Recent content by Cameron Darlington

We ran out of salt completely. Refilled it and then noticed it wasn't drawing brine at all. Took off that metal plate at the top of the system and cleaned some things out. Ran a regen again and it started drawing brine this time (pretty slow flow, but I don't know how strong it was before...

Water has been pretty hard lately, and I wondered if the settings on my softener got lost from a power outage. It's only 7 years old and seems like it shouldn't need to be replaced yet. The water will feel soft for a while, and then get pretty hard before it runs a regen. These are what I...

After making sure nothing is sticking and sliding that piece up a few inches, the water is finally soft again.

I can hear it going through the cycles. I know nothing about the main piston. For starters, I really want to know where that stop is supposed to be positioned still. Another photo someone else posted showed it slid up.

My softener is only about 5 years old and seems to have stopped working right suddenly. I inspected the brine chamber and noticed the float was stuck at the top. Not sure if it is the culprit or not, but I broke it free and am now wondering where this bottom "stopper" is supposed to be on the...