Originally Posted by
imported_John Smith
Can you explain to me what the purge from the softener is/does. I dont own one, and dont inspect them (for obvious reasons, I dont claim to know a lot about them so am not qualified to inspect them). Yes I understand the soft water process.
John,
Like Tom wrote, there are generally two tanks. One is typically a tall, thin cylinder that looks a bit like an oxygen or helium tank, but is often made of fiberglass and the other is a shorter, plastic tank that is generally filled with rock salt and brine. The timer is generally set to operate in the middle of the night and will backflush the brine water through the filter medium in the tall tank, then rinses out the salt and refills the brine tank. The water needs somewhere to go, and that is the hose you saw. If it is on a septic, have them check with a septic specialist. My understanding is that the salt will interrupt the anaerobic action in the septic tank.