Water softener problem... any experts out there?

[HuntForHorns]

I have a three year old water softener and the tank where the salt goes is filling up with water. Anyone dealt with this problem before?

Thanks,

Alan

[Brinkley]

What is it doing? Just filling up the brine tank with water? Is it overflowing?

[HuntForHorns]

Please forgive my ignorance with this thing, I don't really understand how they work. What is considered the brine tank? The area where I pour my salt is filling up with water.

[cosmiccowboy]

It normally has an adjustable float that turns the water off. It sounds like it is stuck in the down position.

[Codie]

I had a water expert at my house from 6 - 8:30 Friday night. I kicked him out at 8:30 because he had been pissing me off being a pushy jerk since about 7:30. His system seemed to work pretty well though!

[Brinkley]

Do not buy one from those door to door salesmen! Water softners are all about the same. Culligan is who we get them from for our plants and I have bought there home versions for less than $1K. It is probably the float stuck or some of them have a valve (i call it a foot valve) down in the bottome where your fill tube goes in that can hang open. Tinker around with those things and keep us posted.