Water Softener Timer Not Working

The timer is an electronic control board that allows you to program your water softener and lights up the display.

Water softener timer not working. Check the electrical outlet by unplugging the water softener and plugging a small lamp or appliance into the outlet to check for power. Water softener installation guide if your water softener shipped with gravel go ahead and use it. Lack of electrical power a failed power transformer or a faulty timer can prevent the water softener display from lighting up. Manually run a.

It also controls the water softening and resin filter flushing processes. Put on work gloves and unplug your water softener from its power source. Finally remove the caps on both sides of the softener head. If it isn t working it will need to be replaced.

If the unit uses electricity to run a timer be sure it s plugged in to a live outlet. The timer controls the water softening and regeneration cycles and lets you program the settings of the water softener. For timer control heads. Start a manual regeneration cycle.

Reset the house circuit breaker for the outlet if the outlet is dead. Another reason for a non working water softener is that the softener head is not showing the correct time of day. Water softener not producing soft water check power to the water softener. If the display is reading the wrong time then you have to adjust it.

If the water softener produces soft water but the soft water runs. The most common is a faulty regeneration timer. This diy repair guide explains how to replace the timer in a water softener. Thoroughly clean the injector right side of the head and the injector screen left side.

Is there salt in the salt tank. To clean it first engage the softener s bypass valve to shut off the water. Once you make sure all is working good adjust down a couple numbers until you have a continuous supply of soft water all the time. Check the salt tank.

Without the timer the machine will never know that it must run its cycle. Water softeners need to run their regeneration cycles in order to work properly but sometimes they may fail to do this for a number of reasons. We often get calls about kenmore water softeners with problems such as not having soft water and not knowing why a leaking softener tank the salt tank being filled with water and water softeners that are no longer under warranty. Dual alternating water softeners 9000 or 9100 control head.

If there s power to the water softener but the display is blank or if the control panel won t work when you touch a button replace the timer with the manufacturer approved replacement part.