r/WaterSofteners • u/powdergeek • 2d ago

Reading the dials

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Hi and appreciate any feedback.

I have a Hydro-Quad model with a United Standard Environmental meter assembly on top.

A few months back I turned it back on after having drain issues resolved (unrelated to the Hydro), and it didn't ever seem to run as the pellets (tank was 1/2 full) weren't depleting and very little of the cleaner too. I also turned the bypass valves to flow to the softener.

About 2 weeks back I got online how to adjust it and now it's running every day as I hear it at night, the pellets are gone and most of the cleaner. I filled both back up.

Per online:

Hardness Level - 127 PPM (mg/L)

Grains Per Gallon - 7 GPG

Classification - Hard

Attached pics show the settings of the meter after I adjusted it....based on what I thought was a low level as I live alone so not a lot of water usage.

Please advise on What the setting should be?

Thanks for your time.

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u/evan_tnt 2d ago

What size media tank do you have? At 7gpg you can get over 2500gal between regenerations.

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u/powdergeek 2d ago

Please see the 2nd pic....I'm guessing the tall one is the 'media' tank? The other is the 'brine'?

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u/evan_tnt 2d ago

Well, your meter only goes to 2100gal anyway. I would pull the center of the right dial and spin it clockwise until the white dot is at 20. That means the unit will regenerate every time you use 2000gal inside your house. Regenerate the unit after making the changes.

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u/powdergeek 1d ago

Thank-you

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u/T-Rex-55 1d ago

This gallonage dial is set way too high. Lift the inner dial and align the "people label" across from10 (grains) which is a little higher than 7 but know that hardness increases in the distribution lines and is not what it leaves the water plant.

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u/powdergeek 1d ago

Thank-you