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    May 14, 2010, 07:38 AM
    There is no water in the main basement drain. Should I pour water into it?
    If the drain is clogged would the water be gone in the drain? When the water softener recycles, it looks like water comes out over the area. There are crystals about 3 feet from drain and water area on concrete floor. Is it clogged?
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    May 14, 2010, 07:50 AM

    A drain line should not have standing water, it is only wet will actively draining. Do you have a hose from the softner to a floor drain? The floor drain might be clogged but the hose could also be splashing when the system drains. Before doing any work I'd do a manual regeneration and observe what is happening with the wet area
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    May 14, 2010, 09:17 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by ballengerb1 View Post
    A drain line should not have standing water, it is only wet will actively draining. Do you have a hose from the softner to a floor drain?? The floor drain might be clogged but the hose could also be splashing when the system drains. Before doing any work I'd do a manual regeneration and observe what is happening with the wet area
    Thanks. Will do.

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