Hi everyone - first timer for this forum and first time owning a house with a water softening system. Just bought a house in Florida with the following from a well water test:
Hardness - 9 grains per gallon
Iron - 2.0 mg/L
Looks like we have a system with a Clack WS1/1.25 controller, measured the tank which is 10" in diameter and partially buried, so impossible to measure height but 36" above ground. Two adults in the house.
Shortly after moving in, we started noticing iron staining in the water, checked the brine tank and it was basically out of salt so we added 4 bags. Afterward, we didn't think the existing settings were doing a good job keeping the iron out of the water and was pretty slippery/slimy to boot.
Below are the current settings - would love advice as to whether changes should be made to lessen slick feeling water and ensure hardness and iron are at proper levels.
Refill: Set to POST - refill brine tank after final rinse
Program code: P14 =Downflow, 1st backwash 8, Brine/Slow Rinse 60, 2nd Backwash 6, Fast Rinse 6
Ion exchange capacity: 44.0 x 1000
Ibs. salt: 10
Gallons Capacity: Auto (reserve capacity automatically estimated and gallons capacity automatically calculated from grains capacity and water hardness)
Regeneration Time: Normal - to occur at a preset time.
Installer Display settings:
Hardness: 20
Day Override: currently set at 4 days (was 14 days before we increased it to try and address the problems as it seemed like after 5-6 days, iron red tinge in water)
Next Regeneration Time: 2:00 AM
User Display Settings:
Capacity Remaining - every time we have looked it has the same number - 2200 GAL
Any suggestions? Many thanks!
Hardness - 9 grains per gallon
Iron - 2.0 mg/L
Looks like we have a system with a Clack WS1/1.25 controller, measured the tank which is 10" in diameter and partially buried, so impossible to measure height but 36" above ground. Two adults in the house.
Shortly after moving in, we started noticing iron staining in the water, checked the brine tank and it was basically out of salt so we added 4 bags. Afterward, we didn't think the existing settings were doing a good job keeping the iron out of the water and was pretty slippery/slimy to boot.
Below are the current settings - would love advice as to whether changes should be made to lessen slick feeling water and ensure hardness and iron are at proper levels.
Refill: Set to POST - refill brine tank after final rinse
Program code: P14 =Downflow, 1st backwash 8, Brine/Slow Rinse 60, 2nd Backwash 6, Fast Rinse 6
Ion exchange capacity: 44.0 x 1000
Ibs. salt: 10
Gallons Capacity: Auto (reserve capacity automatically estimated and gallons capacity automatically calculated from grains capacity and water hardness)
Regeneration Time: Normal - to occur at a preset time.
Installer Display settings:
Hardness: 20
Day Override: currently set at 4 days (was 14 days before we increased it to try and address the problems as it seemed like after 5-6 days, iron red tinge in water)
Next Regeneration Time: 2:00 AM
User Display Settings:
Capacity Remaining - every time we have looked it has the same number - 2200 GAL
Any suggestions? Many thanks!