Ferret Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 How Water Softeners Impact Septic Systems – Supeck Septic Services I also had no idea how much water the backflush uses. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tingting Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Wow, we didn't realize that, either. Thanks for the info...you may have just kept us from flooding our absorption tank/septic tank because I had it set to regenerate a LOT more than average (very hard water). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 22 hours ago, Tingting said: Wow, we didn't realize that, either. Thanks for the info...you may have just kept us from flooding our absorption tank/septic tank because I had it set to regenerate a LOT more than average (very hard water). How often are you regenerating your water softener ? I had mine set for every 6 days , but I'm going through salt like crazy. At least my flush is not going into my tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tingting Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 It was started at 6 days, lowered to 4 and I changed it to 3 because we still had mineral rings when water dried. The flush just goes to the side of our yard but I didn't realize that there was quite a bit of water that was flushed. It's not connected into our septic or absorption tank but there's a small hose for the discharge on the side of our aljibe and then it goes into the grass...which would be great except it's on a hill and the septic and absorption are below, although to the side. I've been going nuts trying to figure out why the water level got so high so quickly in the absorption tank (insert huge "Duh!" here). Anyway, salt was about a bag a month. I don't know if that's super fast but it seemed worth it if the mineral rings disappeared. They've lessened but haven't totally gone away. I do like the feeling of the water, though, so it's still worth it. Now, I have it switched back to every 4 days and I'll definitely keep an eye on the tank! How much salt are you going through? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 On 12/29/2021 at 3:21 PM, Tingting said: It was started at 6 days, lowered to 4 and I changed it to 3 because we still had mineral rings when water dried. The flush just goes to the side of our yard but I didn't realize that there was quite a bit of water that was flushed. It's not connected into our septic or absorption tank but there's a small hose for the discharge on the side of our aljibe and then it goes into the grass...which would be great except it's on a hill and the septic and absorption are below, although to the side. I've been going nuts trying to figure out why the water level got so high so quickly in the absorption tank (insert huge "Duh!" here). Anyway, salt was about a bag a month. I don't know if that's super fast but it seemed worth it if the mineral rings disappeared. They've lessened but haven't totally gone away. I do like the feeling of the water, though, so it's still worth it. Now, I have it switched back to every 4 days and I'll definitely keep an eye on the tank! How much salt are you going through? About a bag per month too based on every 6 day wash. Hilarious that I'm spending over double the $ in salt per year vs property tax. I do think I need to adjust the valve on top of the tank, the water feels a little too slippery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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