Culligan estate2 soft water system not working

[Devonb32]

I plugged in the soft water system and there is a humming but nothing else. I Al's notice the salt tank has salt with no water in it and the bypass valve (blue) is.pushed out. Any suggestions

 

[WorthFlorida]

Need more info? Is this a new home for you? How old and model number? The bypass valve is the bypass position? It being "pushed out" means nothing.

More likely the motor that operates everything is seized or bad. Or the valve for the water softener is jammed with mineral deposited. Older systems a a motor turns a cam to move the valve for operation through back flush and recharge and in the process remove the brine water and refills the salt tank. Between the motor and cam there could be a shear pin that broke. I had a Rainsoft and it the shear pin and it occasionally break in the regen mode and the valving placed the softener in a bypass mode.

 

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[Devonb32]

Could you provide pics of the shear pin and how to unclog the mineral deposits

 

[WorthFlorida]

I’m only assuming it might have one. Find the model number and google search for the manual or parts. To clean the valve it will needed to be taken apart. Newer units may be plastic, older one brass. More likely will need new o rings and silicone grease. A humming motor noise could also mean a bad motor.

 

[Devonb32]

 

[Devonb32]

What does the red button do

 

[WorthFlorida]

 

[Devonb32]

The piece on the left doesn't turn when I manually spin the gears on the right

 

[Devonb32]

Now the blue bypass valve is dripping water