Jerseyguy82
New Member
Recently my softener stopped flowing and we lost a lot of water pressure. I decided to replace the resin and in the process began to really appreciate what a smart device a water softener is. After a lot of research and struggle I was able to rebed the tank with fresh resin and gravel, and the unit is softening our water effectively. However I am concerned about the setting on the valve. This unit came with the house and I have not changed the settings from how the previous owner had it set.
I think the settings should be closer to 8 lbs salt (8/0.75 = 10.67 lbs salt per CUFT of resin), which should provide approximately 18,750 grains softening capacity. That would mean we would need to regen after 2,083 gallons of water treated, no where near the 6,250 gallons the system appears to be set at.
Am I totally wrong?
Location Northern New Jersey
Water source Municipal/City water
Hardness 9 grains per gallon
Iron not sure but believe it to be low
Chorine a lot (planning to install a carbon filter)
Occupancy 2 people
Valve Fleck 5600 Econominder
Tank size 0.75 CUFT
Resin Purolite C100E Resin C-100E (new)
Regen set at 6250 gallons
Salt set at 16 lbs
I think the settings should be closer to 8 lbs salt (8/0.75 = 10.67 lbs salt per CUFT of resin), which should provide approximately 18,750 grains softening capacity. That would mean we would need to regen after 2,083 gallons of water treated, no where near the 6,250 gallons the system appears to be set at.
Am I totally wrong?
Location Northern New Jersey
Water source Municipal/City water
Hardness 9 grains per gallon
Iron not sure but believe it to be low
Chorine a lot (planning to install a carbon filter)
Occupancy 2 people
Valve Fleck 5600 Econominder
Tank size 0.75 CUFT
Resin Purolite C100E Resin C-100E (new)
Regen set at 6250 gallons
Salt set at 16 lbs