My service/salesman wrote on the salt barrel lid "Importantly add 0.7 liters of citric acid for every 25kg of salt" This was to keap the filtermedia in the tanks stay clean for a long time. My filtermedia looks like new, despite lots of iron and manganese.
Hi Kasey. I'll TRY to be brief. Have a cottage used maybe 12 days spread out a year. No laundry or dishwasher, let's say 3 person usage, dishes, hands, toilet, 10 showers TOTAL a year. Hard, (~17gpg) well water, UV filter, septic system. Getting rid of Cullegan exchange tank water softener. Considering Kinetico, really EVERYTHING. Understand "K" is usage controlled refresh, not timer, but learned from your videos you can force things w/ screwdriver control on top. QUESTIONS... Any recommendations? If system is shut down while away, will that ruin resins? Prefer to shutdown pump while away in case something freezes, but could put in shutoffs to in house lines and allow pump to run. Water equipment in heated garage. Wondered if resin ions dissipate over long NO usage periods. IDEAS please ! Thanks, ...Rich
Just need an expert opinion I have a kenetico model 30 installed in 1993 qnd been out of service for 10 yrs. It was installed to run on potassium salt and i would like to put it back in service on regular salt. When it was 1st installed they removed the salt grid plate so do i need a grid plate and do I have to readjust float height??
Uh dude... you should edit this to tell everyone NOT to allow the salt to completely dissolve in the brine tank. Otherwise you risk the possibility of having one or both resin tanks not getting enough salt water to get the chemical reaction going. This will end up causing the entire house to not have soft water until salt is added and a regeneration is completed. I usually let my salt level get down to about where yours is in this video and then use a broom stick to break the salt bridge. I then add only one bag of salt. Get a long enough stick that will extend from the floor to beyond the top of the brine tank and wrap a piece of tape around the stick at the point where the stick clears the top of the brine tank. This will give you some assurance that you've pretty much broken the bridge. It will only take 2 weeks after a regen for a bridge to form.
Most residential units use 4 pounds of salt at most per regeneration. If there is salt in the “cones” at the bottom of the salt tank that’s enough for a few regenerations.
Hi Casey, thank you so much for these informational videos on the Kinetico systems and their maintenance tips. Do you know the model/type of the prefilter wrench? I got a house with the kinetico system and need to change the prefilter but can't find the wrench anywhere. Thanks
I'm realize this video is over a year old, but I've just been charged with looking after my nephew's widow's Kinetico system. For the life of me I can not find a part number for the pre-filter replacement cartridges. I've watch your other video on replacing it with a disposable one, but I simple can't find anything on line the "looks" correct. The one in her system looks identical to the one you installed in your other video. Thanks
Can you do a video on how to change out the resin in each of the Kenetico tanks? Also, is there a certain resin to purchase for a house that’s on well water? Thx
Is there a solution that we should be adding to the salt tank when it’s empty? Someone from kinetico added something when the salt compartment was empty
I have same size brine tank as in the video, I may have moved the float while cleaning things, how do I determine how highly the float cup should be from the bottom?
Depends on the number of occupants in the home. Typically speaking anything less than 2 people in the home I recommend filling it up halfway and letting it drop all the way down before filling up again. If there are 4+ you can go ahead and fill it up all the way.
Most common issue would be water running somewhere in the house like a sticking toilet or burst pipe, if the level 1 needs replaced it will constantly run through regeneration cycles and will never stop, and finally if the brine valve is stuck it can cause the salt tank to over fill with water and dissolve your salt down the overflow of the salt tank.
I have a gauge both before and after my pressure regulator. The pressure coming in straight from the city is 100psi which is too high for just about every appliance in a normal home including the water softener. So I have it turned down to roughly 65-70 psi after my pressure regulator which is on the higher side for a home. Typically speaking most homes are somewhere between 40 and 70 psi
I was told pellets only and to layer Tannin Rid as the salt is being added, which is a citric acid powder that I pick up from my local Kinetico dealer. I’m on a water well so not sure everyone needs this? I would ask them when you are there
I’m not familiar with a monthly bleach sanitizing. I also would not recommend adding any bleach to the brine tank unless you plan on rinsing it out very well. Depending on the strength of the bleach it could damage the resin.
My service/salesman wrote on the salt barrel lid "Importantly add 0.7 liters of citric acid for every 25kg of salt" This was to keap the filtermedia in the tanks stay clean for a long time. My filtermedia looks like new, despite lots of iron and manganese.
How much water should be at the bottom of the tank?
Hi Kasey. I'll TRY to be brief. Have a cottage used maybe 12 days spread out a year. No laundry or dishwasher, let's say 3 person usage, dishes, hands, toilet, 10 showers TOTAL a year. Hard, (~17gpg) well water, UV filter, septic system. Getting rid of Cullegan exchange tank water softener. Considering Kinetico, really EVERYTHING. Understand "K" is usage controlled refresh, not timer, but learned from your videos you can force things w/ screwdriver control on top. QUESTIONS... Any recommendations? If system is shut down while away, will that ruin resins? Prefer to shutdown pump while away in case something freezes, but could put in shutoffs to in house lines and allow pump to run. Water equipment in heated garage. Wondered if resin ions dissipate over long NO usage periods. IDEAS please ! Thanks, ...Rich
Just need an expert opinion I have a kenetico model 30 installed in 1993 qnd been out of service for 10 yrs. It was installed to run on potassium salt and i would like to put it back in service on regular salt. When it was 1st installed they removed the salt grid plate so do i need a grid plate and do I have to readjust float height??
How does an almost empty salt tank work as well as normally filled salt tank
there is only water in my salt tank with some contaminations, do I have to clean it before fill in new salt?
Uh dude... you should edit this to tell everyone NOT to allow the salt to completely dissolve in the brine tank. Otherwise you risk the possibility of having one or both resin tanks not getting enough salt water to get the chemical reaction going. This will end up causing the entire house to not have soft water until salt is added and a regeneration is completed. I usually let my salt level get down to about where yours is in this video and then use a broom stick to break the salt bridge. I then add only one bag of salt. Get a long enough stick that will extend from the floor to beyond the top of the brine tank and wrap a piece of tape around the stick at the point where the stick clears the top of the brine tank. This will give you some assurance that you've pretty much broken the bridge. It will only take 2 weeks after a regen for a bridge to form.
Most residential units use 4 pounds of salt at most per regeneration. If there is salt in the “cones” at the bottom of the salt tank that’s enough for a few regenerations.
Most units will use a 10lb salt dose on a residential setup do not let the tank run empty
Hi Casey, thank you so much for these informational videos on the Kinetico systems and their maintenance tips. Do you know the model/type of the prefilter wrench? I got a house with the kinetico system and need to change the prefilter but can't find the wrench anywhere. Thanks
I'm realize this video is over a year old, but I've just been charged with looking after my nephew's widow's Kinetico system. For the life of me I can not find a part number for the pre-filter replacement cartridges. I've watch your other video on replacing it with a disposable one, but I simple can't find anything on line the "looks" correct. The one in her system looks identical to the one you installed in your other video. Thanks
Super helpful. Thanks!
My 60 Series Brine Valve needs float level adjustment. Can you explain how to do it please? Thank you
Can you do a video on how to change out the resin in each of the Kenetico tanks? Also, is there a certain resin to purchase for a house that’s on well water? Thx
Is there a solution that we should be adding to the salt tank when it’s empty? Someone from kinetico added something when the salt compartment was empty
I take a broom stick to my salt tank on occasion. No salt bridges.
I am going through 80lbs of potassium a month; is that normal?
Why does mine have 2 green in service settings?
I have same size brine tank as in the video, I may have moved the float while cleaning things, how do I determine how highly the float cup should be from the bottom?
Typically speaking take the top of the float cup to the third line on the stem that goes through the float cup
@@kaseysirak first line being at the top or at the bottom?
What is the third larger tank for? I don't have that tank on my Kinetico system.
That is carbon type filter to remove Chlorine from the water.
What do I do if my water tastes salty?
Thanks for posting your videos! Very helpfull! What is the best level of water/ salt in the bin?
Depends on the number of occupants in the home. Typically speaking anything less than 2 people in the home I recommend filling it up halfway and letting it drop all the way down before filling up again. If there are 4+ you can go ahead and fill it up all the way.
@@kaseysirak thanks
Hello Kasay, My Kinetico is burning through tons of of salt. More than I think it should. Any tips or advice on what I could do?
Most common issue would be water running somewhere in the house like a sticking toilet or burst pipe, if the level 1 needs replaced it will constantly run through regeneration cycles and will never stop, and finally if the brine valve is stuck it can cause the salt tank to over fill with water and dissolve your salt down the overflow of the salt tank.
thanks for posting. just curious, what does your pressure gauge show for municipal water?
I have a gauge both before and after my pressure regulator. The pressure coming in straight from the city is 100psi which is too high for just about every appliance in a normal home including the water softener. So I have it turned down to roughly 65-70 psi after my pressure regulator which is on the higher side for a home. Typically speaking most homes are somewhere between 40 and 70 psi
Should you use salt pellets or crystals?
I was told pellets only and to layer Tannin Rid as the salt is being added, which is a citric acid powder that I pick up from my local Kinetico dealer. I’m on a water well so not sure everyone needs this? I would ask them when you are there
What do you do if the salt compacts
You really have two options you can either crush it up and scoop it out or you can dissolve it out with running water
How do I fix when the salt isn't being used?
I have a video on my channel
Thats not all there is! What about the monthly bleach sanitizing?
I’m not familiar with a monthly bleach sanitizing. I also would not recommend adding any bleach to the brine tank unless you plan on rinsing it out very well. Depending on the strength of the bleach it could damage the resin.