backwash

I installed a two-stage whole house water filter (sediment and carbon) in an unconventional way and had to install it after the cold water already teed off to one of the bathrooms due to some space limitations by the meter. See below for a diagram. Unfortunately, since installing the filters...

Hi— I have an auto-backwashing sediment filter (for well water) y’d into the drain line from the water softener. My sediment filter malfunctioned and backwashed continuously for over a week (!) before we discovered it. The brine tank did not overfill. But we noticed the water now tastes...

I'm having an odd issue with my relatively new Katalox AIO filter. The filter does not have any water pressure when in service. When I flip from 'bypass' to 'service' the water pressure immediately plummets to zero. However, when I trigger the backwash cycle all 3 stages work and release water...

I have a Culligan Medallist Series water softener at our lake house. It has been unused in the garage for several years due to an issue we have been dealing with of low yielding well. We had to get a new well drilled, and I moved my pressure tank and water softener to a whole new location with...

Hi, I just installed an Iron filter that backwashes every 2 weeks. ( up to 100 gallons ea ) My well tank and filter are in the basement. I'm also on a brand new septic system. I do not believe I should flush all the backwash through the septic system. I will be installing a French drain and if...

Was reading up on the Cu/Zn mix named "Redox". Given my iron-bacteria issue, chemistry-wise, it seems ideal. Then there's the issue of how much backwash it needs. Reputedly, this is because of weight, flow sufficient to make turbulent the heavy beads. Which does make sense. Also, as I...

I'm on well water and recently replaced my water softener and added a whole house backwashing GAC filter for sediment and taste/odor, both have a Fleck 5600SXT head, 48k grain capacity on the softener. GAC is just after pressure tank followed by softener. System worked fine for better part of...

I've searched for this without luck. We've had a Kinetico softener for many years, but recently the backwashing has become irregular. It backwashed on Tuesday evening last week, finishing around 9pm. At 6:30am the following morning it was backwashing again although only one person had used a...