Water Softener Discharge Pump

The sump pump connection.

Water softener discharge pump.

Repair dripping faucets and leaking toilets run washing machines and dishwashers only when full and avoid long showers. When a water softener recycles can it pump up to the drain pipes in the ceiling of the basement or would that require a special pump. Contrary to what some people say water softener backwash poses a problem not only to septic tanks and drainfields but also to advanced treatment systems. The report also says that the discharge of minerals and.

Divert roof drains and surface water from driveways and hillsides away from the septic system. 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. Because some municipalities prohibit draining brine from the water softener into the sewer other discharge alternatives must be found. Install water conserving devices in faucets showerheads and toilets to reduce the volume of water running into the septic system.

The softeners work by pumping water through a resin matrix.