Matt wrote:

Daniel Prince wrote:
We have an eight year old Superior brand water softner that has
started leaking water and salt from somewhere around the bottom. We
have not yet determined where it is leaking.

It is a single tank model that has an electric clock that controls
when it regenerates. It is made mostly out of plastic. I could
send a picture to anyone who wants to see it.

It sounds like it might just be a leak in the brine tank, so maybe you
just need to buy a new brine tank from your local dealer. You would
pull the mineral tank out of your brine tank and discard your brine
tank.

Could we leave the mineral tank in the old brine tank and use a new
brine tank?

There is just one tube going from the timer to the brine tank that I
can see. Is this tube used to both put water in the brine tank and
take brine out of it (at different times)?

A separate brine tank would take up more room but would hold more
salt. Or maybe you can find a brine tank inside of which you can put
your mineral tank, as in your current setup.

Does the mineral tank have to be inside a tank or can it be put on
some kind of stand? It is rather tall and thin so I think it would
fall over too easily if it was not in a tank or on a stand.


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entertainment system. I immediately wondered exactly how would an
automobile entertain one's rear and would it be safe to drive while
one's rear was being entertained.