Water Softener Rant!

[Charlie]

I could find no other place to post this. My water softener that was put in when we built the house has evidently got a leak in the tank! It still operates but apparently has a slow leak from the tank. I'm glad a put it in the garage! I've checked the drain, checked all the water connections associated with it and can find no other problems. I put it in 27 years ago and it's been working fine until now. Other than possibly vibration, I can't figure out why the plastic/fiberglass tank has formed a leak. I'm about to remove the salt from the tank, drain all the water as best as I can, then activate the bypass valve and pull the tank out to examine the bottom. Anyone have any better ideas?

 

[V-Tach]

Sorry no suggestion, never have had a water softener...reverse osmosis yes.......

I've never gotten 27 years of use with anything other than guns.......and my wife....

Buy a new one?

 

[FireInTheWire]

Critter possibly snacking on the tank?

Please let me know what you find. I have a GE.

Came out to the garage 2 weeks ago and water all over my floor. Checked everything I could think of. Checked the drain and somehow the hose came out of the drain... the same night it regens. Lol.... damn Murphy.

 

[Charlie]

I'm letting it complete draining after cycling. I'll then activate the bypass valve to continue getting water in the house, disconnect the fittings on the back, drag it's sorry ass out on the garage floor and see if I can find the leak. It doesn't really have any vibration and it's sitting on a wooden pad I put under it, so there is no direct contact between the concrete garage floor and the fiberglass tank.

 

[Charlie]

I WILL find the issue! I just hope I can fix it and not have to buy another new one.

 

[SQLGeek]

Good luck Charlie!

Checked the drain and somehow the hose came out of the drain... the same night it regens. Lol.... damn Murphy.

In my old house in CA, our washer and dryer were in the garage and the washer drained into a utility sink. One night I went into the garage to find soapy water all over the floor. My wife took the hose out of the sink for some reason and didn't put it back before running a load in the washer.

 

[Charlie]

Our water out here on top of this rock "mountain" I live on is so hard you can almost walk on it even when it's not frozen!

 

[kbaxter60]

...
I've never gotten 27 years of use with anything other than guns.......and my wife....

Buy a new one?

You bought your WIFE???!?!?!?

 

[FireInTheWire]

Our water out here on top of this rock "mountain" I live on is so hard you can almost walk on it even when it's not frozen!

So that's how Jesus did it. I knew it!

 

[FireInTheWire]

Good luck Charlie!



In my old house in CA, our washer and dryer were in the garage and the washer drained into a utility sink. One night I went into the garage to find soapy water all over the floor. My wife took the hose out of the sink for some reason and didn't put it back before running a load in the washer.

Was it your fault somehow? Lol....

 

[SQLGeek]

I think it was actually...

 

[V-Tach]

You bought your WIFE???!?!?!?

Haven't we all?

lol........

 

[FireInTheWire]

Haven't we all?

lol........

A lot of truth there

 

[avvidclif]

The bad part is that's one note that never gets paid off. They don't tell you that when you sign on the dotted line.

 

[Dad_Roman]

Haven't we all?

lol........

Nooooooooo.....




....but Ive damn sure paid for her.....

.

 

[TheDan]

 

[TexasRedneck]

Hey, Charlie.....guess what I've done since 1976...

Give me a call, bud - let's see if I can help you figure it out. But it's NOT out of the realm of possibility that the tank has sprung a leak. I ain't sure quite how to tell ya this, but shit don't last forever.....lol

I'm the "upper" George - Trey is my son.

 

[robertc1024]

I was thinking that you'd be the man to answer this one.

 

[Vaquero]

I was thinking that you'd be the man to answer this one.

Yep.

 

[TexasRedneck]

Yeah.....his unit is ready for the big junk pile in the sky. My BIL is going to be in touch w/him - he's closer to him and can take better care of him. I like business, but I also like to treat my customers right.

As I explained to Charlie - yeah, it lasts "X" years (generally 3-10) and you replace it. I've got units out there that I installed 40 years ago. The ones I sell are repairable - in the long run, you spend less and have less hassle. But - that's up to him.....