Clack WS1 Water Softener Maintenance Pro Tips & Tricks
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- Everything you need to know about water softener maintenance! In this video Gary and Matthew discuss all the tips and tricks you should know to maintain your water softener like a pro. By the end of this video you'll know exactly where to start, what to do, how often, and what you should avoid along the way.
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Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
0:17 - Introducing Matthew and What To Expect
0:39 - Know What Make And Model You Have
1:06 - Clack WS1 Valve
1:20 - How To Check For A Clack Valve
2:00 - What Is A Water Softener
3:08 - Why Use A Water Softener
4:45 - Parts Of A Water Softener
5:00 - Types Of Water Softeners
5:38 - When Should You Perform Maintenance
6:05 - How To Maintain a Water Softener
9:00 - Salt
9:56 - What’s The Correct Salt Level
11:05 - Last Piece Of Maintenance You Should Do
11:45 - Water Softener Jackets?
12:47 - HUM Water Softeners
13:13 - Outro - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Still loving the how to videos. Keep them coming because your work really does help people out.
I'll make you a deal. I'll keep making them as long as you keep watching and sharing them.
Gary I enjoy your videos. They are so helpful. Im in the states though and i have a 8 or 10 yr old Morton msd 45e softener that was dormant for about a month cause we drilled a new well. We moved it to the new spot in the house hooked it up and seemed to work but then discovered the water was overflowing. So i drained it and vacuumed the remaining salt out and used some hot water and iron out. Also cleaned the venturi valve. Havent started it back up yet im afraid it will happen again. What do you think caused this?
Where did you connect the drain to? If it isn’t free flowing that would happen
Hello. Thanks for your video! I want to remove my brine tank to clean it out. Do I simply unplug the line at the softener, or do I need to put the clack ws1 unit into bypass or something else?
When it’s all clean, do I just reattach it, add salt and water?
Yes, no you don't need to put it into bypass, yes, then just reattach and add salt and water
Garry, thanks for informative videos. I have question: my softener with Clack ws1 cl washing out media during regeneration. My Clack without top basket. How can I fix this issue?
You would need to remove the valve and add the top basket. We ahve them here waterestore.com/products/hum-water-filtration-valve-upper-screen-1
9:17 Haha old hockey stick, I found the Canadians
Yes, we are definitely Canadian. Old hockey sticks never die, they get used around the shop!
Great video, thanks so much. I have a much better idea of what my unit does and how it works.
Glad it was helpful! Please share video with friends and family
Hi Gary. I have the same CLACK equipment that is behind you in this video. How do I clear the “CALL FOR SERVICE” message on the display. I have just turned off the alarm for this for the future, but I don’t see how you clear this message from the display screen so that I stays on the main display with flow rate, etc... Thanks
Don't you just hate that "Call for Service" Check out page 12 of this manual aspenwatersolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WS1-OEM-MANUAL-SOFTENER.pdf
Hi Gary
I have a Clack 4 Button WS1 water softener. Can you tell me how I can make it so the number of days till regeneration appears on my display screen? When I scroll through the information displayed by hitting the next button it skips the “days till regeneration”
Thanks
John H
You can’t, you need to convert it to a 5 button valve. This video shows you how
Thanks for the tips! One other question I just purchased a clack water softener and don’t see a setting for the salt level. Is this automatically done nowadays? My old unit had to be manually set after adding salt. Thanks again for all the helpful videos
You don’t need to set the salt level any more
Hello Gary. I learn much from your videos but need advice for a problem I am having. I had the cord replaced by a plumber because the cord was too short to reach the outlet. I tested the outlet and the power going to the Clack circuit board. There was power but no display. I then replaced the circuit board and still no display appears, I am at a loss. Any advice would be helpful.
Are you sure the outlet is functioning properly? Also the power transformer that the plumber replaced might be faulty
Yes, I would check the transformer that it is correct for your Clack valve like this one waterestore.com/products/clack-ws1-replacement-transformer-clk-v3186
Im sprry but it wasnt clear how much salt there needs to be in the tank? Also do the valves have to be facing the same way??
No the valves face in opposite directions. This video will help with the salt th-cam.com/video/C3TpdeNX58E/w-d-xo.html
We have a Clack WS1 metered head that is about 12 years old. Lately it sometimes does not regenerate when under 100 gallons. Any idea why and what we can do? We have been manually starting it when this happens but really love the auto feature. Thank you!
It does it's own calculation on when to regenerate based on your water usage. Will it go to zero before regenerating?
@@GarytheWaterGuy Thank you. I set to unit to regenerate at below 100 so we always have soft water. Sometimes it regenerates at 100 (time before last) and sometimes it does not. This time we hit the manual button at 4. I hope this helps! This is not a fatal error, just annoying. Thank you for trying to help me!
Hello i recently serviced my clack system..and now i have black water. I cleaned out the brine tank which had sedament at the bottom. What is causing this?
You stirred up some dirt from the bottom. Regererate it a couple of times and it should clear.
I have an issue where my resin tank, where the top rubber piece does not come off. Is there older tanks that have this issue? How can I remove the rubber cap on the top of the tank? Thank you
Do you mean the valve? This video might help identify what you mean th-cam.com/users/shortsB1BBYt--pwY
We’re getting what looks like a lot of media coming out of our faucets clogging the faucet screens it’s like fine yellow sand what could be the issue?
It sounds like you water softener has ruptured internally and some of the media is coming out
If it is a new installation this could happen if plumbing is installed backwards. Otherwise it could be the manifold that goes in your media tank could be broken at the bottom letting media in to it
If I stop adding salt with the purpose of getting the salt level low enough in a few weeks to make it easier to stir at the bottom to break any potential salt bridge, will the lower amount of salt still be enough for the softener to work as intended? Or should I always try to keep it a bit above water level for optimum performance? Thanks Gary!
You can definitely run low or even out once a year without affecting performance significantly
My clack valve is stuck and I can’t turn it. What should I do because I’d like to bypass it when watering outside. Thanks, pam
Shut off the water, open up a faucet and then try turning the bypass valve.
I just bought a house. It has this model water softener. The house was un occupied for 9 months, the brine tank has no salt, and tge water level is like 1/5 full. Do i need to clean out the brine tank? Before regeneration? Is there anything i need to do or just add salt and regen?
Add enough salt so the salt level is higher than the water, wait 24 hours, then regenerate
Hi Gary,
Water taste salty after regeneration every week. After running the water for some time salty taste goes away. Noticed this issue started couple of months ago. Water softer system was installed in October 2018.
Check out the suggestions in this video th-cam.com/video/3GQWpqlLBps/w-d-xo.html Usually a clogged or pinched drain line is the culpret
@@GarytheWaterGuy, the softener system you have installed in the year 2018 , not the water boss system. the reference video does not match to the system installed. I have two tanks and one storage for adding softener salt. there is nothing like demonstrated in the video.
If you’re water tastes salty after regeneration then it’s more then likely the brine didnt fully get rinsed off the resin bed. I would try adding more time to your brine/rinse cycle
I installed a cloak well water system in 2011. It has two tanks. The resin tank head needs replacing. How can I get the model number of head. No other information can be found. I have pictures. Ray
email us the pictures to info@waterestore.com
Hola Gary, sigo viendo tus vídeos para convertirme en un pro, pero tengo un problema con una válvula Clack, igual a la que tenéis de detrás vuestro, el problema es que cuando tiene que hacer el ciclo de salmuera llena el depósito de sal, Cual puede ser el problema?
Agregó un poco más para entenderlo mejor, hago la regeneración manual el primer ciclo de salmuera o brine, en ves de aspirar lo que hace es llenar el depósito de sal
Sorry but I don't speak Spanish, can someone translate?
@@GarytheWaterGuy google translates it, see translation
Brine tank gets filled with water because there is no vacuum being created by the water softener during the brine/rinse cycle. It is actually dumping water into the tank instead of vacuuming the water out. When this happens the seals on the piston that goes in and out of the valve body are shot and are letting water through passages that it shouldnt
Love the videos - very helpful! I am having an issue with my Clack softener (city water) where I had pressure issues. I did a thorough (and long overdue) cleaning of the system using "OUT Filter Mate" and did not get relief. After much troubleshooting & research, I happened to stumble into noticing that there were somehow resin beads in the cold lines (and water heater too; drained it to remove), so I initially worried that they were degraded down to a size where they slipped through the screens and into the plumbing - but after searching online, it does not seem likely that they shrunk. The beads are still very firm, so they do not seem too degraded yet either (system is around 10yrs old). I did see a post online where someone mentioned that if you use water during a regen cycle, it can actually pull some media into the lines - I am hoping that this was the main cause, as I have already flushed all of the lines in the house, plus drained & flushed the water heater. I did happen to notice that almost all of the beads were contained to one bathroom & it's fixtures, so that gives me some confidence that it could have been pulled in from use during a regen cycle. I wanted to see if you had any helpful advice, as you seem to have encountered nearly every problem-solving scenario with these Clack softeners! Any help is appreciated, and I really love the videos; I have learned a ton about my system thanks to you!
I'm pretty sure that the riser tube or baskets at the top or bottom within your media tank is cracked and is letting some media through. If a water softener is in good shape there is no way you would get media coming through if you used water during regeneration. Thanks for watching!
Thank you Gary. I’ll give that a try!
Thank you Gary. I’ll give that a try!
Thank you Gary. I’ll give that a try!
Thank you Gary. I’ll give that a try!
Hello where can I get that sulfur filter? Mine keeps clogging
We have them here waterestore.com/search?pf_pt_product_type=System&q=foc
We just bought our first house today, and the previous owner installed a water softener, and it makes a lot of noise, regen every day too... What should I start with to try and do a good maintenance, knowing that the previous owner wasn't too commited to maintenance?
First, have your water tested and make sure that the water softener is programmed accordingly. Once per day is ridiculous. th-cam.com/users/livec6r7qUK8to4
Hi Gary. My ws1 keeps snaping the spindle tip on the drive assembly. Do you know how I can prevent this from happening? Thank you.
Somehtuing is binding inside the piston/spcer stack. I would rebuild the softener, wer have the parts here waterestore.com/products/clack-ws1-softener-rebuild-kit-wrench
@@GarytheWaterGuy I did rebuild the unit the first time it happened. It did again three months later.
@@GarytheWaterGuy Could it be something else causing this? Thank you
How do you remove the cover to reset the clock after a power outage
Great question. You don't need to remove the cover at all, this video explains how to reset the time th-cam.com/users/shortsKGS6ZaIV69I
what do i do if a i have well water and water softener but my water smells??
You likely have sulphur in your water (which is causing the smell) I have the same problem at my house, fixed it with one of these waterestore.com/products/hum-chemical-free-iron-sulphur-manganese-filter-fok-1-0-cube You can contact us with your info by completing the form on this page waterestore.com/pages/free-water-test-evaluation-the-water-estore and we can make a recommendation from there.
What might be the fix for water that is very slowly continuing to flow out the backwash hose going into the drain…. This is used as an iron filter, not a softener…Thanks in advance and I sure enjoy and watch most of your videos
Yes, that happens after quite a few years, the valve needs to be rebuilt, this video shows you how. th-cam.com/users/liverWh1r3idZm0?si=XXJmJb4Q3JJapyic
How long should a clack water softner last?
20 years. We have been installing them for a little longer than that, but that seems to be the norm.
@@GarytheWaterGuy thanks Gary…. Recently i drained the water lines in my house to run chlorine thru the pipes… i forgot to bypass the water softner like i usually do.. it drained some of the water in the softener before i caught it… just seems to be out of sync since i did this. The part that houses the injector is empty of water..normally its full. Any advice? Thanks again
Nice
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Hello Gary
My softener went through a cycle and now my water is coming out light and dark like if it’s dirty. Any suggestions. I did two manual cycles with Iron Out and still coming out like if it dirty
why don't my brine have any water in it?
You might have a pre fill water softener th-cam.com/video/m4aGlQ2UNPA/w-d-xo.html
Looks like Gary has run out of Grecian Formula for Men based on some of his earlier videos ... HAHAHA
Another useful video. Thanks.........
Good one! But no, I've never used Grecian Formula. Sigh! Just the constant toll of time on my body and hair.
that two inch pipe had to be a drain because it would require an evaporation component to cause precipitation like that.
Not sure what you mean, can you expand on what you mean?
I have faith you can figure it out with enough thought.
talk to much ..not to the point
Maybe this one is more to the point for you th-cam.com/video/-CkJPNhb3Jk/w-d-xo.html