I've been reading this group on this topic for several weeks now. As a result I still have TWO questions that I am sure some of you can answer:
2) During regeneration can the backflush effluent be drained into a septic tank?
Thanks all.
yes, but I think the dosage needs to be adjusted
it can, but is not really recommended.
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Typically you would not want to add salt to your tank. However, the concentrations contained in your backflush are very small. A recent project that I'm working on has a school that discharges 700 gallons into an extended aeration treatment plant. The relatively low sodium chloride content in the backflush will not adversly effect the biological activity. The bugs will become accustomed to it. Your system is different but I'm betting that most homeowners with water softeners and septic systems do not even consider it.
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