brine tank grid

[randall]

Washed out my brine tank this weekend and noticed the 24" grid plate gone. Does anyone know where i can buy another one

 

[MEP001]

Where could it have gone? I've seen plenty of softener tanks that don't have one.

 

[Greg Pack]

Try Wood brothers industries. Ask for Russ.

http://www.woodbrosind.com/

 

[randall]

is it necessary to have one?

 

[MEP001]

Are you sure it even had one? If it did, where did it go?

 

[randall]

I thought it did based on the one at my other wash..I guess i was wrong. So the question is Do i need one,the tank is 55" tall x 24" rd..thanks

 

[Louise]

Cleaning out the brine tank???? How often should that be done??

 

[Greg Pack]

I think it is suggested to be done annually.

 

[MEP001]

I never clean out the brine tank. I use only Morton pellets, and there's no need to. If you use Solar crystals or something similar, you should definitely clean it on a regular basis.

If the tank never had a grid in the bottom and the softener works, then it doesn't need one. Like I said, I've seen many softeners that don't have one.

 

[randall]

thanks MEP

 

[Greg Pack]

I just bought a wash a few months ago. The previous owner used pellets, I do not know what brand. This is what came out of the brine tank:

Between the two tanks there was about 100 lbs of salt that had broken down. If it get bad enough, it can fill up the space below your grid and choke the flow of brine going to your draw plumbing.

 

[MEP001]

That's probably Solar pellets. I wouldn't use it if it was free.

 

[Rudy]

When I found my softeners NOT keeping the water soft, investigation revealed that the brine tank grid had fallen in. The grid needs to be a calibrated distance from the bottom. Mine was made of masonite, and the support was also masonite formed in an "H" shaped matrix. The support had failed, and the whole thing fell in.

I rebuilt it using white pvc 6" pipes cut to the proper length to form a base support. I inserted them making a "honeycomb". (BTW...I drilled several holes along the length of the pipes with a unibit so that water/brine could circulate in and through the pipes) The grid part was made from masonite pegboard cut to the diameter of the brine tank and covered with fiberglass screening (like you would use to recover a window screen).

No way this baby will ever "fall in" again....