This is a new one for me!

[Bud's]

Received eight voicemails and a couple emails saying there wasn't any pressure in the self service or the touchless. The 2" softener was dumping city water pressure out like a fire hydrant when I ran in to bypass it and all the resin is on the floor.

 

[Blanco]

Thats not so bad. Just wrap it in some Flex Tape!

 

[cantbreak80]

Water hammer?

 

[Bud's]

Water hammer?

Had some issues two years ago when my expansion tank failed, but it's been good since then. Is that the main reason why this would happen?

 

[cantbreak80]

Just speculating.

While I've never seen a media tank blown open, I have had premature resin failure due to heavy water hammer...all those tiny little beads fractured within a few months of installation.

 

[eckert16]

I've had resin tank structural failure due to unexpected freezing.

 

[Dan kamsickas]

I've seen them do that when a customer had a failed pressure regulator on the water supply to the building.

 

[water guy]

How old is the tank ?

 

[Bud's]

How old is the tank ?

11 years old. Threads are still in the tank and the head.

 

[Buckeye Hydro]

The good thing is that the fix is not terribly difficult or expensive. I've not seen this happen before in my 25 years in the water treatment business. Those tanks, at least the tanks made in the USA have good warranties (e.g., 5 years). Check about shin high on that tank for a sticker showing the brand/manufacturer.

Russ