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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...

I have a Kenmore water softener and one of the problem areas with this brand (it's made by Ecowater), is the control is prone to stop responding (due to corrosion.) This has happened to me on a prior Sears unit I owned (lasted around 20 years), where the switches stopped responding, when...

Kenmore softener, 625.388180, Ultrasoft 180. Last I checked (years ago), hardness was 15 gpg, iron 0.5 ppm. On well water. Believe Kenmore uses the Ecowater valve. I noticed that the screws and motor plate on the top of the valve were becoming very rusty and decided to clean them up a bit. I...

New to forum. Question I've had for awile, (years actually), concerns mixing a salt with a "red-out" additive and adding quarter maintenance using softener resin cleaner. (I use Diamond Crystal Sun Gems with red out). The cleaner is Sears brand. Is there any problems combining the two? I've not...