pdenlinger
New Member
I have a Fleck 9100 SE twin tank water softener that has been working well for about 15 years.
Lately I have been hearing a trickling sound in one of the resin tanks when a tap is running somewhere in the house.
Also, when the unit is beginning its recharge cycle, a lot of air blasts out of the discharge drain line before the water starts flowing.
So there is air in the resin tank somehow.
Recently, when the family goes away for a long weekend, I turn off the electricity to the well pump.
I do this so that if there is any plumbing break that we don't come back to a river. (I had a well pressure tank suddenly spring a leak one time)
I also unplug the water softener when I turn off the well pump.
Am I creating my own problem here -- when the water pump is off, does air get into the water lines and the water softener?
Lately I have been hearing a trickling sound in one of the resin tanks when a tap is running somewhere in the house.
Also, when the unit is beginning its recharge cycle, a lot of air blasts out of the discharge drain line before the water starts flowing.
So there is air in the resin tank somehow.
Recently, when the family goes away for a long weekend, I turn off the electricity to the well pump.
I do this so that if there is any plumbing break that we don't come back to a river. (I had a well pressure tank suddenly spring a leak one time)
I also unplug the water softener when I turn off the well pump.
Am I creating my own problem here -- when the water pump is off, does air get into the water lines and the water softener?