The Water Softener Blog

Welcome to our Pro Tips Series , where we share expert insights to help you keep your home water systems running at peak performance and maintain quality water for your family. In this edition, we’ll focus on how to maintain your water softener so it delivers efficient operation, protects your plumbing, and ensures consistently soft, high-quality water. Pro Tip #1: Check Salt Levels Regularly Inspect the brine tank monthly and keep salt at least half full. Don’t overfill—leave a few inches of headspace to promote proper brine formation and reliable regenerations. To ensure your water softener is working properly and efficiently, it helps to run the salt tank almost out of salt every six months to ensure there isn't any sediment, silt, or mushed salt at the bottom of the tank, which can cause the water softener to not draw brine and/or plug the venturi nozzle, which draws salt brine in to regenerate the resin. Many water treatment manufacturers offer remo...

Welcome to our Pro Tips Series , where we share expert insights to help you keep your home water systems running at peak performance and maintain quality water for your family. In this edition, we’ll focus on the best methods for maintaining your water heater — ensuring efficiency, longevity, and safe hot water for your home. Pro Tip #1: Flush Your Tank Annually Over time, sediment accumulates at the bottom of your tank, reducing efficiency and shortening the lifespan of your water heater. Draining and flushing the tank once a year clears this sediment and helps maintain optimal performance. On-demand water heaters also require annual service and flushing to ensure efficiency and extend their lifespan. Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Flush a Gas Water Heater On-Demand Water Heaters For tankless water heaters, annual service and flushing are essential for efficiency and longevity. These systems can accumulate scale inside the heat exchanger, which reduces performance ...