Water Softener Discharge Pump

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Water softener discharge pump.

The softeners work by pumping water through a resin matrix. When a water softener recycles can it pump up to the drain pipes in the ceiling of the basement or would that require a special pump. The sump pump connection. Because some municipalities prohibit draining brine from the water softener into the sewer other discharge alternatives must be found.

When the water softener resin is backwashed two or three times a week concentrated brine enters the wastewater stream as a slug of 38 to 112 gallons each backwash cycle. Divert roof drains and surface water from driveways and hillsides away from the septic system. The most common types of water softeners use an ion exchange process to remove magnesium and calcium that cause water hardness and to remove iron and manganese from drinking water. Contrary to what some people say water softener backwash poses a problem not only to septic tanks and drainfields but also to advanced treatment systems.

The report also says that the discharge of minerals and.