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Water backing up into brine tank?
There are two main causes of water backing up into a water softener brine tank. The injector assembly may be defective and not draw all of the brine out of the tank and then the timed brine refill will put back a predetermined amount of water, causing the level of brine to increase in the tank after each regeneration. The other cause may be a defective brine valve which has a slow leak after it closes and causes the tank to overfill.
Why is there water in water softener brine tank?
Because it's needed to make the salt brine that is exchanged for hardness.
When brine shrimp grow do you need to get a bigger tank?
yes.
Where is the brine valve on a rainsoft water softener?
The brine valve is located in the brine tank in the 3 inch tube. Systems with brass control valves prior to the year 2000 do not have a brine valve in the tank. the air check is performed by the tri guard. ( clear plastic thing with the ball in attached to the valve body)
How much water to put in a water softener brine tank?
Modern water softeners automatically put water into the brine tank at the end of each regeneration. This water sits in the brine tank and dissolves some of the salt to create a very salty liquid called brine. This brine is sucked back into the water softener main tank during the next regeneration. The brine is used to "recharge" (sometimes called "regenerate") the water softener main tank. After the recharge, the softener can soften a set amount of water before it needs to be recharged again. Depending upon the size of the water softener, it can take between 2 and 8 gallons of brine per recharge. On most water softeners you can set the salt "dosage". Dosage is usually set in "lbs of salt". Each gallon of water will dissolve around 3 lbs of salt so if you set a dosage of 9 lbs, the softener will automatically add around 3 gallons of water to the brine tank after each regeneration.
How can I clean a Culligan water system tank?
To clean a Culligan water system tank, first disconnect power to the unit. Remove the salt tank cover and carefully lift the brine valve out. Scoop out and discard the brine and salt. Remove the screws on both side of the tank and lift out the brine valve chamber and the salt plate at the bottom of the tank. Scrub and clean the tank. Replace the removed parts. Refill the tank with clean salt almost all the way to the top of the tank. Fill the tank with 4 to 6-inches of clean water. Restore power to the unit and it is ready for use.
Can you use a 10 gallon tank for sea-monkeys?
The bigger the tank, the better. I use my spare 10 gallon on my brine shrimp. I raise them to feed my betta.
Do Sea-Monkeys eat bananas like the Primates?
Not in the wild. But in a tank, they can eat BANANA TREATS™, which the brine shrimp love.
Can you fix your own water softener The timer and cycling functions seem to work but the water does not get soft.?
If your water softener timer and cycling functions seem to be working correctly, there are at least three more items to check: salt in the brine tank, clogged eductor nozzles, old resin For the water softener to work correctly, it needs to regenerate. Typically a household softener is set to regenerate every 3 to 7 days and most units are designed to regenerate at night when no one is using water. During regeneration, the softener will pull brine (very salty water) from the brine tank and rinse this brine through the softener resin tank slowly to "refresh" the resin beads inside the tank. If this process doesn't happen, the softener will deliver hard water. This process will fail if: there is no salt in the brine tank for the softener to pull out or if there is no water in the brine tank to dissolve the salt. At the end of each regeneration, the softener pumps water back into the brine tank so it will dissolve salt for the next regeneration. Things to check: 1) is there salt in your brine tank? 2) is there water in the brine tank before the regeneration starts? (usually 5-10 inches of water, depends upon the model and size of brine tank) You might not see the top surface of the water if you have lots of salt in the brine tank. 3) during the regeneration process, which typically runs 60-120 minutes, watch to make sure that the level of water draws down (slowly) and later fills back up. If the level is not going down and back up during regeneration, it is possible that the "eductor nozzle" is blocked. This is a small plastic component with a tiny hole in it that can easily become clogged. On almost all softeners it is quick and easy to remove the eductor nozzle, flush it with water and replace it. consult your owners guide. If there is salt in the brine tank and the water level is going up and down, and this softener is 5-10 years old or older, it is likely that the "ion exchange resin beads" inside the softener tank are 'dead'. A typical household softener has 0.5 to 2 cubic feet of resin beads inside the tank depending upon the model and the hardness of the water that is being treated. The tiny plastic ion echange beads in the tank get regenerated every few days, but after hundreds of regenerations, and/or exposure to high levels of impurities and/or chlorine they can 'wear out'. Replacing the beads is a messy job and you need to be careful in the process so you don't accidentally end up filling the pipes in your home with loose beads. Unless you're particularly handy, strong and have a way to suck out and replace the beads, it is probably best to hire a water softener dealer to test your resin beads and replace them if needed.
How do you put sea monkeys into a bigger tank without killing them?
If they are adults, its is quite easy. First, prepare the larger tank to house the sea monkeys. This will include dechlornating the water, adding the proper amount of salt, and bringing the larger tank up to the same temperature as the original. Then it is simply a matter of straining the sea monkeys out of the smaller enclosure using a brine shrimp net (available online at www.bigalsonline.com OR at most pet stores). Then simply place the brine shrimp into a larger container. For newly hatched brine the process is similar, except that you will need a MUCH finer net such as a rotifer seive.
Why does a water softener run water out for a period of time?
That is reject brine after cleaning of the settling tank. It's programmed for 3-4 times a week.
How chloride is made from brine?
By the electrolysis of brine.
