We currently have a water softener in our home that is around 20 years old. Prior to this week the only issue we have had with it is regular (heavy) water hammer when the unit starts the regen cycle, but it still softened well so we have dealt with the hammer.
2 nights ago our COLD water lines started pumping out very salty water which makes absolutely no sense to me. But when I bypass the water softener the water returns to normal so there is no doubt that the softener is at fault.
For reference it is a Culligan brand but has no sticker on it. Tall resin tank, Erie Mfg Co head with a mechanical timer (part number 541-9**F**, the manual says 541-009 valve).
I've been reading up and some of the sites say that Fleck and Clack valves don't have an adequate warranty (US Water systems), and I also contacted a local dealer who only sells Kinetico and the price he gave nearly gave me a heart attack.
I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to walk us through what we should buy, and if possible some reputable dealers to contact? These forums have never led me wrong (as evidenced by the 3 Toto toilets and numerous other advice I've read here).
Our water is pretty hard at 180 -186 CaCO3 and our current water report is listed here:
https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/8446b83d-55e8-408d-ae93-a3b22472ea82
We have 2 adults and 2 young kids in the house and much heavier users now than we were prior to March before we started working from home. Daily baths and showers for the kids, and a lot of laundry for them and a dog.
Thank you for any advice or guidance you are willing to give.
2 nights ago our COLD water lines started pumping out very salty water which makes absolutely no sense to me. But when I bypass the water softener the water returns to normal so there is no doubt that the softener is at fault.
For reference it is a Culligan brand but has no sticker on it. Tall resin tank, Erie Mfg Co head with a mechanical timer (part number 541-9**F**, the manual says 541-009 valve).
I've been reading up and some of the sites say that Fleck and Clack valves don't have an adequate warranty (US Water systems), and I also contacted a local dealer who only sells Kinetico and the price he gave nearly gave me a heart attack.
I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to walk us through what we should buy, and if possible some reputable dealers to contact? These forums have never led me wrong (as evidenced by the 3 Toto toilets and numerous other advice I've read here).
Our water is pretty hard at 180 -186 CaCO3 and our current water report is listed here:
https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/8446b83d-55e8-408d-ae93-a3b22472ea82
We have 2 adults and 2 young kids in the house and much heavier users now than we were prior to March before we started working from home. Daily baths and showers for the kids, and a lot of laundry for them and a dog.
Thank you for any advice or guidance you are willing to give.