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Originally Posted by mjdougherty
Yeah, it was no picnic getting that valve out. Had to stick both hands inside the 4 inch hole to reconnect the water lines. It was pretty much a blind operation.
Had to switch gaskets because I dropped the original ones inside the wall. I soaked the valve body in CLR to remove any buildup that I could not see. The sticky poppet valves did not look dirty, but they would not move freely, requiring the application of silicone grease.
It sure was nice to take a long hot shower after I finished with the repair [emoji16]
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Thanks for the update , glad you got it going
Your softener may need to be regenerated more often due to higher hardness in the supply, or could be a flow or timing issue
Accidizng the Aquahot might be in order if you have had very high hardness in the water supply and it got by the softener
If you have plenty of hot warm and it sounds like you do then it must be intermittent hardnesd
You can drop some HCl on minerals, if they effervese then it is calcium carbonate and other hardness ions
Salt us soluble in water so most likely not what clogged the faucet
Ran into the same deal using high hardness well water
Currently I use a 75 GPS ro and fill the tank when the supply water is over 400 ppm or so hardness
Takes time but works well
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