In a more extensive brine tank cleanout you will have removed all salt from the brine tank and have cleaned it of any visible mud crud or debris also using dish soap and a dilute bleach solution that is dumped out of the brine tank and the tank is then flushed with clean water and you ve checked that the brine tank float tube is also clean and that the float moves freely.
Cleaning my brine tank.
Remove the brine valve chamber and disassemble the parts.
Clean your brine tank once a year.
If your brine tank has a salt mush scoop out the sludge and discard it.
Follow the directions below to prepare your water softener brine tank for cleaning and for safe disposal of the used brine.
A resin cleaner may be used to clean the system s resin and the brine tank should be cleaned when the brine becomes significantly dirty.
Then use a power washer to clean inside the tank.
Next take a bucket full of clean warm water and dump it into the tank.
Due to the amount of silt and dirt involved with the inside of your softener you may want to take it outside or to a.
Step 1 plan ahead for cleaning.
Remove and clean this as well.
Step 3 after you have all of the salt and water removed take a look at the bottom of the tank to see if you have a brine grid sitting at the base of the tank.
Unscrew the bolts on either side of the salt tank.
Hope to keep the salt from turning into a rock.
Take a brush and clean the salt tank thoroughly.
At the bottom of the tank you ll find a salt plate.
While cleaning my brine tank several months ago i had to use a hammer and chisel to remove the rock salt build up in the bottom of the tank.
Then perform a routine brine tank cleaning to ensure that all traces of the mush are removed and the valve is clear of blockage.
Let the bleach solution sit in the brine tank for 15 minutes.
Remove the brine valve chamber.
A salt mush is usually the result of the incorrect type of salt being used in the water softener.
Be extremely careful when cleaning these pieces to avoid damaging them.
Monthly i now stir the salt in the bottom of the brine tank with a broom stick.
If so remove that and set it aside in a safe place.
Use a bristle brush to scrub the salt plate and brine valve and then dry the pieces with rags.
After the brine tank has been cleaned of salt and water add enough water so the water is 4 5 gallons of clean water into the brine tank with cup of unscented household bleach.