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kevinjay
Aug 12, 2012, 10:18 PM
Will a worn out water softener make silt in my bathtub and toilet bowl
hkstroud
Aug 12, 2012, 10:36 PM
Must be on a well.
kevinjay
Aug 12, 2012, 10:43 PM
Must be on a well.
Yes it is on a 23 year old well 120' deep. Water softener is also 23 years old, never had a silt problem until 3 weeks ago
hkstroud
Aug 12, 2012, 10:50 PM
Don't think softener will be source of silt. If you are finding it in bathtub must be pretty bad.
First I would flush pressure tank. May be an accumulation there.
If it persist you will probably have to install filters or sand trap or both.
kevinjay
Aug 12, 2012, 10:55 PM
Don't think softener will be source of silt. If you are finding it in bathtub must be pretty bad.
First I would flush pressure tank. May be an accumulation there.
If it persist you will probably have to install filters or sand trap or both.
I replaced the pressure tank yesterday, old tank had very little silt in it
hkstroud
Aug 12, 2012, 10:59 PM
Have you been dry for a long period and the water table be droping?
kevinjay
Aug 12, 2012, 11:07 PM
Have you been dry for a long period and the water table be droping?
We have had the dryest year here since 1911. I thought of that possability also but I don't use a lot of water, possibly 100 gallons a week. Would that much usage bring my water table down enough to cause this problem?
hkstroud
Aug 12, 2012, 11:11 PM
Not what you use. More about the lack of rain in that area and what other people are using.
If you are using only 100 a week that might be part of the problem. Open a faucet and let it run for a couple days to see it that clears things up.
speedball1
Aug 13, 2012, 06:29 AM
Sure sounds like the water table has fallen and the well is closing in allowing you to pump silt, Harold advises,
Open a faucet and let it run for a couple days to see it that clears things It's not often I disagree with Harold but I'm afraid if you do that you'll just lower the water table farther and make a bad situation worse. I would call in a well company and have the well checked out, You might have to go deeper. Good luck, Tom