Remove the obstruction kink bend or clog in tubing between the water softener and the brine tank.
Water softener brine tank empty.
When salt is added the level will increase due to salt displacing the water.
Water softeners remove undesirable minerals from your water supply.
Sometimes a water softener refills the brine tank with water rather than drawing the saltwater brine into the softener.
If too little water enters the salt tank or brine tank the water softener regeneration cycle will be insufficient and the water conditioner will not adequately reduce water hardness.
Restricted kinked clogged brine tank tubing.
Do not install water softener valve drain line runs of more than 30 feet 20 ft.
Brine tank overflow your system s brine tank is crucial to its operation.
For some models and don t route the drain more than 8 feet above the floor level.
Fix a flooded brine salt tank that doesn t drain february 5 2017 home and life comments.
The brine tank should have 8 to 14 inches of water in it when the brine tank is empty depending on the capacity of the system and the salt setting.
Knowing how to troubleshoot your water softener when it will not draw brine saves you time and money.
I have literally spent weeks trying to fix a flooded brine tank in my kenmore water softener.