[kevinjay]

Will a worn out water softener make silt in my bathtub and toilet bowl

[hkstroud]

Must be on a well.

[kevinjay]

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]

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]

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]

Have you been dry for a long period and the water table be droping?

[kevinjay]

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]

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]

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