normally set the brine/rinse cycles to be 1/3 draw, 2/3 slow rinse." What does the slow rinse do? In what situations would you go shorter or longer?
- Brine Fill setting - Is 3 lbs salt per gallon of water the correct estimate to use?
- Safety Factor setting - I have seen recommendations all over the board (e.g. from 10 to 20%). Is it just preference, or is there a rule of thumb here?