watersoftener overfilling salt bin?

[catfishkid]

every once in a while after i add more salt the bin will overflow during a cycle. i then remove some of the water but it will go back up. anybody have any thoughts.

thanks, chris

[bucketmouth64]

I had this happen once that is because I used crystal salt instead of pellets. One of the crystals got stuck and caused my tank to fill up but not overfill. Crystal dissolved and problem went away. Haven't used crystals since.

[catfishkid]

where did the salt get stuck? this has happened before but it doesnt happen all the time. thanks for the input

[bucketmouth64]

This happened so long ago I don't remember where it got stuck. All I remember when I talked to someone on the phone and described the problem he said the ice crystal is the culprit and that the problem should go away. Which it did by the next day. Sorry I can't be more specific.

[spearchucker]

There is a float in the tube inside the salt tank that is probably stuck.

[mikemac]

What brand water softener?? If it is a Culligan you will need to have the water manifold rebuilt. Lots of o-rings and valves inside there that could cause this.

[swamptiger]

My water softener has a screen on the inlet from the brine tank to the valve that gets plugged sometimes and you have to take the screen out & clean it, otherwise it won't allow the brine tank to empty. Mine's a Fleck valve.

[heating guy]

If its anything like the Kenmore sears some times when you dump the salt in it catches the tube that goes from the brime tank float assembly to the resin tank and it pulls that float asm up and when it calls to fill the brime tank the float doesn't shut of at the right spot because it was pulled up so make sure the hose is free and push the float asm all the was down

[CapnJack]

http://www.kenmorewater.com/HSOforum/animations/water-softener-troubleshooting.html

Pretty cool animated videos on how to repair a water softener.