Enter program mode and advance to the vacation mode. On many digital systems, activating the vacation mode only takes a few steps.
You may not know it, but if you have a water softener with a digital display, it may have a “Vacation Mode” that when activated, will stop your water softener from regenerating while you are away on vacation.
Does your water softener have a “Vacation Mode”? If the water stops completely after a few seconds, the valve is holding. Shut off the water and turn on a sink faucet on an upper level of the house to avoid draining down the plumbing of the house. I recommend testing your water shut off valve several days before you leave. Should I shut off the water to the house?Īs long as your water shut off valve is in good condition, and there is nothing in your home that requires a supply of water, then it may be wise to shut off your water before leaving on a vacation. If you plan on moving any pins or tabs, I suggest taking a picture of the pins and making a diagram of them before touching them so you will be able to reset them to the correct positions when you are ready to get your water softener running again. Many basic water softeners use a simple time clock that trips a pin or tab every set number of days to tell the system to regenerate.īy moving all the pins or tabs to the off (in) position, you can leave your water softener plugged in but it will not regenerate.
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Check your water softeners owners manual or contact your water treatment professional for details. There are many digital systems that have this “override” feature, it can often be shut off quite easily if you are going to be away for an extended period of time. This feature is to help keep your water softeners resin clean when there is little to no water being used. Many digital water softeners will have an override feature so that even if you do not use any water, the system will regenerate once a certain amount of time has passed. Since most water softeners meter your water usage to determine when they should regenerate, putting your system in bypass mode will stop your water softener from metering any water, and therefore the system will not regenerate unless it has an override feature. See your owners manual or my article I Hear My Water Softener Working, But I Still Have Hard Water for more on bypassing your water softener. Many water softeners have a single knob or lever to bypass the system, but others will have two knobs or a sliding piston bypass. Bypassing your water softener:īypassing your water softener simply means that you are diverting the water from flowing through the water softener and instead the water will flow from the ingoing pipe, straight to the outgoing pipe. How to prepare your water treatment systems for when you are going to be away. Your water softener or other water treatment systems don’t have to be on your mind while you’re gone if you follow the correct precautions. We never want to come home after a great vacation and find that something bad has happened to our home while we were gone. When leaving your home for an extended period, you should bypass your water softener and unplug it if it regenerates based on time and not usage.
A timed water softener will regenerate when it’s pre-set time says to. Should I Turn Off My Water Softener When I Go On Vacation? A metered water softener will not regenerate when no water is used. What should you do with your water softener to prepare it for while you are away? Stopping the mail delivery, adjusting the thermostat so it doesn’t get too hot or cold, shut off this, unplug that, and then you look at your water softener. Leaving your home unattended for any long period of time can be a little unsettling.
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