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Posted by Tony Hwang on April 19, 2007, 11:28 am
Bob wrote:
> I have a Sears water softener that is about 10 years old. About a month
> ago, I noticed that it had stopped working. I tried all the things in the
> troubleshooting manual (cleaning the ventura housing, making sure all the
> tubes were clear, etc.) to no effect. I've concluded that the problem is
> that during recharge, the brine is not getting into the resin chamber for
> some reason. The brine level does not go down in the main tank during the
> recharge phase, and the water coming out of the resin chamber during the
> brine-rinse doesn't taste salty. The tube from the brine tank into the
> ventura housing is clear, and during the brining phase, I can feel/hear some
> kind of movement in the tube and ventura. It just doesn't seem to be
> getting into the resin chamber for recharging. I don't think the resin
> beads are 'exhausted', because didn't gradually weaken - and also because I
> can see that the brine level in the tank isn't falling.
>
> Any ideas? Hopefully, its something I can do myself - I'm guessing that a
> repairman will cost about the same as buying a new one.
>
>
Hi,
Gasket inside main valve assembly needs flipping or replacing.
Cleaned venturi? You can get a repair kit for main valve and new Venturi
from Sears.
My softener is ~14 years old and went thru same about 2 years ago.
I went to Sears parts depot and got a kit for ~60.00 CAD.
I am in Alberta Canada. It may cost less in USD down there.
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