Plumbing · high safety risk
Arrange conditional brine-tank cleaning
Book qualified brine-tank cleaning when the confirmed softener manual requires it for the salt being used.
- How often
- Every six months only when the confirmed Water-Right model uses pellet or rock salt
- Time
- 15 minutes
- Difficulty
- Professional service
- Editorial status
- Published
Before you begin
How to do it
- Confirm the exact softener, controller, manual and salt type. The supported Water-Right IM manual specifies six-month brine-tank cleaning when pellet or rock salt is used.
- Ask the installing dealer to confirm whether the condition applies. Solar-salt use does not acquire this interval from the pellet/rock condition.
- Have a qualified water-treatment professional choose the approved cleaning procedure and perform safe isolation, cleaning and reassembly. Do not add resin cleaners or iron-cleaning salt without the dealer’s model-specific approval.
- Record the completed service and salt condition. Revisit the requirement if the salt or installation changes.
Stop and get help when
- Leak or overflow
- Wet controls
- Unclear salt additives or cleaning instructions
Use a qualified water-treatment professional for pressure isolation, chemicals, internal cleaning or unresolved water-quality problems.
Sources and review
Written by Upkeeping editorial team. Published Upkeeping guidance. Follow your equipment manufacturer’s instructions.