Iron Out Water Softener Maintenance

Make sure you add the resin cleaner directly into the water when the salt levels are low.

Iron out water softener maintenance. Remove the loose salt pellets from the top by scooping them up with a plastic container. Dump the bleach water and rinse using a lot of clean water. Follow the directions for the amount to add to the brine tank then run your softener through a manual regeneration to purge the wastewater. The tank should contain at least one quarter full of water softening salt at all times.

Pour the solution into your brine well. Therefore we recommend using salt that does not contain iron out additives. Dissolve 1 cup of rust out in 1 2 gallons of cold water. We discuss using iron removing products or other chemicals to clean sanitize a water softener.

Add fresh salt to the tank filling it no more than 2 3 full. Add water softening salt to the tank a 100 pound bag of salt is recommended. To refresh the bed run iron out through the system. In this case we recommend cleaning the resin bed at least every six months.

This article series provides an owner s guide to water softener cleaning and sanitizing two steps in keeping a water conditioner working properly. If the water in your home contains high levels of clear water iron it may be beneficial to use a resin bed cleaner to remove any build up of iron residue in the softener resin bed. If it s not easily breaking find something sharper and heavier to use. Vacuum the bottom of the softener with a wet dry vacuum to remove the water from the tank.

For softeners without brine tanks pour the solution directly into the brine tank. Finally reassemble the system and pour 5 gallons of water in the brine or salt tank.