how to get the rainsoft head off my resin tank

Brown treated water could indicate your softener resin is fouled.

To remove the valve you need to disconnect the inlet, outlet, drain and brine lines.
Move the tank clear of obstacle and gently whack the inlet pipe with a rubber mallet until the valve starts to move.
You should be able to spin the valve off free hand from this point. Lift the valve straight up and set aside.

You may be better off just replacing the entire system.
If you are on chlorinated municipal water I suggest installing a backwashing GAC filter ahead of the softener.

Feel free to contact me if you have additional questions.

got it off
H20 man:
I got the head off...rinsed the little resin beads with water (sprayed hose into beads until chamber full, then siphoned off the water) until clear. Put the head back on...cleaned out the salt/brine tank and cycled it. When done, the unit was half full of water...so I cycled it again and waited and watched. The ball in the triguard pops off...suction starts again and ball pops off the bottom of triguard again ?? Checked brine line for obstructions...removed the triguard and cleaned it out and replaced it (what should I seal the threads on bottom of triguard with ??) checked all lines into triguard for obstructions...clear. What could it be ?? looks like it is not lifting the brine up into the beads ??

thanks

artie in miami

Check the base of the tri-guard for cracks. A flashlight will help.
If everything is ok go ahead and seal the tri-guard.
Make sure both the male and female threads are clean.
Wrap teflon tape around the threads on the base no more than two times.
Anymore and you risk a hairline crack in the base of the plastic tri-guard,
if this happens - you need to replaced the tri-guard.

Note:
It sounds like the piston and/or brine injector O rings have worn flat and
are unable to make a tight seal. This will cause the water level in the salt
tank to rise over time and eventually overflow.

HTH ~

h2o man...
where do I locate these o-rings on the unit...(orings worn flat) are they on the brine straw ?? Or on the main valve stem (connected to the "T" shaped arm between the cream colored discs) ? Give me a hint of where to look for the o-rings. Thanks !!
artie

I was thinking....
hey h2o man:
I was wondering if the water sitting in the tank was sitting for the 2 hours to make the brine ?? Maybe I jumped the gun and siphoned it out too soon ?

The rainsoft guy said that the resins never go bad with city water !! I guess that they use the good stuff, or there is no iron in our water.

You said that you once lived in West Kendall...you should see it now...no farms left between the turnpike and Krome Av ( western border of miami at the everglades) We just opened a high school at Kendall drive and 151 Ave !! Almost in the Everglades !! All the farm land near tamiami airport is now little houses with orange roofs that all look alike. down by the landfill ( mount trashmore...highest spot in miami) near the nuke power plant of Florida Power and Light...the little houses are now right up to the foot of the landfill !! All the farms are gone...only in the redlands, and they are going fast..they put a publix at 184 st near krome (redlands...formerly known for farming)...you know what that means...more little houses !! Wait until the next good hurricane...Andrew in '92 gave us a good slap...I lost everything I owned...had good insurance. Now everyone east of US1 (between the Atlantic ocean and US1) is not able to get hurricane insurance from the big carriers...only from the state pool. And they are terrible...last year we had a medium hurricane...thousands of homes roofs are still covered with blue plastic..waiting for the insurance to pay. They won't. The average roof costs about 25k for a 3/2 home...the state ins pool says "you got a new roof after andrew in '92...we pro rate that...you get 2k towards your new roof...not many of us have 23k under the mattress !! Time to move bact to CT !!

artie

artie in overpopulated miami

MOVE!

If another Andrew or Katrina like 'cane tracks just a little futher north of Andrews track it's over.

You are welcome here in NE Georgia.

I'll try and help you get your RainSoft system going via emails ~