Water Softener Resin Tank Replacement

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Water softener resin tank replacement.

Save money with water softener repairs. This is easy to do yourself. Procedure to replace water softener treatment tank resin media. The best high quality home water purifying parts for low prices.

Replacing the resin can be difficult in an older system but it can be done by removing the outlet tube and controls from the tank. This sometimes happens on well water. Before you replace your softener for 600 to 1 000 have it checked out by a water softener specialist. It is always recommended to have a sediment prefilter installed in the water line before your water softener.

Dump out all the resin and gravel photo 2. Water softener resin can last for 20 years or even longer but may have a shorter life depending on the chemistry of the water being processed in the water softener. I used nelson cation resin which is a standard high capacity high purity 8 crosslink mesh. Indeed it is possible to replace the resin in a water softener.

Replacement water softener tank pre loaded 10 cross linked cation resin and riser tube 9 x 48 1 0 cubic ft 32 000 grain 330 00 330. Replacement of fine mesh resin is necessary more frequently as iron often gets trapped within the resin and depletes its ability to soften water. 00 36 67 in 90 00 shipping. This fine sand in the resin bed will cause you to have very poor water pressure.

75 cubit feet per tank kintico k. Unscrew the valve head and set it aside you may need a helper to hold the resin tank while you twist. Clean the resin tank injector. Before you install the new resin cut the new riser tube to the same height as the old one and insert it into the water softener resin tank.

Refill the softener photo 3. It can get a little technical so if you re unsure speak to a local plumber or watch some youtube videos to clarify. When the resin tank has a large amount of fine sand in it. How to service a water softener.

The most expensive repair probably won t exceed 200.