The resin sac/bag/container in our elderly water softener split yesterday afternoon releasing its granules all around our pipework. Joy!
Once I've flushed everything through what's the current recommendation for its replacement? Two of us in the house, metered and so quite frugal in water use.
It's not the pressure vessel that has failed. It is one of the plastic strainers on the dip tube, I think (I'm vague because it's a long time since I had a softener in bits). The valve will probably still work, the remaining resin will still work. If you can find the spare part, it would be worth fixing.
Many of the 'manufacturers' just buy in the control valves resin, brine tank, pressure vessel, etc.. Autotrol valves used to be used on everything.
It's not the pressure vessel that has failed. It is one of the plastic strainers on the dip tube, I think (I'm vague because it's a long time since I had a softener in bits). The valve will probably still work, the remaining resin will still work. If you can find the spare part, it would be worth fixing.
If you can't, you can't.
Many of the 'manufacturers' just buy in the control valves resin, brine tank, pressure vessel, etc.. Autotrol valves used to be used on almost everything.
Pretty much what i'd expect. They'd get more money if they can flog you a new one.
If it's a metered valve and you chuck it out, chuck it my way. I got my last softener free. It didn't work. There was a hole in the brine suction tube, so it didn't suck brine.
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