water softener discharge

We had our roof replaced. The falling debris (shingles) broke an outside pipe (at the elbow) that was used to drain our water softener system. If I don't fix it, the pipe points downward against the outside wall. Seems like it would drain fine. But I would guess there was a reason it was plumbed...

Hi all, I’ve consulted these forums a lot for sanity checks/learning but finally have a particular question and would greatly appreciate your expertise. Had a double failure of both a water softener system and the dry well to which it drains, so in the process of replacing both. The new...

After scouring the forum pages and reading all the great advice, I had my water softening company set up a stand pipe that drains into the clean out. The clean out is for a bathroom on the other side of the wall. It was the only option we had. Now I’m wondering if they were also supposed to put...

Hello all, Looking for some help with my water softener installation. I live in an area where the frost line is 18” and the ground freezes in the winter. I am on a well water supply and have a sand mound septic unit. The septic company says not to drain the regeneration water into the...

We are building a house and am looking to install a water softener in the basement. I am thinking of discharging the water softener to the washing machine standpipe drain located on the main floor above the basement. The discharge pipe from the water softener would need to go vertical for the...

Greetings, My Kinetico 2040 continues to drip or exit a steady stream after a regeneration cycle. It stops after I manually regenerate to the 12 o’clock position. Any ideas? Thank you in advance Vinny

Hi, I recently repaired a water softener in an old house i bought. Unfortunately, it had been installed to drain the recharge brine into a sump pit, and then a pump pushed it through the foundation wall onto my neighbor's property line -- not a neighborly setup as I don't want it to kill his...