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WATER SOFTENER BACKWASH

Many home owners who use a well to get their water opt to have a water treatment system. The treatment system can help with many problems associated with drinking water - hardness, bacteria, odor, high levels of iron, etc. A backwash tube is normally installed so the components can be flushed periodically and kept in good working order.

Pay special attention to the location where the backwash or drain discharges to - most towns do not want it to empty into the septic tank (State of Connecticut mandates that the water treatment system backwash discharges into a field or pit separate from the septic system), and your septic contractor will also advise against it. Salts and other minerals can flow from the treatment tanks inside your home into your septic system, causing premature erosion of the tank. Also, your septic system relies on bacteria to function correctly. Flushing salts and minerals from the treatment system into the septic system will hamper the bacteria from eating the solids in the septic tank, causing the system to function improperly.

In many cases it is impossible to see exactly where the water treatment discharge tube leads to - the tube will exit the house through a foundation wall and be buried underground at the exterior. Ask your septic contractor to check it out during a septic inspection. Also, check with the company who installed the water treatment system (usually a well company) for the location of the drain discharge. The installation company will usually leave a sticker with their name and phone number on the treatment tanks or filters. If you are in doubt as to where the discharge leads to you can always have a new drain laid to an appropriate area (not the septic system) by your septic contractor or a well water treatment firm.

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Allied Home Inspections LLC
41 Linda Lane
Bethel, CT 06801
Phone: 203-748-0400
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  • Info and tips
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    • Abrasive Blasting for Mold Remediation
    • Acid Rain
    • Adjustable Steel Columns
    • Advantages of Solar Energy
    • Aging in Place
    • Aluminum Siding
    • Aluminum Wiring
    • Ants
    • Anti-Scald Valves
    • Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs)
    • Asbestos
    • Asbestos in Vermiculite
    • Attic Pull-Down Ladders
    • Backdrafting
    • Backflow Prevention
    • Barbeque Safety
    • Basement Waterproofing
    • Bathroom Vents
    • Bats
    • Bed Bugs
    • Bethel CT Home Inspector
    • Biological Pollutants
    • Bug Zappers
    • Building a Home
    • Building Cavities Used as Supply or Return Ducts
    • Buying a Foreclosure
    • Carbon Monoxide
    • Carpeted Bathrooms
    • Central Humidifiers
    • Central Vacuum
    • Central Air-Conditioning Systems
    • Child-Proofing
    • Chinese Drywall
    • Clothing Moths
    • Collar Ties
    • Condensation in Double-Paned Windows
    • Crumbling Foundations in CT
    • CT Condo Inspector
    • Danbury CT Home Inspector
    • Electrical Conductor Types
    • Electric Heat / Mold
    • Electrical Panels
    • EMFs in the Home
    • Energy Conservation
    • Energy-Efficient Houses
    • Engineered Wood Flooring
    • Exterior Design Features
    • FAQ
    • Factory-Built Fireplaces
    • Fairfield CT Home Inspector
    • FHA Loan Basics
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    • Foreclosures
    • Foreclosure Inspections
    • Formaldehyde
    • Foundation Insulation
    • Galvanic Corrosion
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    • Garage Doors and Openers
    • Garage Fire Containment
    • GFCI's
    • Gutters
    • How To Choose a Home Inspector
    • Ice Dams
    • Infrared Inspections
    • Insulation
    • Knob and Tube
    • Links and Resources
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    • Newtown CT Home Inspector
    • New Milford CT Home Inspector
    • Oil Burners
    • Plumbing Terms
    • Ridgefield CT Home Inspector Allied Home Inspections LLC
    • Roofing
    • Scope of a Home Inspection
    • Sealing / insulating
    • Septic
    • Siding and Insects
    • Stamford Water Contamination
    • Termites
    • Typical Inspection
    • Underground Oil Tanks
    • Vinyl Siding
    • Water Quality
    • Water Softeners
    • Water Softener Backwash
    • Water Wells
    • What Should a Home Inspection Cost?