Rob, I have had two Sears water softerers over the last twenty years. The problem you are describing is very common.
Firstly, if you haven't added salt in over six months, your softener is not working. You need to chip out and remove the salt in the softener but don't thro it away, it can be used again. As you remove the salt, you will probably find a void under it where the salt has been used up. After you have removed the salt, pour in a new bag or two of fresh salt. Then recrush the chunks that you removed and add them back in. This should put you back in business. To avoid this problem from reoccurring, I take a broom handle or rod and polk it into the dalt in several different spots about once a week or so. This will ceep the dalt from crusting over on the bottom and allow the salt level to drop as the salt is used up by the softener. Hope this helps. Steve _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Monitor Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 12:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] water softeners HI, I have a sears water softener and it seem to be working all right but the salt in it is all hard like a big peace of cement. Also it has not needed any salt for over 6 months now so I really wonder if it is really working right. Just to let you know I have a well here do you guys think I should chop up all the salt and get it out of the softener and put new salt in it??? THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
