By code water softeners must be emptied into a laundry sink floor drain sump hole or properly trapped special outlet preserving an air gap of at.
Water softener discharge into yard.
Perforated drain tube photo 8 to the side of the dry well to help drain off and.
Make sure the discharge line is properly air gapped to prevent cross contamination.
This causes two problems.
When the water softener resin is backwashed two or three times a week concentrated brine enters the wastewater stream as a slug of 38 to 112 gallons each backwash cycle.
The good news is that there are water experts that will work with you to pick the water softener that is appropriate for you.
This is to prevent non potable water from flowing backwards possibly mixing and contaminating potable drinking water.
From multiple tank systems generated through the energy of moving water to a more conventional method various water softener discharge options cover all your alternatives.
According to most plumbing codes a water softener drain line must not be connected directly to the household waste system.
Tank faucet or malfunctioning water softener etc.
Use a separate drywell or floor drain to receive water softener backwash.
Instead of draining all the water to the front yard however we decided to install a dry well which is merely a holding tank for a large water runoff.
The building and the size of the water softener.
I have a superior wall basement with a concrete slab floor.
Potassium chloride may be an acceptable alternative to normal salt or sodium chloride for problem areas.
If the water softener is set up incorrectly the amount of brine can be much higher.
There is no floor drain and the waste line going to the septic tank is going through the wall at the ceiling of the basement well above the discharge line of the water softener.
Under the basement floor is a bed of crushed gravel with french drains which lead out to the yard by the driveway.
Used properly softeners regenerate one to three times per week and produce between 40 and 150 gallons of brine per week.
We also connected a 4 in.