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MAINTENANCE

Chapter 3 General Repairs

Water Softener

Solving the Problem

Water Running to Drain – Applies to the Softener ONLY
Note: With softeners and filter/softeners, start by testing the drain water. If the drain water is
hard, the tank currently in service has a problem with its drain valve. If the drain water is
soft, start with number 1 below.
Problem Reason Solution
1. The balance piston O-ring is  Water will leak past an improperly  Depress the actuator several times
not seated properly seated balance piston O-ring and to seat the O-ring. Replace worn or
out the drain non-conforming O-ring
2. Bad control disc  A scored control disc will allow a  Replace the control disc
fast drip to a pencil sized stream to
flow through the drain
3. The drain or control valve seals  Foreign matter under the seals will  Disassemble and remove the
are not seating properly not allow them to seat properly foreign matter from seals
4. Low water pressure  If the water pressure is less than  Increase water pressure to at least
15 PSI at the brine fitting, the 15 PSI
valves may not operate properly
5. The Main Valve piston quad  The quad rings may be rolled,  Replace and re-silicone the quad
rings or Level 4 internal quad pinched, torn or just dirty rings
rings are not sealing  Test Backwashing Filters with the
unit in Backwash and 1 faucet
(cold) running water
 The quad rings may be chloramine  Replace quad rings with silicone
or chlorine damaged if on a seals. Order chloramine kit, part
chlorine treated water supply number 8190

Taste, Color and Odor – Applies to the Softener an the Carbon Filter
Problem Reason Solution
1. Treated water has chlorine  See the section entitled "Iron
odor and/or taste Bleed-Through"
2. Treated water has a metallic or  This is due to heavily chlorinated  Install a carbon filter
iron taste raw city water

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