seanflorida
New Member
I recently noticed my water was still hard after having done a backwash. I re-tested my water and it didn't become more hard, so that should be fine.
The one thing that did change is that I added a check valve to the backwash drain tube that pipes into a drain that is dedicated for the water softner. This drain pipe (1/2" cpvc) enters the wall at a 1ft above the floor and ultimately drains into the washing machine drain from the top, which is 5ft off the ground (the height you would imagine a washing machine line set hook up to be). This isn't hacked together - it's actually built for this purpose it seems.
I added the check valve because I also added a dehumidifier and assocated drain pump to utilize this same drain system. I didn't want either pump pushing water in either system - just the drain.
While I have confimed the backwash step is flushing the water into the ultimate destination (washing machine drain pipe), I suspect the added check valve is adding more pressure (?) that the Fleck pump needs to counter-act, and becasuse of that, it can't fully flush itself. I noticed in the manual that it said an inadequate bakcwash could be a cause of continued hard water. The timing seems to line up.
With that - I'm trying to figure out a way to allow both devices that need this single drain pipe to co-exists without causing problems. Thoughts?
The one thing that did change is that I added a check valve to the backwash drain tube that pipes into a drain that is dedicated for the water softner. This drain pipe (1/2" cpvc) enters the wall at a 1ft above the floor and ultimately drains into the washing machine drain from the top, which is 5ft off the ground (the height you would imagine a washing machine line set hook up to be). This isn't hacked together - it's actually built for this purpose it seems.
I added the check valve because I also added a dehumidifier and assocated drain pump to utilize this same drain system. I didn't want either pump pushing water in either system - just the drain.
While I have confimed the backwash step is flushing the water into the ultimate destination (washing machine drain pipe), I suspect the added check valve is adding more pressure (?) that the Fleck pump needs to counter-act, and becasuse of that, it can't fully flush itself. I noticed in the manual that it said an inadequate bakcwash could be a cause of continued hard water. The timing seems to line up.
With that - I'm trying to figure out a way to allow both devices that need this single drain pipe to co-exists without causing problems. Thoughts?