HOW MUCH WATER should be in my WATER SOFTENER BRINE TANK?

Water softener brine tanks take in water to make brine but how much water should be in there? Should you be adding or removing some of the water? Is the amount of water in the brine tank critical in any way? Maybe yours never has any water in there!
It would be easier for you to understand this video if you know how a water softener works, in case you don’t, check out my YouTube video here    • How Does a Water Softener Work?  
Basically, within the softener, salt and water is used to make brine. The brine is used to recharge or regenerate the media beads. The more water that is in the brine tank, the more salt it absorbs during each regeneration. So, the salt dosage required for regeneration determines the water level in the brine tank. Keep in mind:
1) Pre fill water softeners, like the kind sold at Big Box stores have almost no water in the cabinet when in service. So it’s normal to not see any water in there until the regeneration cycle begins. This video explains the difference between pre and post fill softeners    • WHICH WATER SOFTENER is BEST - PRE or...  

2) Water Softener efficiency. High Efficiency water softeners, like AquaMaster and WaterBoss water softeners use very little salt per regeneration, so you will find very little water in the brine tank which is why the cabinet is so small.
3) Water Softener settings for the quantity of salt used per regeneration ultimately determines the water level. Hardness and capacity settings make sure your water is soft without wasting salt and water during the regeneration. Have your raw water tested for hardness, iron and manganese and put those settings into your water softener. From there your water softener will determine how much salt you need and then add the appropriate amount of water. For example, one gallon of water absorbs 3 lbs of salt. So if your water softener uses 9 lbs per regeneration the valve will pour 3 gallons of water in with the salt to make brine containing 9 lbs of salt.
4) If suddenly you have significantly more water in your brine tank than normal, your water softener is malfunctioning, and you better check out my Water Softener Troubleshooting video here    • Water Softener Troubleshooting Too mu...  
Click here for your next video on water softeners and I’ll see you there!    • Water Softener Basics  
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