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    Dec 28, 2014, 01:59 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by dellicate View Post
    I did that last night and it shut the whole house main waterine. YES I pushed it in all the way. Yes, it stopped the water softener unit, but it seems like its connected to our main water line!
    I tried it again, as you said, and water came gushing out so badly that the whole cylinder burst out and I lost the blue knob. I managed to reinsert the cylinder to stop the gush. I had to also shut the whole 2 water main handles down. Now we don't have water. If I turn the water main back on, the softener unit starts hissing again and water keeps flowing out of the black tubes and hoses, filling up the small tank again. This is sick.

    Quote Originally Posted by Milo Dolezal View Post
    Btw:... and that Thermal Expansion Tank is installed wrong ...
    What thermal expansion tank? Which unit are you talking about?

    Quote Originally Posted by ballengerb1 View Post
    I think you did not push the red knob far enough in towards the valve. The red button should pretty much bottom out against the valve body.
    I tried it again, as you said, and water came gushing out so badly , even brown water that the whole cylinder burst out and I lost the blue knob. I managed to reinsert the cylinder to stop the gush. I had to also shut the whole 2 water main handles down. Now we don't have water. If I turn the water main back on, the softener unit starts hissing again and water keeps flowing out of the black tubes and hoses, filling up the small tank again. This is sick.
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    Dec 28, 2014, 02:34 PM
    How to Turn Off a Water Softener | eHow

    I found this page, I did what it said. Im pretty much done for today. I think I will be OK for now.

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