Recent content by MaxBlack

Isolated to only the brine water? Bought current house seven years ago from a non-handyman who obviously never touched/fixed ANYTHING, and we did some remodeling that included plumbing work. Found the pressure tank contained years' worth of disgusting gunk that got into all the pipes--should...

Funny my last bag of Morton's (pellets not crystals) looked way different from previous bags (mostly Sam's Club); darker (grey actually) and much larger than the normal white pellets I'm used to. I've heard there are differences sometimes due to mining and manufacturing but this is the first...

Sure, hopefully the OP's system is rinsing properly. If not, that would become a prime suspect. I might expect though that if the rinse is not thorough enough that someone might be able to taste the saltiness. I'm no chemist but a quick surf on this suggests testing for NaCl is nontrivial.

I think this would be good to try although in theory of course the briny water is rinsed-free from the softener's resin before it is put into service again. I have a different-but-similar problem with my own wife, whose hair comes-out at one house and does NOT in another. In her case we have...

I would always recommend to put the system in the basement in a spot where everything is more readily accessible than under the kitchen sink. Why do you want to run the waste water to the backyard? Doesn't that create a possible wetness problem? What about freezing? If your goal is to "save the...

This sounds like my TPR valve (not drain) but I assume you know the difference? I've never seen a TPR with a garden hose fitting so... I've capped drain valves before (easy-peasy) and assumed they have a gasket or o-ring or etc. that got damaged when operated.Or maybe grit got in the way of...

So effectively this is all much ado about nothing. At least I now have a geiger counter so I know when I can safely go outside after the coming nuclear holocaust. Hmm I need still goggles, and a suit. :cool:

FWIW I received my geiger counter and readings at my GAC filter are no different-or-higher than "normal background". Our radon-in-air is hideously high, in the forties typically, then our mitigation system lowers that to below 10, so I would certainly expect we have radon in our water. But with...

Thanks Bannerman, but... Do you think Culligan claiming better performance from their media than "standard" resin might have any basis in fact? I dunno anything about resin types/chemistry/manufacturing so will appreciate yr input.

1,800gal seems an awful lot. At least, my water is 35gpg and my softener gives me HALF THAT between regens. Mine has 1.5cuft of resin with capacity 40,662 grains @ 12.0 lb dosage. So I should get 10662/35=1162gal less "overhead" which I've set I think at 15% or 174 gallons in "Reserve".

Hmmm tastes "funny" doesn't tell much. When it does, how long does it last? If "funny" in the bathroom, is it "funny" in the kitchen? Other taps? Limited to a specific faucet? If not, i.e. if the taste comes & goes throughout the house and lasts for days at a time, I'd be inclined to suspect...

Dirt cheap. Read the reviews. Watch the videos. Do it. https://www.amazon.com/GQ-GMC-300S-Radiation-Detector-Dosimeter/dp/B0B541D433/ref=sr_1_1_sspa $45 bucks US. Hell, I bought one.

I see. My own filter is a 20" Big Blue and I can get 3 GAC filters for less than $100 bucks US. I might get a geiger counter: 1. It might tell you there's no more radiation at your filter than outside on your porch or deck. 2. I would use this as an excuse to buy another tool. I use any...

Yup that pipe intended to carry the water away from your foundation just like you have gutters to do the same thing. Don't want water to pool against your foundation and possibly leak-thru.

According to this site radon IS filtered by GAC and DOES result in "radioactive GAC" https://archive.epa.gov/water/archive/web/html/basicinformation-2.html But at the same time, it says that radon released to the air by water is miniscule by comparison to radon released into the air from your...