Pour a few tablespoons of dish soap into 1-2 gallons of water to create a soapy mixture. A brine grid is the platform/screen at the bottom of a brine tank. Pull the “brine grid” out if there is one. If the brine tank has a salt bridge (one big block of salt), you’ll need to use warm or hot water to loosen the salt bridge up and break it out. Siphon or dump water out of the brine tank (not on grass or plants as the high percentage of sodium in this water/salt mixture may hurt lawn or plants). This way, water will bypass the softener for a short period of time so that cleaning can be done.ĭisconnect all lines/hoses between the water softener and brine tank.
We’ll take you through the 12 easy steps to clean a water softener brine tank.įirst, one quick disclaimer: Some of the softening salt pellets sold at the supermarket or home improvement store are “ evaporative salt pellets” that contain a high level of water-insoluble matter or impurities. Yes, cleaning your softener’s brine tank is right at the top of your “Weekend Fun Activity” list, right? The good news is, a brine tank only needs to be thoroughly cleaned once each year–and it’s really not hard. When was the last time you cleaned your water softener’s brine tank?
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